Re: [Chrysler300] Diamond Back Tires

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good point, Richard.  That's one of the best features of the Diamond 
Backs.  They give you any width of whitewall you need because they are 
all essentially custom.  As with their other offerings, I believe these 
will all be produced in Thailand as blackwalls, and then have the 
correct width whitewall vulcanized on at the US plant to fit the order.

I know they will be making stock runs of certain common widths like 
2-1/2", but any width can be ordered and quickly produced.

A side note here is that they Diamond Back says there is not a tire 
builder in the US with the modern equipment to match what the Thais put 
out in quality.  I guess I can't attest to that fact, but when you hear 
Bill Chapman explain it to you, you believe he knows what he's talking 
about.

Keith

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On 1/18/2013 12:16 AM, Rich Barber wrote:
>
> Keith:
>
> Thanks for keeping us posted. Are you discussing variable sidewall width?
> My '64K needs 1" WSW's. Diamond Back seems pretty flexible on WSW widths,
> but it would be good to bring up this point early in the design stage.
>
> Rich Barber
>
> Brentwood, CA
>
> C-300, 2-300K's
>
> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> 
> [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:20 PM
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> Subject: [Chrysler300] Diamond Back Tires
>
> I know many of us are waiting for the long anticipated arrival of the 
> right
> size Diamond Back tires for our 14" wheel 300 iron.
>
> I talked to them today to see where things are at, and it looks like the
> schedule is pretty much as anticipated last fall. The 235-75R14 will 
> either
> be available, or a definitive schedule is expected to be assured, sometime
> the middle of this coming summer.
>
> There are a few different 14" sizes he is getting prepared to run, and I
> assured him that the big fat ones we need are probably more sorely needed
> than any other in the collector hobby. They will try to get on these 
> first,
> and then move on to the next sizes.
>
> Keith Boonstra
>
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