You bring back old memories. Jacking up the rear bumper to clear the
fenders to mount the rears was common practice in the 60s. There was
even a special jack made for that so you did not have to use the
factory bumper jack at a tire shop. It was a hand pumped hydraulic
ram with a chain like a bicycle chain but much heavier with a wide
hook at bottom that fit under bumper. And of course there were
fender skirts to remove before you even started.
Hi Jim,
I just read all of the posts.
Here is my recommendation for the
best tires for your H.
I have used 235/75/R15 Cooper
tires on two H's and on one Sport over the last 12
years.
Even though the whitewall width
is 3/4 " instead of 1", price and appearance sold me on
the Coopers.
The black wall portion is free of
writing and other "junk" and looks more like the
original GoodYear Blue Streaks.
The current Cooper is called the
TrendSetter and as I recall sells for about $80.
I have had no problems with the 3
sets.
The only drawback for using 235's
instead of 225's is that you have to jack up the rear
bumper to get enough clearance to install the rears.
My Sport came with 225's and they
didn't look right - too small.
Hope this helps,
Doug Warrener
From: "Jim
Maiani" <jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 6:38:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Another Tire Question
Thank You
all for the responses to this
question. You folks are the
greatest.
I’d
like to ask one more ‘opinion’
question (remember: there is no
right answer).
Here’s
the setting (if this intentionally
sounds like me, well it’s supposed
to):
You
own a 62 H survivor and want new
tires that are the closest to
original size and look. You have
searched and asked the experts what
to buy. You appear to have 2
choices:
#1 is
a 225R/75R15 with a 1.3” WSW;
#2 is
a 235R/7515 with a 1” WSW.
Which
one do you buy?
Thanks
again and have fun
Jim
Maiani
Houghton
Lake, MI
H
Sent: Saturday, April 26,
2014 3:23 PM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300]
Another Tire Question
Googling
“P235 75R 15 B F Goodrich
white wall tires” came up
with a number of options on e-Bay,
some of which appear to have the
narrow WSW. Maybe too narrow in
some cases. Reasonable and
competitive prices. Most likely
available locally.
Discount/America’s Tire shops seem
to be able to buy about anything. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/tires-235-75-15-white-wall
Rich
Barber
Brentwood,
CA
My father's
1990 D150 has P235 75R 15 B F
Goodrich white wall tires with
a 1.25 inch white wall. I
think he purchased these 5
years ago? Discount Tire was
his supplier, I will see if
the paper work has a number.
Please note' his wheel width
is 7 inches.'
To: jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx;
saforwardlook@xxxxxxxxx
CC: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: c300@xxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014
21:38:31 -0700
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300]
Another Tire Question
The 7.60 x
15 tire was
standard on the
’62 and ’63
300’s—down sized
from the 8.00 x
15’s on the
’55-’56 & ‘61
300’s. The
’57-’60 300’s had
those big, fat
9.00 x 14’s as
does the ’64 NY
Salon. Chrysler
stylists knew the
value of filling a
wheel well and at
least put 8.20 X
15’s on the ’64
Imperial. I
believe ’64
Newport cop cars
also had 15”
wheels but I don't
know the tire
size. Probably a
perfectly
competent size
tire but rather
wimpy in
appearance. More
cost saving by
Chrysler. After
switching to
non-standard
radials, I think
it is OK to go
with a tire size
that satisfies the
eye as well as the
road. In this
case, either is
fine—buy your
tires based on
known quality and
reputation with
the closest WSW
width you can
find. You may
find a greater
selection of
P235’s.
But I
thought that
the radial
exact to the
7.60 was the
225 not 235??
If the 235 is
more exact to
the 7.60, the,
yes, I’d
rather go with
that.
Sent:
Friday, April
25, 2014 6:59
PM
Subject: Re:
[Chrysler300]
Another Tire
Question
Personally,
I would not go
with the 225s
as they seem
to be too
small compared
to the
original
tires,
especially in
terms of tire
height. I see
no downside to
going with the
235/75/15 that
are available
as radials in
a 3/4"
whitewall,
which is all
that is
commonly
available
these days. I
used to get
Cooper
Trendsetters,
but I am not
sure they are
still
available. I
did get a set
of the Cornell
whitewalls at
Pep Boys
(their store
brand) which
seem to be a
pretty good
tire. None of
the commonly
available
whitewall
tires are very
wide anymore
but the
Cornells were
about the best
I could find
in terms of
appearance and
size.
On
Fri, Apr 25,
2014 at 1:13
PM, Jim Maiani
<jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi
again guys. I
know we’ve
been through
this before,
but I can’t
seem to find
my tire emails
from the past.
I need
new radials
for my H. I
understand the
original tires
were 7.60-15,
and the radial
replacement is
225/75R15,
and it’s
supposed to
have a 1 1/8”
whitewall. I
can’t seem to
find this 1
1/8” WW or
even a 1” WW
in the 225
size. Does
anybody know
where?
Sent:
Saturday,
April 19, 2014
12:32 PM
Subject: Re:
[Chrysler300]
general reply
on starter
question plus
new question
On
4/19/2014
11:26 AM,
rinandal
wrote:
> Hi all,
For those that
replied thanks
for the info.
The answer
> appears
to be gear
reduction
starter for
1964 300's.
>
> This
leads me to
the next
question.
Anyone
starting there
cars with
> an after
market "mini"
gear drive
starter? If so
any
>
recommendations?
>
> Thanks
for all the
input.
>
> Van
I
believe that
John Hertog
ran one of the
new starters
in his cars
The
info might be
in one of the
back issue
newsletters
--
Paul Holmgren
Spring is
Here, I'm so
excited,
I Wet My
Plants!
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