Wheels and Tires

[bubblerboy64]

Talked to tire dealer and he raised a question. What is the normal
typical back wheel size for the FC bus. He said the 20 inch wheels
were common to dump trucks etc. And the previous owner got the 3208
cat and trans out of some type of 1984 truck maybe the rear wheels
came off that truck as well. I am thinking now that maybe the rear
wheels should also be 22.5 inchers? Nothing much is original on this
ole girl. May need to get new tires plus the wheels on the back
after all. It would be an advantage to have all the same sized
wheels and tires. I do know the speedo is off as well so maybe the
rear wheels are wrong for this bus. The speedo runs about 10%
optimistic so that might also be corrected by going to 22.5 inchers.
John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC




>
> I guess my problem is the 20 inch rear tires. Looked on the Alcoa
> web page and I don't see 20 inch wheels. 19.5 yes. Information
> needed. Don't know a thing about bolt patterns hubs etc. John
>
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> >
> > I am hot to dress up my 73 FC with Alcoa wheels. I have been
> working
> > under the false assumption that this bus had the original wheels
on
> > it. Turns out the previous owner had replaced the axles with
newer
> > ones from a 1978 FC wheels as well. The point here is the bus
does
> > not have the "odd" sized tires which would have been original to
> the
> > bus. I was thinking that to get new Alcoa wheels I would have to
> > replace the tires as well. Turns out I may not and that is my
> > question. The front tires read 295/75R 22.5 which is a industry
> > standard? The back tires read Dunlap SP 9.00R 20. Can I buy
> Alcoa's
> > and keep my tires? Oh the wheels are ten bolt wheels. Anyone
have
> a
> > source for them? I don't want to spend all the money for wheels
and
> > tires but if I can keep my tires and maybe find used Alcoa's I
> should
> > be able to swing it.
> >
> > John Heckman
> > central Pa
> > 1973 FC
> >
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