Re: [Chrysler300] Tires

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fred,
I'll try to get hold of Bill at Diamond Back Monday and see how they are 
coming.  You may recall from previous posts that DB is working on the 
finals of the 235R15 right now, and then plans to put the 14" side 
plates on the 235 mold to make us some 235R14  tires that will be about 
28.5" in diameter - similar in dimension to the old 9.00-14.  These will 
be 100 level highway radial tires with the correct 2-1/4 WW that you need.

I'm temporarily riding on the 225R7014 from Diamond Back (Hankook brand 
actually) myself, and plan to trade over to the 235R7514 as soon as DB 
has them available.  You really don't want the Coker or American 
Classics unless you just have a trailer queen.  They tend to fail, in 
the experience of many of our club members, when put to highway use.  
You're better off with the wrong look for now than a blowout on the 
highway if you plan to drive the car at all.

Keith Boonstra

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On 10/29/2011 5:55 PM, Anthony Rinaldi wrote:
>
> Hi Fred,
>
> You need 235/75R14 tires.
>
> DB is supposed to have this tire size made fir them sometime in the 
> near future.
>
> Coker does not make that size any longer.
>
> American Classic does make the tire. The tire looks good in person. 
> Maybe others can give you some feed back.
>
> I had custom wheels made by Stockton Wheel in CA. The wheels are 15"x 
> 7" that accept 14" hubcaps. The wheels have the 4 large bumps original 
> to the 1960 wheels. They are powder coated.
>
> Bought new Michelin "S" rated tires with a 2" WWW from DB.
>
> Stockton Wheel closed for a period of time because the owner died. I 
> just checked and their web site says that it is under new ownership.
>
> Try calling them and see if they know or hired back some of their old 
> help who knows how to make the custom wheels.
>
> The combination add tremendously to the ride and handling.
>
> Tony Rinaldi
> 300-F Conv't
>
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