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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 125 6 heaven | | 6 heaven Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 125 | Hope this is a good/proper forum for the question. New tires on a 50 3600 with bias ply tires . They really seem to have flat spots and make a rough ride for longer than I care until the kind of round out and get better. Is there any way to reduce the initial flat spot problem? Thanks! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,926 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,926 | Install radial tires or keep all four wheels off the ground while the truck is parked. Make sure they're not low on air.
Unless you're driving the car every day or two you are going to have flat spots with bias ply tires.
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1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,363 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,363 | Either way a bias ply tire is way better than a radial tire. Don't know about now but some years ago that is all back yard week end racers wanted for tires, radials have no side wall strength and squirm, and make hard cornering difficult.
Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.
As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,134 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,134 | I recall that the flat spotting issue with tires was because of the tread reinforcement material. I think that nylon cord was the problem, but was resolved when the manufacturers went to polyester cord as well as steel belting under the tread. I'm no tire expert, but if your tires are that old, they probably need to be changed out for safety anyway.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,228 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,228 | Bias tires are famous for not being round. Next time you come home from a 20-30 mile run that gets the tires warm immediately jack the truck up and check the tire for being round. If they are not round you need to find a big old truck tire shop that still has a tire shaver that can cut the tire round...the process is done with the tires still mounted on the truck. Mike B  | | |
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