RE: [Chrysler300] Goodyear Blue Streak tire

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Amen to the unavailability of a nice, safe, P225/75R14 tire with a good
reputation and at a reasonable price.  I've spent too many hours searching.

 

I put a set of the Hankook's described below from America's Tire on our '64
300K conv.  They were reasonably priced, made by our friends in South Korea,
ride fine, have near to the OEM WSW width but do look just a little
undersized if one is studying that.  Pictures are attached and available to
others on request.  I had to get new tires on the car and see this as biding
time, safely and at a reasonable cost ($345.78 for four-last may!)

 

On the Blue Streak subject, I purchased a great pair of 8.00 x 15 Blue
Streaks from a member, knowing the 1" WSW was not correct for our '55 C-300
and the size was not correct for the H or J.  7.60 x 15's seem a little
wimpy on the H & J after seeing up to 9.00's on previous 300's.

 

I bought the Blue Streaks to study their markings and dimensions.  I have
not been able to determine any vehicle that was originally equipped with
8.00 x 15's with the 1" WSW.  It appears they were the updated style of WSW
for the exact size replacement on earlier cars.  Lucas says they sell a lot
of 8.00x15's to Caddy owners.  Lucas did market a General Dual 90 with 3"
WSW in 8.00x15, but it seems to have disappeared from their catalog.

 

BTW, our '55 C-300 turned 59 yesterday, on St. Patrick's day-at least by the
SO of 0317.  The big six-oh is coming up fast

 

 

C300K'ly,

Rich Barber

Brentwood, CA

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Edward Mills Antique Tractors
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:38 PM
To: Paul Holmgren; 'Chrysler300'
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Goodyear Blue Streak tire

 

  

Nothing really out there in big 14's other than Bias Reproductions, Coker or
American Classics - period - end of sentence!!!!!

Biggest current "production" grade tire is Hankook H724 in P215/75R14 Narrow
Whitewall. Its a good tire and may have the load capacity at 1664 lbs max
but its small at 26.7" OD and radials sit low anyway. 

The typical 8.50/8.55-14 was 28.2 to 28.3" OD and was rated at 1265 lb at 24
psi. Supposedly typical was to add at least 4psi for more than 3 passengers
or high (70 mph) speed. But no one I know ran that low - more like 30-32
psi. 

The typical 9.00/8.85-14 was 28.7 to 28.8" OD and was rated at 1355 lb at 24
psi.

American Classic P235/75R14 shows 27.87" OD which is still small OD with a
max load of 1930 psi

Best diameter match (sacrilege) is to go with a P225/75R15 (typical 28.3"
OD) or a P235/75R15 (typical 28.9" OD).




On 3/18/2014 4:04 PM, Paul Holmgren wrote:

  

From: John Grady  <mailto:jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

To: 'MARK HOPKINS'  <mailto:m.hopkins@xxxxxxx> <m.hopkins@xxxxxxx>;
'retromobilia'  <mailto:retromobilia@xxxxxxxxxxx> <retromobilia@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Cc: 'Chrysler300'  <mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Michael Moore'  <mailto:mmoore8425@xxxxxxx>
<mmoore8425@xxxxxxx> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Goodyear Blue Streak tire


Remember Atlas Bukies? (Bucron) they were really good in that time frame for
street drag racing. Not sure what they were,  construction wise, but they
really grabbed the street; Blue Steaks were thought of as Cadillac tires, as
in big hat no cattle, but also known for top end safety, as in 300 letter
car . big $ back then, seldom seen on street drag cars...

Rob Kern had posted about American Classics being the best bet for 14"
tires...as on Nov of 2013.  After a bad trip with Cokers. 

Any comments on that? looking to buy a set for 300c and 300f




  _____  



AH, Atlas Bucrons, I remember those well and fondly.
Somewhere somehow I ended up with a pair of 9.00x14 Bucrons back
in the mid 70's after I rebuilt the motor in my 300 C.
Around my area we knew them as real nice 'cheater slicks'
 
Excellent traction, real grip. Really made a difference on a superb
dragstrip
surface.   (Indy Raceway Park)   :-)

About 1976 my racing partner and I ended up working behind the scenes
at the US Nationals to raise some racing $$. One of the big car teams left
behind some liquid traction compound. WE 'played' with it a little at home
one day. At the time my buddy was driving a 57 Nomad that we installed
a fresh (shade tree job) motor in. We ended up with a manual tranny in it,
hydrolic clutch too.
He splashed some of that stuff under the tires and tried it out on the
street. We were not allowed to use the stuff in the class we were racing.

So, a voice was heard to say, let a real car try that! 

I had the Bucrons on the back of my 300C and between those and the traction
compound stuff I really laid down some marks. A Full trip around the block
and
the tires were still picking up all the loose pebbles on the road.
   
Paul Holmgren 

2 57 300-C's in Indy
CPUs run on smoke. I know this because when the smoke comes out, it stops
working.

 

 





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