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Offline Sunlitgold68

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spare tire
« on: May 28, 2010, 02:59:44 PM »
Were spare tires balanced from factory? thanks
8T01C204XXX

Built May 14th, 1968

Original Owners, custom ordered from Clemmons Ford, Henderson NC

Offline CharlesTurner

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Re: spare tire
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2010, 06:06:02 PM »
Were spare tires balanced from factory? thanks

Absolutely.  Weights on the back of the rim.
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Offline Sunlitgold68

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Re: spare tire
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2010, 07:33:15 PM »
Were the weights installed on the back of the regular 4 wheels? nothing on the front? Thanks
8T01C204XXX

Built May 14th, 1968

Original Owners, custom ordered from Clemmons Ford, Henderson NC

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Re: spare tire
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2010, 09:55:00 PM »
There was nothing unique about the spare, it was the same as all the other wheels/tires.
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Offline J_Speegle

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Re: spare tire
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2010, 11:37:16 PM »
Were the weights installed on the back of the regular 4 wheels? nothing on the front? Thanks

Nope done front and back originally - just the way they were done with the machines of the period
Jeff Speegle

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