Re: [Chrysler300] 8.00 x 15 Goodyears & radial tires on old rims.

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This needs to be posted to our Club Web Page. mMaybe in a FAQ area. 
Some of these more popular questions that we discuss for weeks every 
year or so could be easily referred to by the Electronic Committee.

Thanks Rich for getting this response.

Ray

On Feb 8, 2007, at 7:50 PM, Rich Barber wrote:

> Below is a series of communications with John Kelsey of Kelsey Tires
> regarding 8.00x15 Goodyears (not available) and the issue of radial 
> tires
> mounted on old rims.  I found his comments to be credible and 
> enlightening.
>
> C-300'ly,
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
> 1955 Chrysler C-300 (still running on those good old Remington L-78's.)
>
> ________________________________________
> From: John Kelsey [mailto:kelsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:46 AM
> To: 'Rich Barber'
> Subject: RE: 8.00 x 15 Goodyears
>
> Mr. Barber,
>
>       Please feel free to post to the site.  I will be happy to answer 
> any
> questions which will, or may, arise.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kelsey
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Rich Barber [mailto:c300@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:33 PM
> To: 'John Kelsey'
> Subject: RE: 8.00 x 15 Goodyears
>
> John:
>
> Thank you for your thoughtful and candid response.  May I have your
> permission to post your response on the Chrysler 300 Club, Int’l 
> website? 
> These issues come up about annually.
>
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
>
> ________________________________________
> From: John Kelsey [mailto:kelsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:10 PM
> To: 'Rich Barber'
> Subject: RE: 8.00 x 15 Goodyears
>
> Mr. Barber,
>
>       The molds you have mentioned are unfortunately destroyed.  Wish 
> the
> news were better on that point.  The radial in the 225/75 – R15 would 
> be
> quite useable on your car.  The radial and non – radial rim debate does
> exist.  Perhaps a look at a different context will set that aside.  
> When
> radials first came along for installation on American cars, especially 
> in
> the aftermarket, the average age of the American vehicle fleet was 8.2
> years.  Consequently many people wanted to try the new tire technology 
> but
> certainly did not want to change rims as well.  In retail operations 
> at the
> time, across the country, we made these installations by the thousands 
> on a
> daily basis.
>
>      Rim failure was not a problem.  Did I ever see a rim fail.  
> Certainly,
> especially on contractor pickups fitted with some of the new 
> aftermarket
> white spoke wheels which were not engineered correctly and allowed too 
> much
> center spoke flex relative to the rim.  At that time the spokes were 
> not
> welded in such a manner that a full 360 degree contact was made with 
> the
> rim.  The loaded capacity of the vehicle was causing the center flex
> failure.  This I might add was happening whether the tire was radial or
> bias.  I did not experience a radial failure on a conventional steel 
> wheel
> or wire wheel.  Especially if you know the history of your wheels, i. 
> e. not
> being exposed to fire etc., you will do just fine with the radial
> application.  Just be sure and use an appropriate radial tube and 
> cover the
> heads of your spokes with a  material which does not have any fabric or
> filament as part of it’s composition. A simple material is the old 
> plastic
> electricians’ tape which we have used for many years.  I have wire 
> wheel and
> tire assemblies which have had this combination for 20 or more years.  
> Please let us know if we may be of further assistance.  Thank you for
> thinking Goodyear.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kelsey
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Rich Barber [mailto:c300@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 4:33 PM
> To: kelsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 8.00 x 15 Goodyears
>
> I realize it is an old, and probably dead issue.  But, here goes 
> anyway.
>
> Early Chrysler 300’s and New Yorkers came with 8.00 X 15 Goodyears—the 
> 300’s
> with belted/bias BlueStreak nylon high-speed racing tires.  I see you 
> have
> resurrected Goodyear Deluxe Super Cushion molds up through 7.60 X 15.  
> Is
> there any chance you also have access to the 8.00 x 15 Goodyear molds 
> in the
> Deluxe Super Cushion or Super Cushion design?  I believe they had 3” 
> WSW.
>
> I also realize your 225/75R15 with 3” WSW is a reasonable replacement,
> size-wise.  There is some concern over putting radials on the old 
> 5-inch
> wide x 15” steel dish or wire wheels.  Do you have an opinion on this?
>
> Rich Barber
>
>
>
>
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