CMP Tire sizes?

[Lynn Eades]

The difference between the two types of rims is that The American rims use a Tapered seat, while the British wheels use a flat seat.....or is it the other way around. I would suggest that anyone buying tyres, buy the correct ones for the rims. Many of the wartime tyres had moulded into them "for British rims only" or "For American wheels"

[Harry Moon]

I've had a dozen or so different military and civilian tires on 16 inch CMP rims, never saw any sign of grinding on any of them. If the tires you are taking off are never going to be used again then what I did is cut them off around the sidewall and then used an impact chisel to break the wire bead. Lots of sweat but kept money in my pocket. i use the wallace wade tires, 10.50X16 I really like them. Worth the time and effort to get them.

[chris vickery]

This subject has been hashed to death over the years here on MLU...
Simply put, use regular US style bar grip tires and have a tire shop worry about fitting them, plain and simple.
As far as the Wallace Wade tires go, they are 10.50-16 and not technically correct for you purists out there. 9.00-16 are the correct CMP size for 15cwt cmp trucks, I believe that it was only the 30cwt that was actually fitted with 10.50-16s. Wallace Wade would have been better offoffering the right and most common size for cmp trucks.