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Old 09-10-2010, 10:08 PM
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Whitewalls or the blackwalls

I need some opinions from this bunch.

I have sold my 49 coupe and my 16" wide white walls that are on my truck are going with it.

I still have my red steelies and blackwalls which will go back on for now. I am thinking about putting wider wide whites on my 15" wheels or should I stay with the blackwall look.

The steelies are staying. I do not do the aluminum, foose, boyd, billet crap.





Never mind my Shiltz mobile. Just the reds and the blackwalls.

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Old 09-10-2010, 11:11 PM
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i like the www with the black wheels.
 
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Can't go wrong with WWW.

 
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Old 09-11-2010, 12:52 AM
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White is classy, but plain black look sharp on a meatier tire.
 
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Old 09-11-2010, 02:50 AM
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I think it depends on the truck.

If your truck is "dressed up" a little more, then the WWW look terrific!

But if it's still a little more "rough," primered or patinaed, then the black walls would look better.

On your truck I like the wide whites!
 
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Old 09-11-2010, 05:44 AM
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Thanks for the responses, keep em coming.
 
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Old 09-11-2010, 05:53 AM
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Blackwalls all the way...but then I never have liked whitewalls!
 
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Old 09-11-2010, 06:58 AM
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Wide Whites all the way!
 
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Old 09-11-2010, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by corner27
White is classy, but plain black look sharp on a meatier tire.
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Blackwalls all the way...but then I never have liked whitewalls!
+1

Blackwalls are better tires, too. Far more choices in size, tread, etc. With trim rings they look great.
 
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Old 09-11-2010, 11:06 AM
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Maybe this will help:

 
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Old 09-11-2010, 11:13 AM
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White walls on a truck is about as bad as chrome on a Jeep. JMO, but what do I know, I'm an old guy.
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Old 09-11-2010, 11:19 AM
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White walls on a truck is about as bad as chrome on a Jeep. JMO, but what do I know, I'm an old guy.
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Ray, don't be such an old grump, I didn't think I would want white walls on my panel but my wife wanted them. I have a set of Mexican tires on it now so I figure before I dumped money on a real set of white walls I'd throw some paint on them and see what they looked like. I kind of like the look:



How about fender skirts?:

 
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Originally Posted by bobj49f2
Ray, don't be such an old grump, I didn't think I would want white walls on my panel but my wife wanted them. I have a set of Mexican tires on it now so I figure before I dumped money on a real set of white walls I'd throw some paint on them and see what they looked like. I kind of like the look:



How about fender skirts?:

The white walls look GREAT. Not to sure about the skirts though
 
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Old 09-11-2010, 07:46 PM
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Don't worry, the skirts were just shopped in to give 51panelman a rise.
 
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Very cool! I say Black
 


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