Old Crusty- 1958 FC170

wayoflife

wayoflife

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#2 is what I would expect to see on a flat fender. #1 is what I would expect to see on an FC and #3 would look pretty damn cool :yup:
 
piginajeep

piginajeep

The Original Smartass
wayoflife said:
#2 is what I would expect to see on a flat fender. #1 is what I would expect to see on an FC and #3 would look pretty damn cool :yup:
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Number #1 ($169 each) is very close to what I have now. I love the aggressive look of #3. ($183 each)

I basically ruled out the military tire, but figured it was too cool to not post it up.,,

The tire cost is 3/4's of what I paid for the whole jeep!!
 
GCM 2

GCM 2

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I vote #'s 2 or 3. I am thinking along the lines like Eddie, #2 is definitely a more historically correct tread and would be fitting on a "military" themed restorations, but still a very cool tire. #3 is just kind of all around different, but in a vintage turf tire kind of way. #1, well you all ready know what those look, sound and run like since you currently have a similar donut now on the FC.
 
piginajeep

piginajeep

The Original Smartass
GCM 2 said:
I vote #'s 2 or 3. I am thinking along the lines like Eddie, #2 is definitely a more historically correct tread and would be fitting on a "military" themed restorations, but still a very cool tire. #3 is just kind of all around different, but in a vintage turf tire kind of way. #1, well you all ready know what those look, sound and run like since you currently have a similar donut now on the FC.
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You're kinda old, Did you ever drive with these military tires??? Obviously they were put to the test on the beaches of Normandy, just curious how they do driving.

I would bet a number of the FC's ran them since the 4 door diesel was built for the Army.
 
GCM 2

GCM 2

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piginajeep said:
You're kinda old, Did you ever drive with these military tires??? Obviously they were put to the test on the beaches of Normandy, just curious how they do driving.

I would bet a number of the FC's ran them since the 4 door diesel was built for the Army.
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Yes, and again, yes. Back when we stormed the beaches at Normandy and drove these things out of the hangliders that landed in holland.......;)

Actually, only a few of the M151 (last military jeep prior to the HMMWV) and the gamma-goats I can remember driving had the tire in the #2 photo line up, this was probably mid to late 1980's. However, most of the 2 1/2 ton trucks (deuce and half) ran these tires into the really late 90's. Surprisingly it is not that bad a tire offroad or on road, fairly quiet and does ok on wet roads. Now its not anywhere near a Toyo or Nitto on any surface, but we are talking 1940's tire technology :icon_crazy: Also, the sand rails we used to run in the teams had the tire in the #1 photo (or at least something similar), so again you get mediocre performance from a tire that doesn't do anything particular great
 
piginajeep

piginajeep

The Original Smartass
Thank you (seriously). The house we are buying has a very steep hill to access the back yard (where my future garage will be)

So this info really matters..
 
Fir-na-tine

Fir-na-tine

Caught the Bug
I would pick the 3th one myself.......I'm sure Brankz would agree as well :D........what do you think Brankz....Do you concur with the 3th one?

~Woodrow~
 
JAGS

JAGS

Hooked
I like the looks of 2 and 3. If the goal is to do something slightly different, but still look awesome, go with 3. The tread on 3 is pretty sick looking.

And congrats on the house. 👍🍻


- Jason
 
MTG

MTG

Caught the Bug
#4 none of the above.

What's wrong with your current set up? Run it till it blows. Just trying to save you some money. But hey what do I know?
 
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