any tire you buy must have a high treadwear number any thing higher than 300 is an ok tire but the greater the treadware number the longer the tire will last ,,, --- On Thu, 7/15/10, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Tire Choices.. > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 6:20 PM > > I don't know about the tire discoloration, that sounds > somewhat like a defective manufacturing issue? > > But the 1962 880 with 14 x 5 1/2" wheels used 800-14 tires. > The wagon used 850-14 tires on 14 x 6" wheels. > 215/75R14 seems more realistic to me than 195/75-14. > > If you change your mind and want bigger tires the Chrysler > 300 used 760-15 which is about 225-75R-15. You'll need the > steel wheels and your hubcaps will be no longer usable > though. > > Thanks, > Gary H. > > -----Original Message----- > >Hey guys, my '62 880 is in dire need of many parts, and > tires are a > >big one. I want to stick with the stock 14s and > whitewalls, but I > >don't like the thin stripes that are on there now. A > bunch of guys on > >the HAMB have been buying up these GT Radial Champiros > and Runway > >Enduro 75s for many years because they have a wider > stripe, and are > >pretty inexpensive. However, people complain of brown > spots showing up > >in the stripe, and altho can be cleaned, it will show > back up within a > >few days. Any one else have any experience? Links to > tires: > > > >http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=37614381.135.31430&typ=D-100489&ranzahl=4&Breite=195&Quer=75&Felge=14&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=135&sowigan=GAN > >http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=37614381.135.31430&typ=R-124212&ranzahl=4&Breite=195&Quer=75&Felge=14&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=135&sowigan=GAN > > > >If the links don't work because of the goofy store > urls, the site is > >www.tireseasy.com, put in size 195/75-14, you'll see > them on the first > >page. Kinda reminds me, is 195/75-14 the correct size > for my car? They > >look kinda small on such a big boat! Thanks. > > > >- Dave > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >