Recent content by Gunfighter97

Clearly they haven't met me yet :drool: At the end of the day, my steer tires ARE drive tires lol

Good to know! I figured I lacked enough wheels to really matter. Its also just my own personal vehicle, the most comercial thing it will ever do is wear an advert banner in my front yard for my own business occaisionally. The policeman who did the vin verification listed it as a 1.5 ton and I...

Yes, I'm after agressive tread, something like the Westlake CB972 or Firestone T831. The problem is that neither of those tires are made small enough to fit my skinny rims, and anything I seem to be able to find that will is a drive only tire. It seems like 255/70r22.5s invariably have minimum...

Hmmmm. I'll probably have to call around and spend a day in Boise when the time comes. I've found several tires I like but they're too expensive and/or too big for these wheels. I assume rim width is meadured across the inner bead surfaces and not the outside edge of the rim? These things are...

Does the rim need to be for a bias tire? Like, can my radial 22.5x6.5 rims use a tube/bias tire safely? Edit: seriously websites need to heck off with this metric BS. We're in America, speak American for crying out loud! I dont think I understand how to search for the size properly. I cant find...

Wow! Thats reassuring conidering I was expecting GPMs and not MPGs!

This one is a BG265, which is basicaly the same engine as the BD264 with some slight changes and a PCV valve. Lots of parts commonality, its like 85-95% the same iirc. The loadstars were offered early on with the six, but were not common. By 66 an order for a LS with a six was unheard of. Which...

I like overkill :D so this rig is kindof an oddball. Its a july of 66 born on date marked on the line setting ticket. The truck is based on the pre 66 cab and has the inline six with the doghouse on the floor. Electrical is the pre 66 style firewall connections as well. Again, mileage is under...

Thanks for the reply! I was recomended to go to tubeless tires with aluminum rims (good luck with this hub pattern) and bought the vintage 22.5x6.5 rims :/ I was also looking at buying some surplus M35 ring locks. Those ended up totalling way more than the 22.5s and then I found out they didn't...

Hello! I have a 5 ton 4x4 International Loadstar, formerly US Army, needing tires. I plan to use the truck to haul off highway and shorter distances on highway. Its top speed is probably only 55-60 MPH. Tires will need to perform in pine forests with muddy, rutted county roads. Area has a lot of...

Thanks! Interesting stuff, this one has most of the IHers stumped as most all of the trucks we find are airforce, with LSTs that have a few very specific paint colors for the airforce. Not drab green with a notation "paint undergear". I was only able to find one picture of a military loadstar...

Hello! For the first time, I find myself seeking the knowledge of vintage drab green. I never expected to own a military truck other than maybe a Deuce some day, but somehow I managed to find what might be one of the more obscure trucks I've ever tried to find info on. I am primarily an...