Fw: [MV] Tire Size

Chuck Chriss (cchriss@ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:50:36 -0700

Mike: What tires do you use on your M-37?
thanks,
chuck@olive-drab.com
-----Original Message-----
From: mtowers@netxpress.com <mtowers@netxpress.com>
To: Mark Masse <mmasse@islc.net>
Cc: MIL-VEH List <mil-veh-digest@skylee.com>
Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Tire Size

>Mark Masse wrote:
>>
>> I went into the GoodYear dealer yesterday trying to price some Wrangler
MTs
>> for my M715. The guy there didn't know what tire in his inventory was
>> equivalent (or close enough) to replace the 9.00x16 NDTs.
>>
>> Q: Anyone out there know what metric/radial sizes will work? Obviously,
>> wheel well clearance is not an issue.
>>
>> Q: What does the 9.00" (in 9.00x16) refer to? I know the 16 is the rim
>> size. Is the 9.00 the width of the tire at the rim? Height of the tire?
>> Width of the tire at it's widest point? The GoodYear salesman didn't
seem
>> to know either.
>>
>> I thought I read the answer in my Coker Tire catalog once, but I can't
seem
>> to locate the catalog right now...
>>
>> Thanks in Advance,
>>
>> --Mark Masse
>> 1967 Kaiser M715
>>
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>Then the guy is a moron. Wranglers, in my experience, don't hold up well
>under Texas ranching conditions. Go to Sam's (or somewhere else) and get
>yourself some 10ply Michelins. After you've punched a few holes in your
>Wranglers, you'll wish you had.
>
>Mike T.
>M37, M151, CJ5, CJ2A x 3, et al
>
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