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| | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4 | The 6.50-16 tires are completely shot on my '47 1/2 ton. Buying new Cokers are completely out of the question on this poor man's budget. I do have a set of 3 clip 15" wheels that measure 5.5" wide. The '47 does have lever shocks which I am keeping. The edge of the wheel clears the shock lever and the steering linkage by about an inch. Can anyone suggest a common size 15" radial so I can continue driving my '47 with the lever shocks a couple of hundred miles a year?
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 54 | | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Obsolete size. 215/75/15 is about the biggest that will work on those wheels.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4 | Thanks, I know I can run 215/75/15 with the tube shocks, did it on a '51. My main concern is the lever shocks and the link and clearance on the tires.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 85 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 85 | My 49 3100 has lever shocks and I have run some 15 inch wheels from a 48 or 49 car with no problem. Did have bias tires though.
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