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carcrazy

10-07-2015 @ 1:04 PM

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What are are the best new tires available for our early V-8 cars that are to be driven everywhere as daily drivers and long distance tour cars? My prior experiences with "classic car tires" leave a lot to be desired with price, ride, handling, and the ability to hold air without leaking.

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10-07-2015 @ 1:10 PM

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What year car and do you want blackwalls or whitewalls?

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10-07-2015 @ 1:29 PM

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My Cokers have taken me far and wide.

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10-07-2015 @ 1:40 PM

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The car is a 1953 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery. I would prefer tubeless radial-ply blackwalls on which I can use white Port-O-Walls. Does anyone know of a current source for Port-O-Walls?

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10-07-2015 @ 4:33 PM

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Pot-a-walls do not work very good with radial tires.
The sidewall isn't stiff enough. They will work with the bias tires. I use Diamand Backs with wide WW's.

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10-07-2015 @ 6:03 PM

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Have had great miles with Coker Firestone bias ply blackwalls. Purchased first set in 1996 and after 18,000 miles have just purchased a replacement set at 2015 Hershey. Mine are for a 1949 Ford Fordor Custom. The Coker people said I should have purchased a new set at 10,000 miles, but since the car is not outside in the elements as much as your daily driver, I have kept watching the tires. Still can push my fingernail into the tread without breaking a nail, so the rubber is still pliable. I will be ready for the next 18,000 miles.

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Old Henry

10-07-2015 @ 8:36 PM

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I drive my 47 sedan 1,000 miles per month around town and long distance road trips on Coker's BF Goodrich Silvertown 6.00X16 bias ply 3½ white walls. I get about 20,000 miles out of them. They drive like bias ply including the "bias-ply boogie" in rutted asphalt roads and grooved concrete roads. Although the ride is authentic, radials ride and drive better. I had radials on my 51 Custom and the ride was much better, although not authentic. The Cokers cost $200 a piece from them plus $40.00 shipping. I buy them from Summit Racing for the same price but free shipping.

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10-22-2015 @ 8:07 PM

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I purchased a set of the new "Bias" look radials by American Classic bought from Coker. They are kind of a hybrid tire. They steer easy like a bias ply but handle better on the road. These are on a 1950 Ford Tudor Sedan.

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10-25-2015 @ 10:10 PM

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2X Old Henry .... running tubeless Coker Classic bias ply WW on 15 inch Merc rims. Will convert to radials when worn-out.

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