White wall tires
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Sorry, but have to disagree about Coker being the best. Diamondback begins with fully cured premium Dayton radials to which they vulcanize the whitewall applique. The end result is a premium tire with a long-lasting, high-quality appearance.
I love my Diamondbacks for all the right reasons -- price, quality, appearance, and performance.
Mike
I love my Diamondbacks for all the right reasons -- price, quality, appearance, and performance.
Mike
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White Wall Tires
Just my own opinion on these, concerning the Bias Ply Type. That is the 78 Series Tires, as in H 78 15, as an example.
A very dangerous tire as far as I am concerned, they seem to want to follow a grove in the road and will put you in the Ruhbarb as quick as hell.
On the other hand the 6.70 15, the numbered tire are a good tire.
Then as far as the radial tires go they have to be the number one choice. Again this is my opinion.
A very dangerous tire as far as I am concerned, they seem to want to follow a grove in the road and will put you in the Ruhbarb as quick as hell.
On the other hand the 6.70 15, the numbered tire are a good tire.
Then as far as the radial tires go they have to be the number one choice. Again this is my opinion.
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Well as far as I know, Coker is using the Old Style equipment & techniques of the era & is into producing Bias Ply tires w/ Vulcanized White Sidewalls.
All this for the Classic Cars & Trucks for those that Do Not wish to use but what was available @ the time their vehical was manufactured.
Oh, & as I recollect, they are made of a One Piece Casting when it's Injection Molded, as apposed to the Two Piece, Re-Cap style that the Modern Tire Manufacturers are using on todays Radials.
So I believe one has to decide whether or not one wishes a 1 piece molded bias ply tire w/ a vulcanized whitewall w/ the Correct Look & Foot Print, or a 2 piece molded, re-cap style radial tire w/ an up-dated vulcanization process w/ the Wrong Look & Foot Print.
All this for the Classic Cars & Trucks for those that Do Not wish to use but what was available @ the time their vehical was manufactured.
Oh, & as I recollect, they are made of a One Piece Casting when it's Injection Molded, as apposed to the Two Piece, Re-Cap style that the Modern Tire Manufacturers are using on todays Radials.
So I believe one has to decide whether or not one wishes a 1 piece molded bias ply tire w/ a vulcanized whitewall w/ the Correct Look & Foot Print, or a 2 piece molded, re-cap style radial tire w/ an up-dated vulcanization process w/ the Wrong Look & Foot Print.
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I have Coker wide whitewall radials on my 54 merc (it's a mild custom) and a friend has them on his 54 panel they seem to be holding up just fine. I will have a set of them on my 56 F100 this spring so I guess you can say I like Coker tires.
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sometimes it takes a lot to balance coker tires.friends have them and theres weights everywhere.
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If one is concerned with the correct look, I think we would be talking blackwalls.
I had 17 inch Coker BFG Silvertowns with wide whites on my F3. I did not like the appearance or performance. I don't drive the truck a lot and it would take some miles to get out the flat spots from sitting. I am much happier with running radials and they cost much less than the Cokers.
I have pictures in my galleries with the whitewalls and with blackwalls; you be the judge.
I had 17 inch Coker BFG Silvertowns with wide whites on my F3. I did not like the appearance or performance. I don't drive the truck a lot and it would take some miles to get out the flat spots from sitting. I am much happier with running radials and they cost much less than the Cokers.
I have pictures in my galleries with the whitewalls and with blackwalls; you be the judge.
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Originally Posted by av8ford
Sorry, but have to disagree about Coker being the best. Diamondback begins with fully cured premium Dayton radials to which they vulcanize the whitewall applique. The end result is a premium tire with a long-lasting, high-quality appearance.
I love my Diamondbacks for all the right reasons -- price, quality, appearance, and performance.
Mike
I love my Diamondbacks for all the right reasons -- price, quality, appearance, and performance.
Mike
Fred
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Had biasplies on my '52 Panel. Had weights all over the inside of the rim. I replaced them with radials after I noticed that the interior sidewall of the biasply had cracked. Much better ride with the radials.
I wish someone would make vintage styled white walls, but in radials.
Ilya
I wish someone would make vintage styled white walls, but in radials.
Ilya
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Because of the way Radials are designed & the materials used, it will be almost impossible for a company to make a tire w/ the same Style & Footprint as the Tall Boy, Bias Ply Tires that originally were offered for our trucks. 
Originally Posted by 51PanelMan
Had biasplies on my '52 Panel. Had weights all over the inside of the rim. I replaced them with radials after I noticed that the interior sidewall of the biasply had cracked. Much better ride with the radials.
I wish someone would make vintage styled white walls, but in radials.
Ilya
I wish someone would make vintage styled white walls, but in radials.
Ilya
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
I'm not gooing for the original look. I do love the wide whitewall look and would love to find a set of radial with wide whited, nothing obnoxious, just your standard 15" tires with wide whites
Bobby
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Originally Posted by 312
i wish someone would make them cheap.
Vern
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