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Factory Tires

Discussion in 'Early Jeep Restoration and Research' started by mickeykelley, Jan 16, 2017.

  1. mickeykelley

    mickeykelley Well-Known Member

    In looking around, I seem to find that the factory tire size for my 58 would have been 6.00/16. But would it have been a military NDT or something else? Mine has the NDT's on it now and I see a lot of guys with stock jeeps running them.

    I'm also trying to see how much going with a 215/16 R85 will affect the speedometer. I measured and the overall height is about 2 inches taller which of course results in an extra inch of ground clearance. All the calculators I find don't seem to take the old tire size of 6.00/16.
     
    mickeykelley, Jan 16, 2017
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  2. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

    There were a number of different tires offered in both 15" & 16"- NDTs, Town & Country & a few more I can't remember at the moment but probably including at least a snow tread. They're mentioned in the FSM (or maybe the parts manual) someplace.

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Jan 16, 2017
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  3. Dave B

    Dave B Frankenjeep '67

    Dave B, Jan 16, 2017
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  4. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Maybe I'm wrong in making an assumption but I thought that the flatfender L-heads had 6.00 sizes as stock and the F-heads had 7.00 sizes as stock.
     
    Glenn, Jan 16, 2017
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  5. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    If I remember right the Firestone Town & Country had a really good all around tread pattern....just food for thought. The Goodyear Suburbanites were on the new '69 I bought. I think they were 8.55 x 15.
     
    Glenn, Jan 16, 2017
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  6. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Very likely your jeep came with NDT military tread.
    Both my 'one owner" jeeps from that era did. Still have one original as the spare on my '56.
     
    PeteL, Jan 16, 2017
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  7. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Pictures from that era sure seem to indicate a high probability of this. :)
     
    Glenn, Jan 16, 2017
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  8. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Too bad they suck on slippery surfaces.

    Or actually, don't suck, if you know what I mean.
     
    PeteL, Jan 16, 2017
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  9. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Or bite either.
     
    Glenn, Jan 16, 2017
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  10. Snouts out

    Snouts out Member

    ...........but their good off road!
     
    Snouts out, Jan 16, 2017
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  11. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Depends on the surface, and air pressure.

    Horrible on wet rock or ice, deep wet snow.
    But in mud or snow or sand they will work if aired way down, to the point the center rib collapses. Then the side lugs roll under and press in.
     
    PeteL, Jan 30, 2017
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