RE: Tire size

[Mike Marentette <mmarentette@domain.elided>]

Mike,
I have 31x10.5 on my 74 2wd Travelall right now, and they just barely fit in
the back.  My springs are sagging, but even with good springs, I doubt that
anything bigger would fit without a spring over in the rear.  You can fit
just about any size on the front though.  

Mike Marentette
74 Travelall 100
79 Scout II

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Anyway, these are for the '74 100 Series Wagonmaster, so maybe some of
> you with stock Travelalls from this era could help me.  This is a 2WD,
> so I want something for the highway, but in testing tire sizes, I put my
> 31's on there and they look pretty cool.  What is the largest tire that
> you guys have been able to fit safely on your T'alls?  The old tires
> were 32's and were rubbing, so I have to go down to 31", but these are
> about the perfect size, so what radial (or passenger car) rating/size do
> I look for.  The only thing they had in stock that looked about the
> right size was a 255x7R15.  Holding them up next to the mounted
> 31X10.5R15's that are mounted, these looked about the right size.  How
> much height will I lose having them mounted?  I want the thing to have
> the wheel-wells full, but not ridiculously so.  Do these sound like the
> right size?  
>