1960 1961 1962 1963 Falcon RADIAL tire photo REQUEST

For those of you actually driving the 60 61 62 63 Ford Facons or Falcon station wagon and using radials ...

Does any one have 175/80-13 on the stock wheels?

I have been using 185/80-13s on drivers, and they have been great.

Problem...
They have been hard to find in 185/80 to be wider, but old-fashioned & "tall", but 2 big nemes were doing them until recently.

There were Hankook H714s with a 3/4 WW that could be widened to 1" to look almost like 1960s tires, (then the China tire tax thing happened - so they are unavailable)...

and the Friestone FR380 with a 1/2 thin whitewall.
They are now on backorder with every Friestone supplier I tried in the region.

Corvair people also buying these also as a compromise between "too modern" radials and $$$$ "correct" bias tires.


Question - I can get some leftover stock of 175/80-13 in the Firestone FR380, but have never seen these on a Falcon. Seems like it's be a lot narrower, and I'd maybe just get repro. biaas tires if so.
...would like to see if anyone has a radial in that exact size of
175-80-13 on one of these cars...could I see a picture?

It's an odd size, but...? THANKS.

 

I moved up to 14" wheels to get a better choice of tires but even 14's can be a problem in some sizes I am told.

 

Our little Ranchero ('62) has 175/70-13 on it. They look a little short, but I'll be lowering this just a bit to compensate for it. Should work well.

 

Check with Pep Boys. When I was running 13's, they had a good selection.

 

That's the size I have on y 63 Falcon convertible.

 

Guys - THANKS!

The 175's won't look that different than the 185/80 did then - good.

I'm going to pick up the last 2 sets the local retailer has of the 175/80/13 then.

These Firestones have a cool little 1/2" WhiteWall (where most modern ones are the basic 3/4"), so I am going to "make" some redlines with them!

$50. /each might as well try.

And the Pep Boys suggestion - they're good for some odd sizes, I know too. Thanks.

 

Firestone still carries the 185 /80/13. I have tried other sizes such as the 175/70/13 and they ****ED. WAAAY too small and the RPMs were through the roof. Too much wear on the engine, drive train and fule costs go up. I had to drive from Oregon to Austin with those ****ty things. The guys at the Falcon forum recommended the 185/80/13 and I love them and you will too. Dont get the 175/80/13.

I think I paid 50 bucks at Firestone.

The stock number on these is FR380.

 

the whitewall cnady store in orange ca carries a 175/80R13 milestar (yes is made in taiwan but is a good tire) those have a 3/4 in whitewall and last time i bought from there they were like 45 buck or something like that.