Fish eh that is the size I have that's what guys in the forum suggested they fit great

 

Yeah I know. I was just giving you a hard time since your signature says you have the incredibly rare 247/75/16's.
I'm still partial to the 235/85 though, since they should be roughly 1.25" bigger than the 245/75.

 

Oh crap never noticed, I type on a tablet mostly auto correct and stuff can be horrible

 

I run 7.50R16's, but once they are worn out will go to 235/85R16 (probably Discoverer STT).
7.50R16's are hard to come by.

 

I was JUST(like seconds ago) on Interco's(Super Swamper) website.
LT Mud & Snow | Interco Tire

 

Yeah, that's what I get for replying during the morning constitutional post chipotle night. Hmm, too much information, I think.

But you know what I meant...

 

Yeah, bias ply are relatively easy to find. Radials not so much.

Those look like nice tires though, very much like the old Goodyear Trac-Grips (something like that) I used to run on my 109's. I wonder if they bought the tire molds from Goodyear.

 

Those look like the tires made by Coker for classic trucks except those only come in a 15 inch diameter.

The tire designs used for old military and classic trucks were developed based on what people thought would work well. Modern tread designs and rubber compounds generally have more research to back them up and produce a better product. Ever seen an old set of snow tires? They look like those tires. Modern snow tires look very different and perform way better.

If you like the look of an older tire then get them but if you want a tire that really works, get something current.

 

Yeah, I agree newer designs are generally better, but those old Goodyear tires gave decent highway performance, for a bias-ply, and worked well off-road. They certainly "look right" on a Series.

And yeah on the old snow tires, my Aunt had very similar tires on her '49 Plymouth. She called them "mud grips" since where we lived (southern VA) winters were more about mud than snow, though in the 60's we did get a fair bit of snow there nearly every winter.
More often than not snow tires then were just what we'd call an off-road tires now as most people kept chains in their boot or the back of their truck. My dad, the early adopter, started buying real snow tires in the 60's, which were pretty much mud tires with studs.

 

I'm from upstate New York and my dad always bought snow tires for our cars back in the day. Usually a pair of retreads, and only for the driving wheels. Apparently stopping and turning wasn't a concern back then. I remember a friend of mine's dad bought a new VW Dasher in the 70's and took it to the local garage for snow tires in the fall. They put them on the rear axle.


I know that Duratracs seem to be the same tire everyone else uses, but I have been very impressed with them. I have a set on my Superduty 4x4 company truck and bought a set for my Discovery based on how well they worked. They ride well, still have plenty of tread at 40k + miles, work great in snow and ice, and still do pretty well in mud. To me, they are more of an AT tire than any AT tire I have tried. For a dedicated off road vehicle they are a bit tame but for my needs they have been fantastic.