? for old hot rodders
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Topic: ? for old hot rodders
Posted By: cowkicker
Subject: ? for old hot rodders
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2022 at 6:14pm
| Need y'alls opinion on wheels and tires for an old roadster pickup. Pretty nice old truck, flathead powered, kind of a 60s type vehicle. I was wondering about what size wheels and tires to put on the rear. Do you think 8.20-15 cheater slicks on a 8" wheel or would you go with 10.00-15 on 10" wheel? I like the looks of the 10"ers but didn't know if they would look too wide for a 60s style truck. What do y'all think? |
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2022 at 7:14pm
| 10” |
Posted By: KJCHRIS
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2022 at 9:03pm
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10", they'd have looked good on the '66 Chevy C10 styleside I had. Shouldn't have sold it or the '70 Nova SS. ------------- AC 200, CAH, AC185D bareback, AC 180D bareback, D17 III, WF. D17 Blackbar grill, NF. D15 SFW. Case 1175 CAH, Bobcat 543B, |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2022 at 9:30pm
| 10" |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2022 at 10:16pm
| baby moon hub caps , or nothing newer than crager s/s wheels |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 5:22am
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HudCo wrote:Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 9:33am
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And we's gonna need pictures!! |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 2:17pm
| Painted Steel Standard Wheels and Baby Moons, Typical of "Our days" growing up with Home Built Rods. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 3:48pm
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is it typical with "SLICKS" to put 10 inch tires on 10 inch rims ? Normally rims would be 1-2 inches smaller than tires. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 3:55pm
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Seems the Flat Head V 8 was pre 54 - so body style is step side exposed fenders , that said the MOON type covers and low look low profile tires would be one look . ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 4:44pm
 ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 4:49pm
ROADSTER ???? ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: cowkicker
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 5:45pm
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 7:55pm
roadster is not a "classic truck" as such... Heavily modified... Might look better with some type of MAG wheel.....chrome wagon wheels were common.
 ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Dirt Farmer
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2022 at 12:52am
| I agree 10 inch wide, how about aluminum slots for nostalgia,regardless check back spacing for wheel stick out past fenders and clearances for brake hardware and looking to the future if you upgrade to disk brakes and say a ford 9 inch rear axle |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2022 at 9:45am
| Always liked chrome reverse and baby moons, or Crager "GT" wheels myself. I have "Ansen Sprint" on my old Barracuda and consider them "timeless" myself. |