9.00-16 U.S. versus British wheels

[Mike Kelly]

I have two seemingly identical 900x16 tyres . They are probably of WW2 vintage . One of them is marked FOR AMERICAN WHEELS , the other is without this marking . I think they are trailer tyres .

Anyway , I carefully measured each tyre to work out any possible differences . I measured the bead diameter from both the inner and outer edges .

You can deduct your own interpretation but , it appears to me that WW2 American tyres did not fit British rims .

Another tyre I have isa post war Ferret T24 run flat . Its dimensions are same as the AMERICAN WHEELS marked tyre . I believe that the post war T24 's are actually made using the U.S .specs . This is why those Simex St24' s are a tight fit on Canadian / British WW2 rims .


Mike