Wanted: tires; 11:00-16

[Bob Phillips]

Can anyone help me locate a set of new or good uses knobby Michelin type tire as used on armoured 6x6 type vehicles? I would like to put them on a 15cwt CMP and the greater diameter will give me just a little more road speed. Any help greatly appreciated !!

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Bob

How about these metric Michelin....

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/ci...ires/530342902

There was a guy in Hudson Quebec who had cornered the market on the surplus 11:00 series..... he sold most of them years ago to the USA market for 4x4 rock climbers..... he was getting more $$$$$ down South than selling in Canada.

Cheers

[Bob Carriere]

Not much on 11:00 even looking for private individual postings.....BUT.....
What about the 16.5 Hummer tires available everywhere....?

Thinking about how tight the regular 16 inch 9:00 tires were when we installed them on yard rims. In fact some even advocated shaving the bead to make them fit better. We opted for sandblasted rims painted with Slick glossy POR 15 and lots of snotty tire lub and grunts.

I wish I could borrow just one surplus Hummer tire to try and see how they fit on a CMP rim........ or would the CMP 6.5" rim width be a problem...?

Comments from the peanut gallery welcomed...... if the readily available 16.5 tires worked we would be in heaven.

Cheers

Bob C

[rob love]

16.5 tires are perfect for the CMP rims. I have them on my CMP trailer and they have no issues.

[Bob Carriere]

Thanks Rob

That could be a break for us....

how about the narrower rim of the CMP at 6.5 versus 8.5 on the H1....does it make the thread run only on the center????

Next question.....what is the bolt pattern of a CMP

For example.... a standard rim will be shown as 5 bolts on 4.5 in. diametre or as a 5 over 4.5.......

A Hummer rim is 8 over 6.5

So a CMP would be 8 over ??????

Will check in the barn tomorrow but would be nice since NOS Hummer rims are now going for $75.00 in Toronto

Cheers

[rob love]

I doubt the H1 rims will fit the cmp. Even if the bolt pattern is right, I suspect the drums of the CMP take up a lot more room than the discs of the hummer.

I am not using hummer tires on mine, but rather older 9.50x16.5 (or they may be 8.25s) truck tires, which is not too far out from the size of the original 9x16s.

As an aside, I have noticed some of the Chinese tire tread patterns are starting to look like they might be a good fit for our CMPs. Here is a shot of some 8.25x16 tires on ebay right now for $175 a pair.