- 1. [oletrucks] largest tire for 51 3100??? (score: 1)
- Author: varanus@phoenix.net
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:38:06 -0600
- Hi gang: can anyone tell me what the largest tire I can use on a stock 51 Chev 3100 would be?? Not for the stock rims - I am wondering what the largest tire that would fit in the front wheelwell woul
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- 2. Re: [oletrucks] largest tire for 51 3100??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Durwood B. Darbin" <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 17:17:06 PST
- The TALLEST tire that will fit would be a 7.50 16 either radial of bias ply. I would recommend radials because they greatly reduce the 'lane drift syndrome' if ya know whatImean. You can browse the
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- 3. Re: [oletrucks] largest tire for 51 3100??? (score: 1)
- Author: TORODRVR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:35:07 EST
- << I am wondering what the largest tire that would fit in the front wheelwell would be - 29"? 30"? I don't think 31" will fit. >> In my personal experience, the stock 16" tires that I sold to another
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- 4. Re: [oletrucks] largest tire for 51 3100??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Allen Jones" <jonesal@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:29:41 -0800
- That sounds right. I recently put Firestone 215R85-16s on my '50 and compared them to the 33-12.5x15s on my '73 and the 215s were about a 1/4 inch shorter. The 215s look real good as a stock tire and
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- 5. Re: [oletrucks] largest tire for 51 3100??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Clark" <jclark1@utk.edu>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:42:16 -0500
- Of course the 215 corresponds to the width and the 85 means that the height is 85% of the width, or 106 mm. So 106 times 2 plus the rim (16 inches) equals roughly 32.75 inches high. Or, at least I t
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