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8-19.5 Premium Traction Grip:
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If you have 2 decent tires that will match these 4 to make a set of 6 please let me know . . .


Mike

they don't have to be 100% the same tread just simulair is close enough and if they aren't the pretties looking but have some tread on them i can always stuff them on the inner duels where they won't be as visible . . . but they gotta be an 8-19.5

show tires only they will be mounted on polished alloy wheels and put on for the show and then after show the radials will go right back so these will see little no driving time so if ya got decent tread but a few crack's and they hold air with or without a tube they'll work . . .

the 4 tires pictured above are "8-19.5 Premium Traction Grip" all the side walls say . . .

Goodyear also made a simulair tire call the "Custom Extra grip" & the custom extra grip himiler"


Mike

Nobody has two 8-19.5's laying around ?

Mike

Have you tried a wanted add in the swap meet section? one there may get more traffic.
I probably have a pair of Goodyear 8-19.5 tires laying around, but they are normal straight tread and I don't think they will help you.

What I don't understand is why you want old, or even really old, used tires for "show"?
Assuming you have roadworthy tires you run everyday, which sounds like you do, then I'd just run them everyday; shows included.

Grigg

I agree on trying a wanted ad in the swap meet. This is probably one of the lowest traffic parts of the Stovebolt and possibly the group most likely to want to keep any 19.5 tires they do have...

Some of the people who frequent the swap meet are just looking for opportunity to to connect someone with parts and may be paying attention to where various things are even if they don't have them personally.

I have some 245/70R19.5's i drive the truck on these day's i just want the Correct 8-19.5's for the show set as those were the tire it had new . . .

Kind of like the muscle car guy's running G60's & N50's for show and driving around with 235's/60's and 295/50's for cruising/Commuting . . . Its all an appearance thing I guess . . .

The 245's run a bit shorter in hight, they also make the truck look like i swapped up to 19.5's fro ??.? wheels instead of it actually being a 19.5 truck and the 245's have to be Recapped to get an Aggressive enough tread for my usage of truck when being worked . . . Even the Recapped tire aren't as aggressive as Biasply Traction and Grip tires, which they still make in a 7.50-16 & 7.00-15 as well as an 8-17.5 but no 19.5's

Mike

I'm comfortable I understand what you are trying to achieve.

A few years ago I bought a set of Cragar mags off craigslist that had some barely used but very old bias ply tires on them.

The muscle car guy who later got the tires from me nearly cried when he saw them. I had only kept them because I didn't want to pay the disposal fee at the tire shop, I was shocked anyone cared that much.

But that too was an appearance thing.

Now that I think about it I have some old rough tread 8-19.5 tires on the wheels that go on my 52 1 ton when I get to it.
three look alike and the one i can see without moving the rest says "dual bite HD" or something like that. Another one is a B.F.Goodrich with an almost identical tread pattern.

I had planned to run them on my 1 ton until I needed to buy new tires. If you're interested I could take some pictures, and if you like them I'd need some good usable 8R-19.5 tires as trade and to make it worth my efforts to dismount these and deal with the whole thing. Ideally I'd be looking for a pair of G171's and some normal street tires for the front.

Grigg

I have 1 brand new never been touch G171 . . .

depending on the condition of your Biasply's i might purchase another and trade ya 2 radials for 2 biasply's . . .


Mike

I'll try to dig them out this weekend and get some pictures, if you don't hear from me don't be afraid to remind me on Monday.
Thanks,
Grigg

No rush . . .

I have the 1 8R19.5 G171 brand new, i will see what i can do about scrapping up 2 good but used steer tires ? ? . . .

You got them i want them i don't mind jumping a bit on cost to get them but i don't wanna get carried away ya know

Mike

Are these tires for a Red Camo ARMY SHOW TRUCK ? "oh no... here we go again" https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthread...;Main=45780&Number=333154#Post333154
Welcome back Gomer !

Nope they are for the 62' GMC . . .


Mike

Who's 62'GMC ?? Didn't we go through ALL this before ?

Mine Sir, i actually have the title front plate right here with me as i used for collateral when i refinanced my ATV . . .


Mike

Cool...Just didn't want anyone to get mislead (like last time)

I can take a photo of the tag and title if you would like to see it ? ?

to put your mind at ease ?

Mike

LOL ! No need for that... just keep it "real" Remember ??? (You know what Im talkin about)
No need for BS here,
Its all about trucks ! Have fun !

Ok then.

Mike