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EFV-8 Club Forum / Light Commercial Truck Discussion / 48 f1 tires

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smitty city
10-09-2012 @ 2:01 PM
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what tires came from the factory on the 48 f1 truck?, i assume they would be firestones 650/16 blackwalls. are the ford script tires used on this year? what is the nearest to stock tire i can buy today for this 48?
thanks for your help, mike smith

smitty city

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10-09-2012 @ 3:22 PM
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I believe that a bias-ply 650-16 Firestone blackwall would be appropriate. White walls would have been inappropriate, and Ford "script" tires disappeared long before 1948. Coker Tire supplies a reproduction "Firestone" bias tire that has the correct tread and markings. Of course lots of pickups were work-horses, so owners often installed 6-ply truck tires depending upon their duty cycle. These often were on 15" lock-ring "widowmaker" aftermarket wheels. As delivered though, I think you'd be pretty safe with 650-16's. Today, we use our pickups like cars, but back then, they were mostly purchased as beasts of burden.

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smitty city
10-10-2012 @ 1:43 PM
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would these passenger type tires from coker be suitable for judging?

smitty city

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10-10-2012 @ 3:12 PM
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That's really a question for the judges. As I recall, F-1 Fords, D-100 series Dodges,100 series GMC's and 1100 series Chevrolets were all considered "quarter-ton" pickups, and came with blackwall passenger car tires during that era. A 500 lb. rated load is not much different than a couple of "porkers" in the back seat of a 48 sedan.

Understand that I am personally quoting from "memory"; so if you are worried about judging, I'd contact one of the listed judges, or at least the "Heavy Commercial Adviser". We used pickups on a ranch as small trucks, so we never ran "car tires", and we seriously exceeded the rated "quarter-ton" regularly. At any rate, whitewall script Ford tires are definitely inappropriate.

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51f1
11-02-2012 @ 7:18 AM
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For '48-'52, white walls were supposedly available for "1/2 ton" F-1 pick-ups, but very few, if any, were sold (trucks were work vehicles back then), and 6.00-16, 4-ply was the standard size with 6.00-16 and 6.50-16, 6-ply optional. Also, 15 inch, 6-ply tires are listed as optional for '48-'52 F-1s, but I've never talked to anyone who recalls them being supplied on new trucks. They are listed in the parts catalogs for '53 F-100s. I bought Firestones from Coker. They may be "car" tires, I don't know, but they are the closet to original that you can get.

Richard

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11-03-2012 @ 9:49 AM
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I suspect that 6 ply tires were an "option" for the 1/2 ton pickup.That way the Ford dealer could make a few extra bucks on the sale.
Stroker , you gave me my big laugh for the day when talking about two 'porkers" in the back seat of a 48 sedan! Almost spit my coffee on the keyboard.

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11-03-2012 @ 10:37 AM
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trjford8: Well, looking back at the post, I'm a little embarrassed by the "not politically correct" statement. Sometimes I approach this Forum like I'm among close friends, and forget
the international reach of our discussions. Anyway, glad you saw the humor. I have an old
38 wagon that I've driven of and on since the 50's. Fully occupied, I've had 8"large" souls on board, and I can tell you that it's about all she could handle.

johnfitz52
12-29-2012 @ 2:07 PM
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I bough my 52 F1 in 1972 with new 15 inch rims but real bad front tires on it. I put old tires on front and kept the snow tires on back, it road terrible for the next 10 years. Then a friend sold me 710X15 WW, with little wear as he was going to 800X15 because they were a little yellowish. I got another 30 years out of them while carrying 1 plus ton of dirt, gravel and all kinds of junk. It never rode real good on those 20,000 miles. I finally put on a steering stabilizer and it was better. Then I broke down and spent $900 on 4 tires that equate to 800X15s Diamond Back tires from FRITZ'S TIRE in Maine. Best thing I ever did to that old Ford. It rides great now, with all original suspension. I replaced the shocks some 30years ago. It now shows 162,600 Mi on the Od and needs to be restored again.

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