Thanks Bill! Now I have access to my next set of tires for my daily driver. I have been using Dimension IV's on my two daily drivers for the last 8 years. I've gone through two sets a piece on each car (about 40,000 per set) and had no trouble. They are cheap, and seem to work well for big cars. Paul In a message dated 5/1/2004 2:36:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > Below is the response I received from Mr. Moates: > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Moates [mailto:patrickm@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 12:21 PM > To: Wm. R. Ulman > Subject: Re: Coker Tire Responds to IML Complaints > > > Bill, thank you for taking time to contact me. The dimension IV's are > actually not out of production. We have plenty of them on our shelf. I > had heard that the 721's were out of production, but then were put back > in and I believe those are available through tirerack.com. I would log > on, but I was asked not to comment on the board so I'll respect that. > You can find our Dimension IV's at this link - > http://www.coker.com/store/customer/home.php?cat=286 > > They're all under $100 and we offer a few different sizes. The only > advantage Diamonback really has on us is that they can put any whitewall > size on any tire. Our whitewalls are not cut in or added later like > theirs are so the manufacturing costs are a little higher, but we feel > we provide a higher quality product. Please let me know if I can help > you with anything in the future. > > Best Regards, > > Patrick Moates > eSales & Marketing > Coker Tire Co. > 1-800-251-6336 > 423-265-6368 > Ext. 254 > patrickm@xxxxxxxxx > Order Online at the NEW www.coker.com! > > > You may log onto www.Imperialclub.com to view the club website, and > > join the mailing list if you like. We discuss much more than just > > tires, we discuss everyday issues relating to the workings (or not > > working) of our cars. > > > > I myself have a set of Firestone 721's wide whites on my '66 Crown > > Convertible, and had the Yokahama Dimension IV wide whites on my '60 > > Convertible. Both tire series are now out of production, and will be > > having to find a new venue for tires in the future. The Diamond > > Back's have been getting the bulk of the praise on the mailing list. > > I have always felt the cost was to high, but will be forced to pay > > over a hundred dollars for a tire in the future. > > > > Please be aware that if you join the mailing list you will be > > receiving between 20-60 emails daily. You can always drop off at any > > time by clicking on a link at the bottom of every email. If you are a > > > MoPar man as you say, you should really enjoy visiting the site at > > least. > > > > Good luck, and if you feel so inclined, I would like to know more > > about Coker tires. As I said, all I ever heard was that they were > > very expensive. > > > > Bill Ulman > > 12345 Roosevelt Way NE > > Unit 212 > > Seattle, WA 98125-4866 > > > > Owner of a '66 Imperial Crown Convertible (currently running on > > Firestone 721 wide whites) > > > > > > > Patrick Moates > eSales & Marketing > Coker Tire Co. > 1-800-251-6336 > 423-265-6368 > Ext. 254 > patrickm@xxxxxxxxx > Order Online at the NEW www.coker.com! > > > >