Neil,
225/75R14 tires are a different size system. Generally lower and wider by
design. The old 8.00x14s had a taller profile of 83, instead of 75. I have
no experience with Coker.
My 56 Olds has 25 year old Sears WWW G78x15 bias-belted. They look healthy,
are round, and smooth at 75 mph for hours. My 56 Dodge has 20 year old
Remington WWW G78x15. They also look healthy, are round, and smooth at 75
mph for hours. The wire wheels I used for a while came with 225/75R15
Firestone 721s. They still have 90% tread, but are square. A real lousy tire
and not guaranteed by Firestone after 3 years.
Ask your friend what the DOT speed rating is that is stamped on every tire
by law.
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Subject: [FWDLK] Coker Tires
On the 'other' FWDLK message board, there has been some discussion on
the qualitative merits of Coker "Classic" tires.
I've got 225/75R14 radials , & they're good, but STILL a little short,
compared to the ol' 8.00x14
bias plys.
A friend, travelling to the 97(?) Detroit WPC national meet, had the
tread separate off of his Cokers, on his 57 NY'er , & Coker gave him
some grief, Re: warranty-replacement, saying that those tires (they were
bias plys, IIRC) were not designed to travel @ 60 mph(!!!).
Anyway, Re: the "Classic" radials, does anyone have any anecdotes to
provide?
Neil Vedder
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