[FWDLK] Wide White Wall Tires

[Richard Woodside <rwoodside@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We've all heard good and bad things about Coker tires, but I discussed
with Coker the whitewall width I needed (2.25 to 2.50 inches), but
they produce only 3 inch wide whitewalls in the 235R/75-15 size that
goes on my Brand X cars. So, I looked around and found Diamond Back
Classics:
http://www.widewhitewalltires.com/

They will do whatever whitewall width you want. This was important,
not only to get the correct width, but also because, as a percentage
of the visible sidewall, the radial tires are not as tall as the bias
tires were, so even the correct whitewall width turns out to be an
incorrectly high percentage of the sidewall of a radial tire. (So
Coker's too-wide whitewall is even more out-of-whack on a smaller
sidewall).

I've also bought sets of 14" tires for my 1958 Packard Coupe and my
1958 Chrysler NY Town & Country, with a whitewall width that looks
right, in my eyes. I do not have any factory documentation of the
original whitewall width, though, as I had for my Brand X cars.

The improvement in the car's overall appearance is WELL worth the
extra money you pay to get the wider whitewalls. It really does make
the cars look right. (And the ride improvement from radials makes the
cars a lot more pleasant to drive).

Dick Woodside

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