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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 313 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 313 | The spare tire on my 1966 C-10 is a bias ply tire made by Fidelity. I was told it is probably one of the truck's original tires. Does anyone know if it is? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | I haven't heard of Fidelity being an O.E.M. manufacturer for G.M. tires. Weren't most of them U.S. Royals (now Uniroyal) or Generals? Both of which were poor excuses for tires IMO. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Definetly not an oe spare. I'd think more along the lines of US Royal like Baldy says, or more likely a Firestone of Goodyear if it had 6 ply or heavier. Not sure about Fidelity brand tires, I'll look it up at work tomorrow.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 | I've got a US Royal on my 52'. A bit cracked. But with a new tube, i'd put it on the ground. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | The 17000 actual mile '66 longbed, I sold last year, had it's orig. spare tire, & it was a U.S. Royal Bias Ply. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9 | The side-mounted spare on our '54 GMC is a 6.00 or 6.50-16 Firestone, pretty dry-rotted-looking and cracked, but decent tread. On a truck with less than 80k miles, I'd put money on its being one of the original tires. I don't think I'd trust it to drive around the block, but it's there...
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