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#927278 03/13/2013 7:25 PM
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I have a 53 1/2 to and am looking for affordable tires for daily driving. No highway. The truck came with 7.5 x 16. Any suggestions other than Coker?
Thanks.
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Scott60 #927286 03/13/2013 7:38 PM
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a modern day replacement radial tire size is 215/85R16. Many discussions on the subject.

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Scott60 #927291 03/13/2013 7:56 PM
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Check the Diamondback brand as well. On page 22 of their online catalog is a radial that replaces the 6.00X16 pretty well. www.dbtires.com

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Scott60 #927302 03/13/2013 8:48 PM
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Here's a comparison of a 225/75/16 and a 245/70/16 next to a 7.00/15. The 225 basically the same height and width. The 7.5/16 you have on your truck are pretty tall. They would've came from the factory with 6.00/16 or 6.50/16. I'm guessing someone went with the taller tires to make it a little more highway friendly. Hope this helps.
http://s1074.beta.photobucket.com/u...amp;_suid=136322861393807965292815299749

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Scott60 #927355 03/14/2013 5:43 AM
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The base wheel on 1953 1/2 ton was a 16x4.5.

But, the truck could have come from the factory with optional 15" wheels (RPO-273H 6-bolt 15x5.5 wheels). The tire was a 6.70x16. It looks like the same size tire was base equipment on 3600 trucks (8-bolt 15x5.5 wheels)

As Whitedog posted, the optional 15" wheels would not have come from the factory with 7.50 tires. I have run 7.50x15 Toyo radials on those RPO 15" 1/2 ton rims.

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Scott60 #927410 03/14/2013 10:29 AM
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235x85x16 or 80x17 will be a little larger than stock, but will help cruising RPM some.

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Scott60 #927451 03/14/2013 3:20 PM
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If you're looking for wide white walls they're all pretty expensive. I went with 15" wheels and 215/75/R15 with a narrower ww. Got tires from Amazon @ $75 ea. I love the wide ones but not willing to pay $250+ per tire. Mine is a 49 half ton and my stock rims were 4" and would not clear disc brakes w/o some grinding..

New wheels and tires are not on yet so my photo collection is still with the stock setup.

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