Re: [Chrysler300] Tires for H or J with one inch whitewall

[Edward Mills Antique Tractors <millserat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Plenty of options in the smaller size P215/75R14 (old 8.00-14/8.25-14) 
or P225/70R14 (G70-14). See Firestone, Cooper, Hankook, Khumo, maybe Toyo.

Nothing in P225/75R14 (8.50-14/8.55-14). Not much in P235/75R14 (See 
Coker / American Classic).

Diamondback mostly adds whitewalls to existing blackwall carcasses 
(Michelin, Goodrich, or whatever) - you can pretty much get any 
whitewall width - but you have to have a blackwall tire as a starting 
point and currently there is nothing in the bigger 14 inch to start with.

On 8/31/2011 11:37 AM, retromobilia@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I am committed to using 14 inch tires. any suggestions? What are 
> DiamondBacks? I like th 1 1/4 to 2.0 inch whitewalls.....
>
> J D Jung
> Retromobilia.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Cox" <tdcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tdcox%40bellsouth.net>>
> To: "C Bilter" <cbilter@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:cbilter%40mchsi.com>>, 
> Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:45:47 AM
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Tires for H or J with one inch whitewall
>
> I am running DiamondBacks for all my classic cars. Never a problem; I 
> love
> them and would use no one else. Pricey, maybe, but great quality and good
> service.
>
> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: 
> Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> Behalf Of C Bilter
> Sent: 2011-08-30 7:50 PM
> To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Whitewall Tires for H or J with one inch whitewall
>
> Other than Diamondback ($$$$) I am finding virtually squat for the 
> correct
> whitewall in radials. Several years ago this was no problem for the
> P235/75R15 tire. Now, Broadway Classics and Dimension IV are no longer
> made, American Classics only have 1.6” in this size, and Cooper and 
> others
> only have a ¾” whitewall. The only one close to the correct 1 and 
> 1/16” to
> 1 and 1/8” I can find is Champiro 75 by GT Radial with a 1.25” 
> whitewall. I
> am extremely hesitant to go with these, both on principle because they 
> are
> made in Asia and also because I suspect they are junk. Has anyone tried
> them? Has anyone found other tires in the last year or so with the proper
> whitewall? I will not put a ¾” whitewall on a J; it doesn’t look 
> right, and
> I will not run bias plys, which actually cost even more. Whitewalls at 
> the
> tire stores are going down the path to oblivion faster than a shine 
> runner
> in a 300C. Looks like 1.6 inch American Classics or cough up the coin for
> Diamondbacks unless anyone has a better idea.
>
> 300Jly,
>
> Carl Bilter
>
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