Diamondback does not make tires. Diamondbacks are blackwall tires of
various manufacture that have a wide whitewall glued [vulcanized] to the
inside by Diamondback.
One person might get trailer tires, another Michelins, yet another some
off-brand tire made overseas. At one time you could specify what tires you
wanted them to use as cores.
I just bought a set of WWW Cokers at the PDX swap meet, and I'm not
thrilled. After three trips to the tire store it was finally discovered
that one tire has a pinhole in the sidewall. In order to get a replacement
fairly soon I have to buy another new tire. [Coker will pay for shipping.]
Then, after Coker receives the defective tire back, they will determine
whether it is indeed defective and whether or not I get a refund. The tires
I bought, 205/ 75R-15 radials, are Hecho en Mexico.
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66
Plymouth, '41 Dodge
----- Original Message -----
From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Tires
The 50's wide white wall tire market is truly well served nowadays;
doesn't Universal also make/sell a WWW, too, or, is that Lester Tire?
What's nice about Diamondbacks, in addition to their correct size, is
that they are actually trailer
tires, which are extremely strong, and have very stiff sidewalls, for
good handling/cornering purposes.
They are rated for 5,000 lbs vehicle weight , iirc, and can maintain
pressure to 50psi.
They handle and ride great at the 40psi that I'm running, now, on them.
Their drawback is that they're only speed-rated to 85MPH (but I've had
them up around 90+ with no problems).
Neil Vedder
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