Tyres to fit 20" wheels

[Jason Linders]

Would 10" x 20" fit a 20" rim ok or should I be using a 10.5" or 11"
Just found a set for cheap and wonted to check first and they have a very thick wall on these tyres, but don't now how long they have been in the container for.


Thanks
Jason

[Tony Mathers]

all my 20" rims currently have 9" x 20" tires.....

[Hanno Spoelstra]

As long as you make sure to fit 10.00-20 tyres, as a 10" x 20" tyre could be a different one altogether (look them up).

10.50-20 or 11.00-20 tyres were standard fitment for 20" wheels, so a 10.00-20 tyre will be a bit smaller than standard, so your road speed will decrease, pulling power will increase.

[Ken Smith]

Good day Jason,
My good C60l came with 9.00x20 tyres from the farmer I got it off. I put 10.00x20 bar treads on it and it looks ok.

If you look at war memorial photos the 10.50x20 bar treads are quite large. I measured two new 10.50x20 WW2 tyres that I have and they are equal in diameter to modern 11.00x20 tyres.

My 1941 Ford had 9.00x20 tyres when I got it and I am putting 12.00x20 bar tread tyres on it as they look nice.

I have 12.00x20 bar treads on my Bedford QLB and it drives nice and gets along with no noticeable loss of power. It has the same rims as the blitz.

I have a lot of 10.5x20 backhoe front tyres with a nice aggressive tread pattern and they are smaller in outside diameter than 9.00x20 normal tyres. They would look silly on the blitz though unfortunately.

Cheers Ken

[Jason Linders]

Thanks for the replies guys ,

[Heath Squires]

Where are you sourcing the 12.00x20 bar treads Ken, I'm looking for a set for my Blitz.

[Ken Smith]

Good day Heath,

I picked my tyres up from Prices Spare Parts in Dalby, they are truck wreckers and I keep an eye on what comes in to their yard.
The farm machinery place up the road 500 metres, also get in tyres as they are always going to farm auctions.
The tyres of course are second hand but so long as they are round, structurally sound, with a reasonable amount of tread I buy them. I store them in an old fridge van which is always cool inside.
My trucks will never be doing any highway driving, so I am happy with second hand tyres.
I did drive my Bedford QLB on cross ply 12.00 20 bar treads the 200 klm to Brisbane and return many years ago, but the highway is far to busy to do that trip again, I think that is why tilt trays were invented.
Prices wreck a lot of blitzes so they might have a door or two, if you are still chasing doors.
Cheers Ken

[Heath Squires]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for the reply, I forgot to subscribe to this thread so only just saw it. I'll give prices a call and see what they have. Cheers for the tip.

Heath