The 2 inches seems wider than I thought the 721's were supposed to be. I'm
wondering if these tires have been modified by some previous person, trying
to make them look like "Gansta" tires. I thought the 721 were about 1 1/2"
wide. If they have been painted over, I think you have every right to
demand a better set.
I too hate noisy tires, so I don't blame you there. I hadn't heard that
complaint about 721's before, though.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark McDonald <>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:05 PM
Subject: IML: unwanted tires
> Has anyone had the experience of buying a set of tires, having them put
> on the car, and then deciding they don't want them?
>
> Any advice on how to get my money back?
>
> I just bought a set of Firestone 721s for my '68 convertible based on
> the recommendations of several people, and I have to say I'm extremely
> disappointed with them.
>
> First of all, I found the width of the whitewall on these tires to be
> too wide for a '68, in my opinion (almost 2 inches). I had read what
> their width was before I bought them, but reading is one thing & seeing
> is another. I think I'm really looking for something closer to 1-1
> 1/4".
>
> Second, the construction of the tires appears very poor. By that I
> mean, the whitewall appears to have been "plastered over," or applied
> over, a pre-existing narrower whitewall. In certain lighting conditions
> you can see the outlines of the narrow whitewall underneath quite
> clearly.
>
> In addition, these tires all arrived at my dealer with scuffs and tiny
> chips missing from the whitewalls. These weren't apparent until I got
> the car home and cleaned the tires thoroughly. (The dealer cleaned off
> the blue but left big smudges and fingerprints all over; the dirt
> obscured the defects.)
>
> Also, there appears to be overspray, for lack of a better term, on the
> black area of the tires, like tiny dots of white paint.
>
> Surprisingly, they're also a lot noisier than the old tires I had on
> there. This is my first experience with Firestone tires & I'm not
> impressed. Anybody ever return a set of tires?
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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