OK John - thats the first negative I've heard on Hankooks. I'll keep
that in mind.
I assume the Ford dealer had no meaningful response same as they did
with the OE Continentals that chunked on my F250 after 4 years other
than to say - yeah thats a common problem ...".
Still pretty much the only option I can find - if you buy these
from a dealer, you might get a mileage warranty for whatever thats
worth.
On 3/19/2014 8:45 AM, John Lazenby
wrote:
My Ford Flex came with this brand and although
they road very well in 20K they were toast. They may
offer different styles for different applications but
what I had didn't work.
John Lazenby
Hi All,
I bought the
Hankook tires and I am very
pleased with them. One suggestion
- Do yourself a favor and buy 5
matching tires. They are really
inexpensive and having a matching
spare allows for 5 tire rotation
(like the good old days) and also
gives you some insurance in case
one of the tires gets damaged
beyond repair.
Regards,
Mark Lindahl
'63 300 Conv.
They don't look
that bad - yes maybe a
bit small if you look
close, but I have
found the Hankook
H724s to be about all
that is left. And they
are sturdy - not thin
/ flimsy like a couple
of Chinese made tires
I looked at last year
and they seem to
perform well and be
reasonably priced.
Discount Tire Direct
had a rebate sale on
eBay that ended Sunday
- also available at
reasonable prices from
Amazon, Walmart,
Sears, and many
non-specific local
tire outlets.
On
3/18/2014 7:38 PM,
Rich Barber wrote:
Amen to
the
unavailability
of a nice, safe,
P225/75R14 tire
with a good
reputation and
at a reasonable
price. I’ve
spent too many
hours searching.
I put a
set of the
Hankook’s
described below
from America’s
Tire on our ’64
300K conv. They
were reasonably
priced, made by
our friends in
South Korea,
ride fine, have
near to the OEM
WSW width but do
look just a
little
undersized if
one is studying
that. Pictures
are attached and
available to
others on
request. I had
to get new tires
on the car and
see this as
biding time,
safely and at a
reasonable cost
($345.78 for
four-last may!)
On the
Blue Streak
subject, I
purchased a
great pair of
8.00 x 15 Blue
Streaks from a
member, knowing
the 1” WSW was
not correct for
our ’55 C-300
and the size was
not correct for
the H or J.
7.60 x 15’s seem
a little wimpy
on the H & J
after seeing up
to 9.00’s on
previous 300’s.
I bought
the Blue Streaks
to study their
markings and
dimensions. I
have not been
able to
determine any
vehicle that was
originally
equipped with
8.00 x 15’s with
the 1” WSW. It
appears they
were the updated
style of WSW for
the exact size
replacement on
earlier cars.
Lucas says they
sell a lot of
8.00x15’s to
Caddy owners.
Lucas did market
a General Dual
90 with 3” WSW
in 8.00x15, but
it seems to have
disappeared from
their catalog.
BTW, our
’55 C-300 turned
59 yesterday, on
St. Patrick’s
day—at least by
the SO of 0317.
The big six-oh
is coming up
fast
C300K’ly,
Rich
Barber
Brentwood,
CA
Nothing
really out
there in big
14's other
than Bias
Reproductions,
Coker or
American
Classics -
period - end
of
sentence!!!!!
Biggest
current
"production"
grade tire is
Hankook H724
in P215/75R14
Narrow
Whitewall. Its
a good tire
and may have
the load
capacity at
1664 lbs max
but its small
at 26.7" OD
and radials
sit low
anyway.
The typical
8.50/8.55-14
was 28.2 to
28.3" OD and
was rated at
1265 lb at 24
psi.
Supposedly
typical was to
add at least
4psi for more
than 3
passengers or
high (70 mph)
speed. But no
one I know ran
that low -
more like
30-32 psi.
The typical
9.00/8.85-14
was 28.7 to
28.8" OD and
was rated at
1355 lb at 24
psi.
American
Classic
P235/75R14
shows 27.87"
OD which is
still small OD
with a max
load of 1930
psi
Best diameter
match
(sacrilege) is
to go with a
P225/75R15
(typical 28.3"
OD) or a
P235/75R15
(typical 28.9"
OD).
On
3/18/2014 4:04
PM, Paul
Holmgren
wrote:
Remember Atlas
Bukies?
(Bucron) they
were really
good in that
time frame for
street drag
racing. Not
sure what they
were,
construction
wise, but they
really grabbed
the street;
Blue Steaks
were thought
of as Cadillac
tires, as in
big hat no
cattle, but
also known for
top end
safety, as in
300 letter car
. big $ back
then, seldom
seen on street
drag cars...
Rob Kern had
posted about
American
Classics being
the best bet
for 14"
tires...as on
Nov of 2013.
After a bad
trip with
Cokers.
Any comments
on that?
looking to buy
a set for 300c
and 300f
AH, Atlas
Bucrons, I
remember those
well and
fondly.
Somewhere
somehow I
ended up with
a pair of
9.00x14
Bucrons back
in the mid
70's after I
rebuilt the
motor in my
300 C.
Around my area
we knew them
as real nice
'cheater
slicks'
Excellent
traction, real
grip. Really
made a
difference on
a superb
dragstrip
surface.
(Indy Raceway
Park) :-)
About 1976 my
racing partner
and I ended up
working behind
the scenes
at the US
Nationals to
raise some
racing $$. One
of the big car
teams left
behind some
liquid
traction
compound. WE
'played' with
it a little at
home
one day. At
the time my
buddy was
driving a 57
Nomad that we
installed
a fresh (shade
tree job)
motor in. We
ended up with
a manual
tranny in it,
hydrolic
clutch too.
He splashed
some of that
stuff under
the tires and
tried it out
on the
street. We
were not
allowed to use
the stuff in
the class we
were racing.
So, a voice
was heard to
say, let a
real car try
that!
I had the
Bucrons on the
back of my
300C and
between those
and the
traction
compound stuff
I really laid
down some
marks. A Full
trip around
the block and
the tires were
still picking
up all the
loose pebbles
on the road.
Paul Holmgren
2 57
300-C's in
Indy
CPUs run on
smoke. I know
this because
when the smoke
comes out, it
stops working.
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