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| | | | Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 | My quest is over, Eastern Surplus & Equipment has 20 inch 6 bolt stud centered military surplus rims in stock to fit my ‘56 C65.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Do you mean a 56 6500 series ?
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 | Yes, they just arrived yeasterday. Nice rim with tire that has 70% tread for $130/ea
Are there any restrictions running military tires on the highway? Do they meet DOT requirements?
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Look on the sidewall of the tire. If DOT approved it will say so. 
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 | Military tires with the cross bar type tread are meant for off-road use. They have a nasty habit of spinning a vehicle out if somebody spits on the street three blocks away. Make sure you have good liability insurance coverage before you go out in the rain.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,588 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,588 | Jerry is correct, I have a full set of DOT approved military tires on a 4x4 dump truck.
They are not good road tires.
Off road, not that good either, on a 13,000 lb truck unloaded.
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck"The Flag Pole"In the Stovebolt Gallery1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,188 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,188 | I remember driving a Jeep with non-directional combat tires down I5 in the pouring rain. We didn't think about how bad the tires were for freeway use. I suppose that's why the vehicles had governors restricting us to a max of 55 mph!
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1954 1/2 ton 235 4 speed
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 | Good to know, any potential problems running a mix of military and dot on the rear with dot tires on the front with both sides are equal on the rear (1 mil and 1 dot on each side)? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Mechanically no. Legally yes. Non DOT tires run on public roads can get you a hefty fine if caught.ðŸ›
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Not advisable to run different diameters (actual diameter) on the rear | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 | Dually tires should be a matching set (all 4) with the same tread thickness and air pressure to prevent overheating which will cause tread separation and or catastrophic blowouts. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 54 | Thanks
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