Re: Changing sidemounts

Posted by Don Shields On 2016/2/14 23:26:07

That's the right size but what brand are the tires? I bought six 7:00-17 Coker Classics for my 1002. When it came to the spares, I couldn't get the metal tread or side covers to fit correctly, so I thought I'd have to have uncovered spares. Then I found the tire and wheel wouldn't fit in the well, either. Coker wouldn't take the one spare tire back because it had been mounted. How would I know that it wouldn't fit if I didn't mount it? I wound up buying two Firestone tires from them, the covers fit and they fit in the wells nicely. The Firestones are about two inches shorter than the Coker Classics when side by side and the tread is visibly wider on the Cokers also. I guess the C. Classics were what Coker thought a 7:00-17 ought to be; they also rub slightly in the front when making sharp turns. Coker no longer lists Classics in the 7:00-17 size. Perhaps you have a similar situation unfolding there.