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Old 02-27-2008, 01:12 AM   #33
gezn2
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Re: Old Armstrong type tires - Still available?

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Originally Posted by vectorit View Post
Hey all,
I am finishing up a restoration on a 1968 K20 4x4 Suburban, and back in the day my Dad ran nothing but the Armstrong off road tires on it. Also, from the dealer advertisments the truck was shown with these type of tires from the factory. (Skinny, tall, and aggressive tread).
I am not concerned about what is better, or bias ply compared to radial here I am just looking for originality...

I still have the original 16.5 split rims that came with the truck from the factory, so I am looking for something that fits this type of wheel as well.

If nothing like this is still being made, what brands should I be looking at that will come the closest to what I really want?

Thanks!
Armstrong used to one of the *great* US brands, up into the '60s Sears had a large stake in the company and they also made all of Sears house-brand tires.
As other posters have said, they were gobbled by Pirelli in '89, AFAIK the *last* Armstrong branded tires of any kind went out the door about ten years ago so anything you find now will have had many years to break down and turn hard as a rock
The link to STA is probably your best bet, that outfit also private labels some sizes of old-school truck tires for collector car tire specialists like Lester, Universal, or Denman, the classic Co-Op Grip Spurs are still available in a few sizes too if you can make connections in the southeast US
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