tires for 1941 Ford crash truck 9.00 x 18

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by TFS.capt

I am waiting to hear from a wheel builder who is trying to weld the centre of the wheel into a new outer rim so I may convert to a conventional truck tire.

Hi John,

Welcome to this forum!

If I were you I would source six 20" wheels, as Fords were delivered with that size too and truck tyres in that size are plentiful. That way you can keep the 18" wheels, in case some 18" tyres turn up.

Here are some more pics of survivors of your type of truck: http://www.geocities.com/marmonherri...truck_cdn.html

Regards,
Hanno

[gordon]

The Ford conversions that had duals had 20" rims on, the big single tyre option was 8.25 x 18, as found on my MH -Ford SnoGo.

I actually have one NOS 8.25 x 18 tyre here in Scotland, and I own another two that are in the US I haven't had picked up.

I wonder if your truck had 8.25 x 18 tyres originally?