Tire size and tread pattern

[bybirius]

Hey guys,
Been poking around in the forum for this but can't seem to find it. Looks like 600 x 20 is the tire for a 1930 dual wheel but what tread pattern is preferred? I'm looking at Coker sku# 761399 but I've no idea. I've clicked add to cart a half a dozen times but keep chickening out. Don't want to buy the wrong thing. Especially six of the wrong thing.

[spectria]

Hey guys,
Been poking around in the forum for this but can't seem to find it. Looks like 600 x 20 is the tire for a 1930 dual wheel but what tread pattern is preferred? I'm looking at Coker sku# 761399 but I've no idea. I've clicked add to cart a half a dozen times but keep chickening out. Don't want to buy the wrong thing. Especially six of the wrong thing.

I think the Coker 600 x 20 Firestone looks great and truck like.
Here is what a 650 x 20 Firestone looks like on my AA Mail truck project. The 600 x 20 is the correct tire for duals, mine may rub.

Firestone 650x20.jpg (101 KiB) Viewed 9262 times

[Bob C]

I think the Firestones look good also. I got some
from Lucas that don't look to bad.
http://www.lucasclassictires.com/20-600 ... egoryId=-1

Bob

[BrianT]

Lucus were good people to deal with, I had the choice of Lucus or Denman the price was a few dollars difference, I choice the Denmans, both to me have the more antique look, the price hasn't changed to much in 4 years, I asked about the Firestones at that time, and they told me they stopped selling them due to quality problems, large amount of A folks go with Goodyear.

[bybirius]

I think the Firestones look good also. I got some
from Lucas that don't look to bad.
http://www.lucasclassictires.com/20-600 ... egoryId=-1

Bob

That's a nice looking tire. Do you happen to know off hand how many ply it is?

[Bob C]

They say 6 ply rating.

Bob

[Neil Wilson]

Attached is a crop of a 1930 Ford archive photo showing the tire tread. Ford used multiple supplies. So, the tread design was not all the same.

[bybirius]

Thanks everyone,
Any advice on the flaps and tubes?

[TheFlyingQuail]

I just bought 4 Coker U.S. Royal Tire 6.00-20 Blackwall Bias-Ply 75580 from eBay with free shipping. I got my flaps and tubes from Mikes. Their prices are a few bucks less for the tubes.

[Neil Wilson]

Note the tube valve stem in the archive photo above. It is a double bent stem. I think that the tubes available today are single bent stems. This can present a problem with the stem hitting the wheel where the stem extends through the opening.

[ModelAkid]

Most people do not know that Firestone was sold to Bridgestone quite a few years ago, and Bridgestone is a Japanese company. Some people (like me) do not want a Japanese tire on their A or AA. Also, they have had quality problems. Personally, I like Goodyear. I think they are the only original Ford supplier still the same (American) company.

[TheFlyingQuail]

Note the tube valve stem in the archive photo above. It is a double bent stem. I think that the tubes available today are single bent stems. This can present a problem with the stem hitting the wheel where the stem extends through the opening.

I got my tubes today and yes they are a single bent metal stem. They said that these tubes were specific to AA trucks. How are these tubes supposed to work?? I figured while I was putting new tires on I would renew the tubes as well. 2 of my tubes cannot be used.

[Reds34]

You could either put the tubes on backwards or try to bend the stems, but I don't know how well that would work.

Red

[bybirius]

Hey guys,
I got my tires, flaps, and tubes today. Maybe something of possible interest here. Something I noticed with the tubes right away. The valve stems are straight and about 4 inches long. I was told these were the tubes for the AA. But they weren't going to work. The stems were so long they would hit the brake drum. They look like rubber but they have a metal interior. So I figured I'd try to bend one. Of course I was thinking it would just kink or snap and I'd be buying another tube, but it didn't. I used a 9/16 boxed end wrench and placed it over the stem. It went almost all the way down the stem. Then I placed a second smaller 7/16 boxed end wrench over the stem; this wrench only went half way down. I carefully used both wrenches as leverage and was able to put a nice even curve in the stem. I thought about making two bends in the stem like the original but I figured I'd be pushing my luck.

[Wickstop]

I have bought firestone 650-20 with a truck pattern like the ones on my other 2 650-20. Can be seen on ebay under antique trk tires. The Co. selling is universal vintage tire co question call 800-233-3827. I paid $201 each. & $37.50 shipping. They match the other two. Good luck
WICKSTOP