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Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 11:45 am
by ShowMePatrol
profsr wrote:ShowMePatrol wrote:Stock wheels with Toyo Open Country AT 235/85/R16
How do these affect the speedo?
You know.....good question! I will have to check and see.
Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 6:40 pm
by Johnny Roadkill
Simple formula, no magic there - speedo will be out of kilter proportionately with change in tire height ( or diameter ) from factory original. Fit 10% bigger tires and your actual road speed will be 10% faster than it was previously for the same speedo reading. Of course, with 40+ year old speedos this could mean it's more accurate than before !
( same applies to diff ratio changes for those who change out the stock diffs )
Cheers,
D
Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 3:06 pm
by Kdiv_n_tx
As Michael posted above, 235/85r16 offers the "correct" height and narrowness to mimic stock, with a decent array of modern offerings. Here is my '70 MWB wearing that size on 16x7 steelies from Wheel Vintiques, tires are Goodyear Duratracs.
Front Drivers Side2.jpg
Rear Quartering.jpg
I swapped out my axles and failed to account for this when buying wheels with 4.25" of backspacing - hence my tires sit too far out of the wheel wells for my taste. I will likely buy some steel NATO wheels from Dorman with a high positive offset to pull them in by 2-3 inches.
Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 4:47 pm
by profsr
Kdiv_n_tx wrote:As Michael posted above, 235/85r16 offers the "correct" height and narrowness to mimic stock, with a decent array of modern offerings. Here is my '70 MWB wearing that size on 16x7 steelies from Wheel Vintiques, tires are Goodyear Duratracs.
Front Drivers Side2.jpg
Rear Quartering.jpg
I swapped out my axles and failed to account for this when buying wheels with 4.25" of backspacing - hence my tires sit too far out of the wheel wells for my taste. I will likely buy some steel NATO wheels from Dorman with a high positive offset to pull them in by 2-3 inches.
I was looking at vintiques website a couple of days ago. Thanks for posting this as it gives me a good perspective on what they would look like. When are you planning to buy Dorman 's?
Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 8:56 pm
by zubby
ShowMePatrol wrote:Stock wheels with Toyo Open Country AT 235/85/R16
where did you purchase your soft top?
Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 8:14 am
by profsr
ShowMePatrol wrote:Stock wheels with Toyo Open Country AT 235/85/R16
Also any issues running tubeless tires on stock wheels?
Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 10:15 pm
by profsr
Anyone or am I missing something?
Re: Wheels - let's see what them shoes look like
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 10:28 pm
by ShowMePatrol
My OEM tires contained tubes when I purchased my Patrol. The tires were dry rotted after 41 yrs of sitting so I replaced the tires. Initially, I didn't put tubes in but a few of the tires kept loosing air so I had the shop install tubes in all tires, including my spare. All is good now.
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