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I'm looking to get new tires for the 50 B2D126 1 ton this week. It came with some mud and snow treads. I think I want something a little smoother - more of a street tread. These are the truck style rims with split rings.

I have the local co-op checking into it. Any suggestions here?

Thanks,

Sam

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The local Cenex Co-op didn't have any problem working on the split rims and they were confident they could get tires for it too. Guess I'll have to wait and see what they come up with. Thanks.

Sam

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I was able to find new and used tires for my Fargo, but nobody would touch the split rims out of 25 tire stores I contacted.

did you try a place that works on "big rigs"? most of those shops can handle the split rims no problem. i replaced a tire on my 1.5 ton at a local shop that handles commercial vehicle tires (loaders, semis, graders, etc.). the entire job, including the "new" recap tire and removal/installation of the split rim cost $110.

the "tire stores" around here also wouldn't work with the split rims, but they only deal with passenger car/light truck rims.

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Folks-these are locking ring rims, not split ring unless you have the type of rim that actually comes apart in the middle. If the rim and lock ring is in good shape any tire shop that does truck tires should be able to work on them-but not the ones that split in the middle. Make sure that you have the deep offset coined rims if you're going to run duals so that the inner sidewalls don't touch when mounted on the truck. Some 7:50 will scrup w/o a load on the vehicle so I've decided to go with 7:00 x 16's with a Cooper made (import)steer bias ply for around $90 a piece. Mike

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The Lakes Region Co-op came through with some tires. They are 7.5 x 16 four-ply and more of a street tread which is what I was looking for - had some knobby looking M&S on there before. Price was a little more than I was hoping for but they're on and look good. Ride is better too. At the same time I had the rims sand blasted and painted.

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Nice-so you were able to get them w/o the inner walls touching? If that's the case I may do the 7:50 route too. Mike

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  • 9 years later...

wow, here is a "blast from the past" I dug this thread up looking for help on our B4D.

What are you guys running on your 1 ton?

my local "big box tire store" wanted $30. each to remove the old tire from the rims!

so I removed the old tires myself

the rims are off to be cleaned and coated......

the dilemma now is, do I use a bias tire again ($160 each) or if a 215/85/16 will work for the rears?  (same price less $200. for shipping)

 

on a somewhat related note, the cassis in the background of my video is a 51B3D and on one side, they have a home made "spacer" between the duals

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After watching that video I'm so tired I'm going to bed! :lol:

Someone must have pushed in long studs to use  those spacer plates...

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yeah sorry about that .... I tried to slow down the vid (unsuccessfully)

funny thing, the drivers side of that B3D has 2" studs and the pass side is 1.5" (didn't even know that was an option)

do you have the cooper 7.50 x 16 on both front and rear of "the green machine"?

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2 hours ago, Brent B3B said:

yeah sorry about that .... I tried to slow down the vid (unsuccessfully)

funny thing, the drivers side of that B3D has 2" studs and the pass side is 1.5" (didn't even know that was an option)

do you have the cooper 7.50 x 16 on both front and rear of "the green machine"?

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Yep both sides...

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On ‎1‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 10:12 AM, Brent B3B said:

 

.......so I removed the old tires myself

 

Brent is a personal friend of mine......this video is NOT sped up...lol.

 

48D

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  • 2 weeks later...

wrapping up this project, we went with 215/85/16. used a 1" spacer and changed the wheel bolts.......  bottom right= original bolt, the 9 o'clock bolt = a 3" bolt... we are using the upper bolt at a little over 3.75"

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I'm Jealous Brent!:mellow:

Those wheels and tires look so pretty!

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18 hours ago, Desotodav said:

Looks great Brent. Have you got it running good now?

Thanks guys! Julie picked the yellow choice and if she is going to drive it for "nursery hopping" as she put it, I figured radials would be the best. 

 

Yeah Davin, it WAS running decent until..... :D   I pulled all the wiring and I am rebuilding the carb..... we will see.... Trying to make it to the "Q" again with it. 

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10 hours ago, Brent B3B said:

Thanks guys! Julie picked the yellow choice and if she is going to drive it for "nursery hopping" as she put it, I figured radials would be the best. 

 

Yeah Davin, it WAS running decent until..... :D   I pulled all the wiring and I am rebuilding the carb..... we will see.... Trying to make it to the "Q" again with it. 

 

you can help rewire this:

 

 

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