Anyone Try the Kontio Wide Whitewall tires yet

[CaliforniaBorn36]

These are radial and available from dealers such as Lucas Vintage Tires, Speedway, Jegs and Summit.

Savings over most other offerings. Now, I know the old adage, "You get what you pay for", just looking for some real-world feedback if it is available.

We drive these cars for so few miles, that saving some money wouldn't be horrible.

[petehoovie]

What is Kontio Tyres?






Kontio Tyres is a new tyre manufacturer from Nokia, Finland.
We have launched a new premium quality wide whitewall tyre. Kontio has revolutionized the price level of whitewall tyres by cutting it to half without compromising the quality.
Kontio tyres improve the performance of classic cars greatly by combining the latest modern technology with the classic outlook of whitewall tyres.



Kontio WhitePaw Classic Whitewall 3¼" (83mm) - tyrelia.com

[art ebeling]

I don't see 16" Kontio tires listed at Lucas. Art

[38bill]

Looks like the are actually made in China.


Vintage tire and wheel distributor Performance Plus Tire is looking to make a big splash in the United States with its latest product, the Kontio WhitePaw Classic, which was displayed during last week's Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.

The WhitePaw Classic, which was designed in Finland and is manufactured in China, is "designed to fit stock applications" and is available in 13-, 14- and 15-inch sizes, according to Dennis Feldman, Performance Plus Tire's vice president.

"It's very niche, but satisfies a market we know very well," says Feldman. (Performance Plus Tire owns the Boyd Coddington wheel brand.)

"There's demand for something like this."

Vintage tire buyers "value aesthetics, but they also want to confidently ride" on their tires. "This segment isn't forgiving if you bring in something that's poor quality."

Performance Plus Tire will distribute the WhitePaw Classic out of two warehouses - one in Long Beach, Calif., and another in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

"We have the infrastructure to serve the country out of both," says Feldman, who adds that his company hasn't ruled out expanding into other product categories.

"We know this segment best based on our history and presence in the vintage space, so this is where we're starting."

[woodiewagon46]

If they are a new manufacturer as you point out, I would wait. After the fiasco I had with Coker junk, I will stick with name brand tires from now on. I have B. F. Goodrich wide white radials on my '46 Woodie and at almost 40,000 miles I can see no wear at all.

[47topless]

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Without a 16" tire, they are missing tons of potential customers.

[T Scott]

Sorry. Made in China is a deal breaker for me.

[joe amorello]

Ditto

[JayChicago]

Originally Posted by T Scott

Sorry. Made in China is a deal breaker for me.

So where are you going to get your tires from?

[swedishsteel]

Originally Posted by JayChicago

So where are you going to get your tires from?

Diamondback Radials