B arry's
Tire
Tech This is a series of articles on the technical aspects of tires, their care and usage. My primary purpose in these articles is to help people understand tires and thereby reduce the risks we all face every day. ..........and since tires is just about the only thing I know about.......... Please drop me a note if you have a topic you want to see: Barry@BarrysTireTech.com |
Vintage Tire Exchange From time to time, I will get questions concerning the use of modern tires in place of the tires that came originally on a vintage vehicle. By vintage, I mean any vehicle that was produced before the advent of the current tire sizing system. If you don't have a good grasp of how tire sizing systems work, visit here: |
I've created a spreadsheet that - to the best of my ability - represents everything I know about how an exchange might work. But some words of caution:
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So, without further ado, here it is. Click on the image to the right and a new window will open with the spreadsheet in it. |
Here are the source documents for the spreadsheet. Please, someone, copy these files somewhere. These pages are very difficult to find and once the books are gone, they are gone. The only record of them just might be these images.
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1950 Tire & Rim Association excerpts: |
1960 Tire & Rim Association excerpts: |
1970 Tire & Rim Association excerpts: |
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