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| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 54 | I've watched this board for a while, and finally registered. I'm rebuilding my grandfathers '53 3800 pickup. It is awfully rough, and isn't worth fixing, but it is such a neat old truck I took the project on anyway. My first question, I have sandblasted the frame, rebuild springs and axles, and would like to get it rolling now. I have blasted and painted the wheels, which were in pretty good shape. Now I need to get some tires on them. My question is, will 7.50-17 work on the front of the truck? They were an option for the rear only I think. There are more tread patterns available in 7.50-17 than in the original 7.00-17. Any thoughts? Thanks for any help, I am sure I'll be back.
Josh | | | | | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 155 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2002 Posts: 155 | 7.50x17 will work just fine on the front...I don't know why they made them an option for the rear only, unless it was to haul more
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Geoff
68 GMC 3800
56 JD420C w/JD90 Loader
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | My 52 3800 pickup had 7.50X17 all four corners, drove it like that for a long time, no problems.
I later switched to 8X19.5, they just fit, not much extra room, but worked great, and gave a smoother ride.
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