Tires

[wrndln]

Is there an outside and inside for Firestone tires? It seems the tires could be mounted either way, but maybe there is a preferred way to mount them. Thanks for any information about these tires. I am getting ready to mount them.
Rusty Nelson

[TnA]

yup tread goes on the outside lol merry christmas I couldnt resist

[Special Coupe Frank]

Originally Posted by TnA

yup tread goes on the outside lol merry christmas I couldnt resist

Hee-hee-hee !

[zzlegend]

As Don said wrndln. I always mount with the serial number to the inside. Just my prefernce. Happy Holidays to you also Rusty.

[ctlikon0712]

TnARe: Tires
yup tread goes on the outside lol merry christmas I couldnt resist

Yeup, he's an ex-spert, Merry Christmas everyone

[Bruce,Upstate NY]

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Isn't there a more pronounced sidewall ridge on one side than the other? If so. might be good to run it on the outside against a curb.

[sturgis39]

There is usually a red dot on the tire. The red dot should be located at the valve stem.
I see that red dot mounted on the inside and usually every place where it should not be. This is something I learned as a small child of two.

[Stan/MO.]

They don' t have directional tread like some new cars and motorcycle...so I say it wouldn't make a hill of beans (performance wise) which way they were mounted

[TnA]

Originally Posted by ctlikon0712

Yeup, he's an ex-spert, Merry Christmas everyone

haha good retort

[kevinmac/toledo]

hi; i put my firestones on with the white part facing out...he,he he......never thought about puting it on inside ......

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by sturgis39

There is usually a red dot on the tire. The red dot should be located at the valve stem.
I see that red dot mounted on the inside and usually every place where it should not be. This is something I learned as a small child of two.

Sturgis,
You recomember 2 years old????? God! that would have 75 years ago for ME!! At that age, I probably couldn't even know how to say MAMMA or POO-POO! Bill W.

[brokenspoke]

I was told a long time ago Henry Ford insisted that the tires be clocked with Firestone logo and the valve stem together.....I dunno if thats a fact

[sturgis39]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Sturgis,
You recomember 2 years old????? God! that would have 75 years ago for ME!! At that age, I probably couldn't even know how to say MAMMA or POO-POO! Bill W.

My parents were big Model"A" fans. My dad told me this when he was mounting tires on the Model "AA" truck. He died when I was nine and was in poor health for two years. I might have been seven. He always said they are going to make Model "A"s again someday. I usually sat on a block of wood and handed him tools. I remember he had a bottle with anti freeze. He printed "Model "A" all the way" on the bottle.

It is funny what I remember about my childhood and I can not remember my PIN at the bank or where I put the car keys. I remember the red dot and the valve stem.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by sturgis39

My parents were big Model"A" fans. My dad told me this when he was mounting tires on the Model "AA" truck. He died when I was nine and was in poor health for two years. I might have been seven. He always said they are going to make Model "A"s again someday. I usually sat on a block of wood and handed him tools. I remember he had a bottle with anti freeze. He printed "Model "A" all the way" on the bottle.

It is funny what I remember about my childhood and I can not remember my PIN at the bank or where I put the car keys. I remember the red dot and the valve stem.

Sturgis,
Sorry your Dad passed so young, that's so sad. Chief made it to 94, and like you, I remember SO many small things he taught me & stuff we did together. Sometimes they were small stuff, but they're stuck in my brain!! Some folks think I make up some "Chief" stories, I DON'T!!
Before he passed, I spent a week & a half asking him so many questions that I forgot to ask in the past, what a great time we had! He loved "A"s & hated "T"s and talked about Rajo Heads, Holly Hot Plate carbs, Ruxtells, & a lot of "T" stuff that was Greek to me! In poor times, he kept us eating by puttin' Model A's together & sellin' them dudes!! GO, CHIEF, GO!!! Bill W.