I am trying to help a guy decide between 6.00 and 6.50 tires for his truck as described above. I found reference to 6.50 being available in '31 but I am wondering if a wider rim was recommended for this tire.
The wheels are stamped BUDD WHEEL... they have a number which is not a Ford part number, and, what appears to be, a date code, most of which are 11-31. Was Ford still producing AA trucks at a time when a wheel produced in November of 1931 could have been installed at the factory? The spare wheel I found for him is coded ?-34 but appears to be the same width and offset as the 6 originals
I neglected to measure the rim width, but I can check tomorrow. I am pushing him toward the 6.50. Am I wrong?
Mike
Best Tire size for '31 AA LWB duals
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Re: Best Tire size for '31 AA LWB duals
The Ford supplied wheel for 11/31 AA's was AA-1015-C design 4 (Budd part C-23596). All 1930/1931 AA wheels were supplied by Budd. There was no other option and I don't think there is any option for different offset wheels in today's market. The design 4 wheel was used into 1933 for the Ford trucks. The 6:00x20 tire was supplied originally by Ford. A larger tire will reduce dual tire spacing which may/may-not be a problem. More details at https://aafords.com/aa-chassis/aa-1000-wheels/35mike wrote: ↑March 7th, 2019, 7:36 pmI am trying to help a guy decide between 6.00 and 6.50 tires for his truck as described above. I found reference to 6.50 being available in '31 but I am wondering if a wider rim was recommended for this tire.
The wheels are stamped BUDD WHEEL... they have a number which is not a Ford part number, and, what appears to be, a date code, most of which are 11-31. Was Ford still producing AA trucks at a time when a wheel produced in November of 1931 could have been installed at the factory? The spare wheel I found for him is coded ?-34 but appears to be the same width and offset as the 6 originals
I neglected to measure the rim width, but I can check tomorrow. I am pushing him toward the 6.50. Am I wrong? Mike
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Re: Best Tire size for '31 AA LWB duals
You also have to be careful with oversize front tires as they can rub the brake rods in a turn.
Bob
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Re: Best Tire size for '31 AA LWB duals
The subject wheels are C23597s. I have some old wheel catalogs at my old shop. I will see what I can learn from them.
Maybe the greater lesson here is that he's not going anywhere so what difference does it make what size his tires are. I just like the looks of the bigger tire. Thanks everyone.
Mike
Maybe the greater lesson here is that he's not going anywhere so what difference does it make what size his tires are. I just like the looks of the bigger tire. Thanks everyone.
Mike
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Re: Best Tire size for '31 AA LWB duals
I bought the 650 x 20s for my truck and I am regretting it. I had to put a spacer on the Budd nuts in the rear to give me enough distance to keep the rear tires from touching. I have no problem with the brake rods, but I wish I had purchased the 600 x 20 tires. I can fix this when I replace the tires in 30 years, I will be 101........