Re: Fw: [Chrysler300] Tire size

[Lindsey Fuller <yesdnil@xxxxxxx>]

As a club member you receive a 10% ( I know, not that much, but helps ) when ordering using Dave Schwandt's name. Dave's latest ordering instructions are about six months back, best I can recall, but the person named is no longer there. It didn't matter when I ordered as long as I had the details. Sorry I can not give you that until next week as I am not home. I ordered a set of 14" for my F when they first came out & have had no problems up to 90 mph over the past 6? years. Just put a set on my in progress E resto and expect ( hope? ) for no problems there either. I had 215's on it before starting resto as that was all I could find many years ago with a narrow ww. The wide whites & the bigger tire size improve the look of the car considerably, of course they are period correct. Narrow whites would hopefully do the same for more newer cars.

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From: John <spiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:01 am
Subject: Re: Fw: [Chrysler300] Tire size
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> I've combed the Internet for any 235-section 14 inch radial 
> tire, and the only game in town seems to be Coker.  I've heard 
> good and bad about Coker, and they have been the subject of 
> discussion here before.   Here is an abbreviated link to the 
> particular tires on Coker's website. http://tinyurl.com/prsozm
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> It appears to be that older production Coker radial tires from a 
> few years are troublesome, suffering from tread separation and 
> other problems, and newer production are much better quality. 
> There are a few members who will never by another set of Cokers 
> and others who hae had zero problems with them.
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> These radials have both a 1" whitewall and a 2-1/2" whitewall. 
> Unfortunately, they are $228 each.  I understand the molds for 
> ordinary tires cost well into 5 figures - but I've thought about 
> we, as a club, could approach a manufacturer and get better 
> pricing.  I know I'd probably buy three to four sets of 235/75-
> 14 radials all at once if they were $128 instead of $228 each. 
> In the meantime, I run 235/70R15's on Chrysler 15" steel wheels 
> and 1966 Chrysler "Disc Brake" wheelcovers on my '64s, and will 
> likely do the same on my 300-D once it's on the road.
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> From: smopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <smopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Fw: [Chrysler300] Tire size
> To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike C." <commcar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 8:38 PM
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> Today's 225 X 14 radial tires look too small on my 1965 300L 
> compared to a period correct bias ply tire of 8.55 X 14. I had a 
> set of 235 X 14 radial tires in storage for some time and those 
> look pretty good on the car. But I have no idea where to get 
> such tires today, and certainly the only possibility would 
> likely be the companies reproducing some of the older bias ply 
> designs. Just my opinion.
> Steve Albu
> ---- "Mike C." <commcar@yahoo. com> wrote: 
> > Hi Jimmy,
> > I don't think that you'd have rub problems with the 225's, if 
> you can find them.  The 225 is the modern replacement for the 
> 8.55-14 that came from the factory on my 300L so I don't see why 
> they'd offer any fit issues on your '66.  My recent research is 
> that the 225's have been out of production for many years now 
> and the only one current is a wide whitewall from Coker.  I'm 
> running 215's on the L and have found recently now that I need 
> some, that they're getting almost impossible to find too.  Only 
> Firestone, Hankook and Cooper seem to even list them, everyone 
> else has apparently discontinued them.  They run in the $50-70 
> range in CT.
> > Good Luck!
> > Mike
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> > --- On Thu, 5/14/09, minddrgn127 <minddrgn127@ verizon.net> 
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> > From: minddrgn127 <minddrgn127@ verizon.net>
> > Subject: [Chrysler300] Tire size
> > To: "'Chrysler300 list'" <chrysler300@ yahoogroups. com>
> > Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 8:35 AM
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> > Hello to all,
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> > Hope everyone is enjoying the nicer weather we have been 
> having. I have two
> > quick questions. I have a 1966 Chrysler 300 with 215R75 14 
> tires on it. They
> > are a little worn down (I have no idea how they got like 
> that!) and I was
> > looking around for new ones. The questions I have are will 225 
> R75 14 fit on
> > the car or will they rub? And second, I live in Bethlehem, Pa 
> and everyone
> > around here does not even carry 215's with white walls. Are 
> there any tire
> > companies that you might know that would carry either the 215 
> or 225 with
> > white walls without breaking the bank?
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> > Thanks 
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