walking rather bogging threw 1-3 foot deep mud hole's whip some doughnut's just plain all around beat the hell right out of it like the 62 K-3000 used too till i realized it was too good of truck so i started restoring it than i found they discontinued most all biaply tires there are a few making highway tread's but mud tread's and even snow tread's are long gone firestone was the last they dropped them late 05 early 06. . .But the my 1962 GMC K-3000 is now going to be just a show truck i drive for on occasion. . .the "5.9/6.7L cummins super duty GMC" project is more of clone type of stituation. . . want a moderen drivable chassie, power plant, and tires i could replace. . .
the plan:
walking rather bogging threw deep mud hole's whip some doughnut's just plain all around beat the hell right out of it,
than drive it coast to coast hualing what ever drive it to work the store just a fun toy that i didn't have to worry about wearing out non replacable tire's or a non rebuildable engine...
I know you can't run "super traction deep" or any recap's on the steer not on any highway ruel back wood's road's in city. . . off road use only on steer's bla bla. . .
Anywho I want 8-19.5 Firestone super all traction's, General super all grip's, Goodyear custom extra grip hi miller's, or the off brand premium traction grip's. . .
but all of these have long been discontinued. . .
they look just like super swamper's. . .
I have run traction's and grip's for year's and thousands of highway mile's on the old 62 New set of 6 every year till there was non to be had, so I found one last like new set of the Traction/Grip hybrid's. . .
Super Swamper don't make a tire for a 19.5" rim so I have limited tire selection. . . G-171 8R19.5 forget those wast's of rubber for one there too small second they didn't grip for [censored] ! so now I have a set i never ever intend on using. . . I just found a used set of the premium traction grip's from Ebay witch will be for the 62 K-3000 as show tires only. . .
8R19.5 is much smaller than 8-19.5 proven fact ! ! !
but thats another subject all togther. . .
For project K-3000 diesel clone:
I was thinking of using 265/70R19.5 hankook super traction DH01's they seem about as good as it get's. . . not no G-124 crap ! I will never nor have I ever ran a straight tread tire on a 4,6, or 10 wheel drive ! I refuse I'll scrap my truck out first I've seen the G124's, i own the 6 G-171's Not good enough at all. . .
Radail tires:
Firestone T-831
Goodyear G-177
bridgestone L-317 or L-320
Hankook DH-01
Are the only tires I found that I like but it seem's only the hankook is offered in 19.5 that I can find. . .that should give all the info i can. . .when it see's mud it's muddy mud haven't ever had a problem mudding with a heavy dually. . .I go were most lifted Half ton's can't I've even pulled a few out. . .
ford rolling chassie dodge power plant 60's GMC body. . .do what i used with the old truck only this one has a new truck under the old one simple enough. . .
Mike
