The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk 1954 Chevy 3100 with 216 engine- Tires ideas???

No, I did not mistype, dad was an interesting guy. Sadly, pop just past (way before his time)and he left me his pride and joy. It's a 1954, stock, except dad put a 216 out of a 1948 car in it instead of the original 235 when the engine bit the dust. Before he died, he bought a set of wheels for it(15x8 with a 4 inch back space from LMC). I need some ideas for tires. I want to honor his vision and take dad for one last ride (he is being cremated and the ashes spread). I'm looking for something original looking that doesn't throw off the speedo, affordable and handles semi-well. Any thoughts? If not, can somebody point me in the right direction?

You can go to Speedway Motors or the Tire Rack and plug in the present tires on the truck and find the radial equivalent.

Factory rims were around 4.5" wide so getting a tire that fits the 8" wide rim isn't going to look stock. I'm currently researching the same thing because I have OLD tires on 16" rims and recently bought a set of 15" rims off a Nissan 4x4 I'm thinking about using. A mostly stock look in the 16" size seems to be LT215/85/R16 and it looks like a lot of people run a LT235/75R15 but I'd check with a good tire shop to see if they recommend putting them on an 8" rim. If you go to www.tirerack.com and punch in the LT235/75R15 size you can pick a tire & look at the specs then try to find something a bit wider with the same diameter. Steering is going to be hard if it is manual though.