Thanks
I bought 700-15 Michs from Discount Tire
--- Fred Coldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
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