classic tires?

hey i was wondering what companies make a classic looking tire? i know cooker tire makes them but they dont have what im looking for, can any of you guys point me in the right direction?

 

Hercules makes a somewhat "classic" tire: the HDT bias

http://www.herculestire.com/catalogHerculesLTruck.htm

spec sheet:

http://www.herculestire.com/hercules/pdfs/biasLPT_HDTbias.pdf

 

Try Wallace Wade online. What are you looking for?

 

Those Herc's are cool looking, wish I had known about them when I bought my tires last year.

 

You shoulda asked I think TIMGR pointed those out a year or two back. I would have probably tried to get them if they offered a slightly larger tire. 30x9's would have looked a little small with my fresh 2.5" lift. For a stock height JEEP I think they would be a good tire.

 

yea i was looking for somthing like that, thoes only come for a 15" rim i need a 16 to run on my KH rim

http://www.wallacewade.com/vintage.htm there web site sucks, you cant see what there tires look like at all. GRRR i hate crappy web sites

i also like the coker NDT's
any of you guys the run NDT's how good are they in the rain etc?

 

Cooper has basically the same tire pattern in 16":

Courser Traction LT 7.50-16LT 0 0 D BLK 5.5 - 7 6 9.11 32.2 7.25 2440 19

Go to www.coopertire.com, click on their light truck tires and scroll to the Courser Traction LT. You'll end up with basically a 32x9.5 though, not sure if you wanted to go that big.

 

thats a cool tire. about the size i was looking for,

how much turning radius will i loose with a 32" tire on the stock 16" KH wheel. what about with a 31" NDT? the NDT's are pretty skinney so im guessing they wouldint rub as much

 

I agree. Mine are about the exact same size (235/85/16 roughly = 32x9.25 with 7" tread width) as these Cooper's, and turning radias is not an issue.

 

Thanks Mike!!!!

This is exactly the tire I want for my 2A!!!!



Best part is they are available less than 10 miles away from me!!!

 

alright cool! the tires that are on my 5 rub on the leaf spring and i have a real crappy turning radius. but they are pretty wide. thanks for the help!!

now can anyone answer my question on the NDT's?

 

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18853&page=3&highlight=NDT's

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12133&highlight=NDT's

 

Nice tire Glenn!!!! Never seen those before. Do you have a pic on the JEEP?

 

I have 7.50x16 Firestone ndt's on my Flatty ,wet pavement has never been a concern with no top, no wipers and off road ability was my 1st concern being that I was putting the tires on a JEEP for petes sake.

 

Come on now Glenn,
You expect me to believe that their is a Jeep built before 72 that has 2 WORKING wipers (mother-in-law mechanicals not included)?
I sincerly apoligize for how that previous post sounded I was NOT trying to be a Smartass but it sure sounded that way didn't it?
Sorry
Donnie

 

NDT tires have lousy traction, unless you run them almost airless. Most people who buy them want authentic looks more than grip. IMHO.

On my old CJ5s a 7:00x16 tire is just right, a 7:50x16 rubs just a little on the front springs at full lock and the inside rear fenders, when flexed. But 7:00 traction tires are just about vanished from the face of the earth.

Pete