new 9.00-16 tyres for WD split rim wheels

[sapper740]

Stewart, et al: Twice in my MV restoring career I've had to purchase new NDT tyres, once for a '42GPW which I owned in Canada and recently for my C15 here in the U.S. Both times it was cheapest to purchase them from Wallace Wade in Dallas. His prices were unbeaten by anybody else. For the Jeep tyres I had them shipped to a friend just south of the border and I picked them up and brought them across the border myself. There was no hassle regarding D.O.T. certification since they were certified for highway use in the U.S. I did, however have to pay duty since the tyres would fit a vehicle currently driven, the Volkswagen Beetle. If there were no vehicles that the tyres would fit, I wouldn't have had to pay any duty. Last year I bought new tyres for my C15. After checking the prices of 3-4 tyre suppliers, it was readily apparent Wallace Wade was once again the cheapest. His 9:00X16's are made in America by S.T.A. (Specialty Tires of America) so there shouldn't be any safety concerns with D.O.T. in Canada. I paid $150.00 each for the tyres. If I had bought them two years ago before oil prices went up I could have had then for $88.00! Wallace Wade always includes tyre flaps for free. If anyone in Canada can save money and is interested in purchasing tyres from Mr. Wade, I'm willing to help with their purchase and shipping to Canada. I just ask that any out of pocket expenses be paid in advance since I've been stiffed by a member of MLU before regarding shipping an item to Canada.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Finding tyres to fit British wheels is not easy and various suppliers are doing their best to offer suitable tyres to owners of vehicles with these wheels.

ToTec Tyres in the UK - see http://www.totectyres.co.uk/military.aspx - was kind enough to supply a tyre to a MLU member for a test fitting. It turned out it had same bead diameter as the standard US rim, i.e. 15 3/4" rather than the wartime British size of 16". As with most 9.00-16 tyres manufactured for US wheels, it needed to have a small bit shaved off the bead to be able to fit it to a WD split rim.

No connection with the company, but as they went through the trouble of having a tyre test fitted, I think they are worthy of a mention here!

Hanno

[Edwin Wand]

Our recent experience trying to find suitable 900 16 tires may be helpful to others. We had to replace the tires on a Chev and Ford 15cwt. Both vehicles had Dunlop run flat tires but the sidewalls were cracked. The Ontario Ministry of Transport would'nt license them without new tires.

The rims were the original British/Canadian ones and despite a lot of effort we couldnt find the proper tires. Resigned to having to trim the bead, we ordered from Wallace Wade 900 16 tires made by Specialty Tires of America. We took them to an experienced tire installer (Enns in Niagara on the Lake) and with some effort they were able to install the tires without modification.

As a positive sidenote two of the tires had a manufacturering defect and were replaced easily and promptly by STA and Mr. Wade. We still have to replace other 900 16 tires on another vehicle and are hoping to find the correct ones somewhere.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Vrakking tyres offers some new and used 9.00-16 tyre options. I suspect these are for the standard US rim, i.e. 15 3/4" rather than the wartime British size of 16" diameter, but I thought it was worthwile to post them in this thread:

• 9.00-16 Simex sandrider 2 new
• 9.00-16 Military GG used
• 9.00-16 Firestone Nato
• 9.00-16 Dunlop Trac Grip

Did I read Dunlop Trak Grip?!?

No connection and/or experience with the company.

HTH,
Hanno

[rob love]

And for those who are anywhere near the US/Canada border, here is another option for the 10:50-16 chevron tires from STA, or any of the other 9:00 X 16 NDT tires from STA or Firestone. Lots of other tires available through them as well. Best of all, FREE SHIPPING in the USA. They price their tires about $10 or $20 higher than some of the others, but the shipping savings more than makes up for it.

http://www.performanceplustire.com/p...zeShort=900-16

http://www.performanceplustire.com/p...eShort=1050-16

I plan to use them on my next mil tire purchase.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Also see Milweb for the "Petlas NT3 tyre 900 X 16" (which no doubt is a 9.00-16 tyre):
http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/la...d=62160&cat=50

[Edwin Wand]

In July 2012, we (the Niagara Military Vehicle Association www.nmvac.org) had to replace tires on two M37's, one M43 and one 15cwt. All the tires were manufactured by Specialty Tires of America (STA) and were ordered through Wallace Wade. They were installed without trimming the bead, although they had to be well lubricated (the tires not the installers). We used STA NDT tires for the 15cwt and STA Superlug tires for the M37s/M43. The Superlug tires look good but more importantly we get a better ride and better road grip than with the NDT's. You can see a picture of the Superlug tires on Wallace Wade's STA web site

They were shipped to a Niagara Falls New York warehouse and after paying the HST at the border we brought them into Canada without any problems or additional expense. Because they are made in the US and are for antique cars there is no duty, just HST. It is much much cheaper to pick our orders up in the US than to have them delivered into Canada. If anyone is interested in the name of our warehouse manager, feel free to send a PM.