Re: 16" Wheels
For my '29 Tudor I want to use a set of 1935 16" wheel and the wheel diameter is 4", as everyone knows. In shopping for radial tires for my 16" wheels, Coker has some nice Excelsior Stahl Sport Radial 650R16's for $329, specified for wheel width 4:00" - 6:00" and 28.8" overall diameter, which is similar i overall diameter to my car's stock 21" tires. Looking at regular commercially available tires I cannot find any tire with a specification for a similar overall diameter specified for a 4" wheel width -- instead, most specifications are for a 5" - 6" wheel width, but at least 5.5" wheel width if I go up to 215/85/R16 which is required to get a similar overall tire diameter to my stock tires. For example, there's a Firestone "Transforce CV" 195/75R16 with overall diameter of 27.5" for $136 from Tire Rack but the wheel width is specified as 5:00" - 6:00". My question is: does the Forum think it would be O.K. to use a modern tire spec'd for a minimum 5:00" or 5:50" wheel width on a 1935 16" wheel which is only 4:00" wide? It appears that is what many on this Forum have done and they are all still alive and well. Just checking. Just to reiterate, the Coker Stahl Sport is spec'd for 4:00" - 6:00" which suggests that a tire spec'd for 5:00" - 6:00" should be O.K. on a 4:00" wide wheel.
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