[FC] Wheels

[Ron]

I have Kirkland 205-75/14's on my '63 Rampside and am quite satisfied with 
them as they ride well and I occasionally will load 1000 pounds in it with 
no problems.  I don't load more because they are, after all, passenger car 
tires and the truck is a 47 year old parade vehicle.  It has been in many 
parades and shows around here and always gets a lot of good comments.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Dewald" <dkdewald at pasty.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Wheels


> At 13:46 4/13/2010 -0400, Bob Marlow wrote:
>>Mike, on my 1963 Rampside I have the currently-available 185-R14
>>Continental Vanco 2, a light-truck-rated tire.  Yes, this is essentially
>>an 80-series tire, and very close to the correct diameter.  195-R14
>>would be an nearly perfect match (a local club member has this size on
>>his Greenbrier) but the 195-R14 is no longer available.
>
> While the Continental 195-R14 is no longer available, I notice that
> www.tiresbyweb.com
> still lists this size from several manufacturers, including Cooper and
> Vredestein.
>
> I am replacing the tires on our Greenbrier this spring and will likely go
> with the Nokian Hakka C-Van tire in 195/70R15.  This is a LT type tire 
> with
> a 102 load index rating.
>
> Dale Dewald
> Hancock, MI
>
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