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Originally posted by speed:
...and,BTW,you can run 'em tubeless(if the tires are designed for it) on your stock wheels as long as the wheels don't leak. sometimes older wheels leak around the rivets,not often but it happens-they can be fixed relatively easily.
Speed
Also, (Speed) "I'd go with LT215/85R-16 Michelins,or Pirellis if you can find 'em. Very close to same size as stock,you can find some that even have the old timey looks too. They're not "too heavy for a little 1/2 ton AD truck",as it IS a truck,and these ARE Light Truck(LT) tires."

My experience exactly, I'm a daily driver, close to 30k miles, several 2k round-trips. BTW, I found a used set of 215 85R 16's for short money, after 30K still looking good. I have a '49 3100, '56 235, '848 head', Fentons, 1-2bbl H-W, dual 30" glasspacks, '62 3sp+od, run 70-75 mph all day long (at 2100 rpm), 20mpg highway, and it ain't flat around these parts.


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