This is Harley Muse. I don't have a FC but would suggest you contact Tom
Howarth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). He has a '53 I think, and I know he has
recently put new tires/wheels on his. He might very well be able to give
you other information.
Harley C. Muse/John D. Gilliland
WBCCI #7566, Washington DC Unit
'74 Trade Wind/'99 Dodge Durango
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This email is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it
is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient or the
employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution,
or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have
received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by
telephone and return the original message to us at the listed email
address. Thank You.
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Coldwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 11:29 AM
To: Multiple recipients of VACList
Subject: [VAC] Re: 55 Flying Cloud tire specs.
Berger Roger wrote:
>
> Does anyone know what the orginal tire specs were for
> a 1955 FC and what the tire size in a radial would be.
> __________________________________________________
>
The original tire specification were 700-15 6 ply tires,
with an upgrade to 8 ply tires available for about $10 more
in 1955. Wheels were 15 inch with six holes, but I do not
know the offset.
Michelin makes a 700R15 radial tire. I have some old
ones on my 1957 Flying Cloud, and they fit in the wheelwell
with room to spare front and rear. I have not taken them
off so do not know how close they come to the outside side
during installation or removal, but there appears to be
enough room there to make a tire change without too much
difficulty.
I bought some P215 radial tires (etc., I forgot the
complete alternate tire size designation) for my 1951
Clipper but found out they were too wide to install in those
rather narrow and tight wheelwells, so I stayed with the
tall and narrow 700-15 tires for that trailer, which just
squeeze in during installation with rubbing against the
outside skin. Your 1955 FC trailer probably has larger
wheelwells than my 1951.
Others may know alternative modern tire size
designations.
Fred Coldwell
VAC Archive Historian
To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to
http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html
If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original
text from your reply.
To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to
http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html
If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original
text from your reply.
