01-09-2020, 04:54 PM | #1 |
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600/16 Tires
I need new tires for stock 1936 Ford coupe. I was looking at Goodyear deluxe all-weather, I think it is a good lookin tire (white wall) . I would like to know what brand is the best and where to get. Thanks Bill
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01-09-2020, 06:00 PM | #2 |
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Re: 600/16 Tires
I put 600/16 Diamondback Auburn radials on my 40 wagon and it drives like a new car! Since I no longer need to be point judged, I took the bias ply tires off. These look very much like stock tires and am happy with them.
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01-09-2020, 10:56 PM | #3 |
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01-10-2020, 12:35 AM | #4 |
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Phillipswanson, they were cheaper then the 5 Ford Script double wide whitewall bias ply tires I got from Coker (which are no longer being made). I will never use bias ply tires on any of my cars I drive since the wagon was the only one I built to be judged.
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01-10-2020, 07:17 AM | #5 |
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Too bad Coker does not make a double white wall 6.000x16 radial. From looking at their youtube, starting about 3:20, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IsSwmR8bck they just need to apply another layer of whitewall on the inside.
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01-10-2020, 08:16 AM | #6 |
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I will not run bias-ply tires on a car that I will operate on the freeways/interstate at traffic-flow speeds. Safety is a big issue for me - as our old cars are already quite unsafe as compared to everything around us - so I try to improve my handling, braking and wet-weather 'roadability' as much as possible. Once you switch over to a quality radial, you'll never go back to bias ply . . . unless you have a dang good "judging" reason to do so. |
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I've been a huge advocate of the Excelsior Stahl Sport Radials for a couple of years now. DD |
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01-10-2020, 12:57 PM | #8 |
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01-10-2020, 01:07 PM | #10 |
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I run the Auburn's and yes they were, I'd say, very pricey. One thing I noticed is that the spare tire disc is a lot of work to get to fit. I'd buy them again.
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01-10-2020, 11:50 PM | #12 |
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Jeff, I'm wonder what pressure you're running in that spare tire, and have you tried lowering that pressure enough to allow an easier fit of the tire cover?
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