Fwd: Re: [Chrysler300] 1958 300D Tire Diameter

[Edward Mills Antique Tractors <millserat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

  Sorry I did not finish the thought - If you are looking at Radials, 
best bet is P235/75R14 unless you are able to switch to 15 inch wheels 
where there are lots more tires in the right size range. Not much left 
bigger than P215/75R14 (or equivalent P225/70R14 if you prefer 70 
series) which are equivalent interchange to the old 8.00-14 which would 
be small for a 300D.

On 5/25/2011 4:59 PM, Edward Mills Antique Tractors wrote:
> Books I have say 9.00-14 which would have been somewhere around 28.40 
> to 28.80 inches dia inflated with a Static Loaded Radius of 13.10 to 
> 13.26 inches (from center of wheel to ground) and would have turned 
> between 754 and 745 rev per mile. Tread Widths varied from 4.93 inches 
> to 5.09 inches. Max Load was 1355 pounds at 32 psi
>
> The differences in numbers is 2 different tire specifications circa 
> 1960 for 9.00-14 mounted on 6 inch wheels.
>
> Interesting that the Section Width on 6 inch wheels was only 8.25 
> inches and on 6.5 inch wheels, it was 8.45 inches (215 mm). In theory 
> the 9.00 was the Section Width and the Section Height was 80% or 7.2 
> inches giving a theorectical diameter of 28.4 inches.
>
> For more info - see 
> http://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/catalogs/Goodyear%20Tires/1960%20Engineering%20Data/index.htm
>
> Hope that helps - if you are looking at radials,
>
> On 5/25/2011 4:39 PM, Larry Jabin wrote:
>>
>> Could someone tell me what the original tire diameter was for a 1958 
>> 300D with bias ply tires?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Larry Jabin
>>
>> Larry@xxxxxxxxxx 
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>> <mailto:L.jabin1007%40pwbsfo.com>>
>>
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