600-16 tires where to buy Model A

[Gary WA]

Besides Coker,Lucas, Universal etc are there any other sources for inexpensive 600-16 bias ply tires? thanks

[Rock Hornbuckle]

universaltire.com

[ckulchar]

I wouldn't buy from Lucas.

Originally Posted by Gary WA

Besides Coker,Lucas, Universal etc are there any other sources for inexpensive 600-16 bias ply tires? thanks

[son of 19]

check out graiglist item #3807953964 charlotte nc

[Ross/Kzoo]

Originally Posted by ckulchar

I wouldn't buy from Lucas.

Why is that?

[son of 19]

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sorry about the spelling. craiglist.

[Special Coupe Frank]

The only source for any 16" bias-ply car tires are antique tire mfrs / merchants.

I've been scouring the web for about a year now, looking for tires for my 1941 De Soto (6.50 - 16) and my '50 Studebaker truck (7.50 - 16), and the only source for the car tires are folks like Universal and Coker (the tire offerigns are the same)... you might catch a price break ordering their tires through Summit Racing or JEGS, but they just aren't cheap anymore.



I've been getting my antique tires from Universal for about 15 years now. Their prices are as good as anybody's and their service has been very good.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Gary WA

Besides Coker,Lucas, Universal etc are there any other sources for inexpensive 600-16 bias ply tires? thanks

Mr. G, Dog here,
"INEXPENSIVE"! HAAH! Ol' Bill took 'em his 16" wheels & new tubes & bought 4 Coker Classsics, blackwalls. Cost the poor dude $671.00 plus change, "out the door"! NOT a "FUZZY" feelin'
Needless to say, but we runnin' an oooold Lester tire fur a spare. It's really ooold, but it's soft & NO cracks. It says on the tire in raised letters, "ONLY TO BE USED ON CARS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1948"! Yes, we put the valve stem goody at the top & put the WARNING letters at the top too! FUN STUFF! Doesn't take much to entertain us, more fun than bendin' cotter keys "JUST RIGHT"! Buster T.

[Gary WA]

Originally Posted by Special Coupe Frank

The only source for any 16" bias-ply car tires are antique tire mfrs / merchants.

I've been scouring the web for about a year now, looking for tires for my 1941 De Soto (6.50 - 16) and my '50 Studebaker truck (7.50 - 16), and the only source for the car tires are folks like Universal and Coker (the tire offerigns are the same)... you might catch a price break ordering their tires through Summit Racing or JEGS, but they just aren't cheap anymore.



I've been getting my antique tires from Universal for about 15 years now. Their prices are as good as anybody's and their service has been very good.

universal has lesters for 147.00 may have to go for it. thanks.

[Gary WA]

Originally Posted by son of 19

check out graiglist item #3807953964 charlotte nc

nice set of tires 6 @ 2000.00 with wheels thanks just need four blackwall. thanks for the info.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Gary WA

universal has lesters for 147.00 may have to go for it. thanks.

Dog here, I'm NOT a salesman for LESTER, jis' tellin'you--------Buster T,

[Gary WA]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

Gary check out your local Farm & Fleet, Tractor Supply, Farm King and those type of stores.

A number of older farm implements run these tires. That's where my 650-16's on our '36 Ford came from they aren't too bad of a tire.

do you know what brand and are they bias ply or radial type,thanks for the info.

[Special Coupe Frank]

Make sure they are rated for "highway use"... some ag tires are for "off-road use only"...

Also beware of using a tire with construction heavier than 4 plys... 6 ply or heavier tires are for really heavy cars or trucks...

In the case of the 7.50 x 16 tires for my Studebaker truck, I did find sources other than Universal / Coker... I found them in brands such as STA, Tornel, and Greenball (???), but they still ran about $150/casing... and those are 6 or 8-ply truck tires that I wouldn't want to run on a car...

You might get lucky and find someone in your local classifieds, penny-shopper, Craigslist, etc. wanting to unload some 16" "take-offs" at a reasonable price...

[asapguy]

Gary check with Les Schwab. I sold a 50 Dodge PU to a local guy a few months back & it needed two tires, they were 600-16s. He bought two from Les Schwab & said they were very reasonable. We may come over to Whidbey on Sat.

[ronn]

Thought Coker owned Lucas, or was that just a wives tale....?

[john in illinois]

Diamondback sells a nice 600-16 replacement size. Black wall with no lettering or white wall.

http://www.dbtires.com/

John

[Special Coupe Frank]

Originally Posted by john in illinois

Diamondback sells a nice 600-16 replacement size. Black wall with no lettering or white wall.

http://www.dbtires.com/

John

Yes, that tire is an "antique"-sized radial, intended to be a direct-size replacement for a 6.00x16 bias-ply. It looks nice, but goes for $209 each, BW.

Page 23 of their current catalog.

[gwhite]

Check out Goodyears available thru Kelsey Tire (among others). I've heard nothing but good things about them and their Deluxe All-Weather tires match tread and sidewall designs from the mid 30's through the 1940's. They're available in white or blackwall designs.

[luckyal]

Why did you eliminate all your original post suppliers ?
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[Gary WA]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

I don't have the truck at home today, I'll have to run down to the other garage and check. They ARE bias ply type tires not radials, so they ride a little bumpy for a short while if the trucks been sitting a while. Seems like the brand name was 'PowerMaster' going by memory. Had them for probably ten years or so, don't recall the cost. At that time they were a lot cheaper than the antique car tire dealers and seem to be pretty decent tires.

thanks