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Location: Upstate NY | Ok, I'll start a thread that has been around before but I am ready to purchase tires for my 57 Fireflite. They were (are) 9.00 X 14 blackwall. Based on the latest technology and experiences from you members that have been around, what would be my best choice? Bias or radial, Coker or Others? I am assuming about 200- $250 a tire. Am I in the ballpark? This would be a 500 summer mile per year car, not a daily driver and should I remove them for the winter when not in use or just jack them off the ground???
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Location: Arizona | It depends on what you want and how much you want to spend. I found suitable 14" tires about 6 months ago at Discount Tire for something like $50 a tire. Narrow whitewall radials. They are Hanook 215-75R14. I wanted a 225 70 series but couldn't find any. Really couldn't find much of anything besides the ones I did find. They ride great and handle fine. I was not interested in paying $200 a tire, perhaps at that price other sizes can be found. I also was not interested in bias plies... my experience with bias is that they make a car wander all over the road. If you aren't going to drive it for long periods I would definately get the tires off the ground so they don't permanently flat spot. |
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Location: Chestertown, NY ( near Lake George) | Bob, unless original appearance is important a modern radial is a big plus for ride and handling. 225x75 is an ideal size. 215 is a little undersized. If you get radials make sure you get it lined up with some positive caster |
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Location: Colo Spgs | Hola Bob
If you use any brand or design of Black Wall Tyre ---you will always be 100% correct. From Rolls Royce's to the base chevy this was what was used. The original Extra Large
Optional Tyre Size for a full size De Soto Station Wagon was more like a 8.50 x 14. Please re-check and you may find out your De Soto came with 8.00 x 14's.
Do as most do during the Winter Months and keep the pressure as cast on the side wall.
Rodger & Gabby
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Location: California | Don't buy cokers. From my own experience about 50% of them are out of round. Not just a little out of round a lot. When you return them they send you more out of round tires for replacement. Took about a year to get a full refund out of them. Then I bought a set of Goodyear super cushions. They were perfect. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | I would second the opinion to pass on Coker tires. We drive our cars and every tire from Coker either cracked a sidewall or had a separation in the tread. If a car is a trailer queen they might be OK but I won't buy another Coker. |
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