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By slumlord444 - 13 Years Ago
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When I finally get my '57 T-Bird back on the road again later this year I will need to replace the very old Goodyear bias wide whitwalls with radial wide whitewalls. Recomendations from past experience??
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By Talkwrench - 13 Years Ago
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I went for Diamondback. Haven't had them on for too long but so far so good. Dont think they are steel radials.. anyone make steel radial W/W 's??
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By rgrove - 13 Years Ago
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Ive had coker american classics for a few years, and have been happy. Much lighter than past cokers, and balance out well (esp if you get road force balancing). They are listed as poly/steel belts, so i assume there are some steel belts used.
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By DANIEL TINDER - 13 Years Ago
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I custom ordered Diamond Backs made on high-end Michelin cores. If you can get past the Porta-Wall look, I don't think you can do better. Super high quality, well proven tire that cleans up nicely. Couldn't be happier. After my negative experience with Cokers first WWW radial offering, I wouldn't ever again trust such a low production/unproven specialty product as important as tires.
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By BPoland858 - 13 Years Ago
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I went with Diamond Back. Their process applies the WWW to a current production tire. That's why you can custom order tires. Wirh Coker, you don't know how old the tires are, until you get them delivered.
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By geraldchainsaw - 13 Years Ago
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i went with diamondback, like the tires, but, had one that wouldn't seal to the wheel, ended up putting a tube in it, wrote the co twice, they never got back to me,. i can live with the tube, just means i'll have more work if i ever get a flat. as for size, i got 205r75/14
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By speedpro56 - 13 Years Ago
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I'm running Good Year Classic Radials wide whites and like them alot and their beautiful. Was told their made in North Carolina USA which is a Big plus and their as reasonably priced as anyone else. ph: 1-800-845-7581
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By slumlord444 - 13 Years Ago
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Thanks for the input. Leaning toward Goodyear or Blackdiamond. Not sure about the glued on whitewall but like the tire quality. I think Goodyear and Blackdiamond are S rated up to a little over 100 MPH which is important on the dragstrip. Cooker not speed rated. Need to do a little more research on whitewall width and see what my local tire shop has access to for instalation, balancing, and waranty issues later on.
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By Larry D - 13 Years Ago
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Running the BF Goodrich Silvertown wide white radials on my '57. They use the Advantage T/A "V" block tread design. A bit aggressive looking on the older cars, but you can't beat the ride or handling.
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/200/257/257-579811_629970.jpg
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By DryLakesRacer - 13 Years Ago
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Bought a set of 215-15 Diamondbacks and waiting for their arrival. Had them done 2-1/4" instead of 2-1/2". I like a little narrower look. No one else will do what you want. I'm sure they will look good on my peacock blue and white Vic.
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By speedpro56 - 13 Years Ago
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Going to the forum pictures of 2011 pictures, the 1956 red sunliner has the good year classic whites. That will give you a good idea of what they look on the car.
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By BPoland858 - 13 Years Ago
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Just an FYI. DiamondBack applys the White wall to a current production tire using a multiple layer vulcanizing process to "Glue" the WWW to the tire. I am very happy with the tires. Seems a shame to leave the 5th one in the trunk as a spare! That being said, I don't plan on putting thousands of miles on these tires or doing any high speed runs. They were very nice people to deal with as well.
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