Agree - buy 5 - the way things are going, you might not be able to
buy another a year from now if you do have a problem. Especially
when you can get a set of 5 for less than the price of 2 Coker or
American Classics.
Six years ago there were plenty of 225/75R14 whitewalls - then they
all went away within a year.
Two years ago there were more than half a dozen 215/75R14 whitewalls
(Hankook H714 - discontinued - replaced by H724; Firestone FR380 -
extinct; Cooper Lifeliner, Cooper Trendsetter SE + Mastercraft /
ElDorado / Multi-Mile, etc variations - extinct; Dunlop SP40 -
extinct; Toyo Extensa AS - now Blackwall only; Michelin XW4 was
blackwall only - now extinct). Now of that group only Hankook H724
survives. Kingstar (made by Hankook) was introduced in 2002, but may
not be readily avail in US.
225/70R14 worse still - Hankook has discontinued the H714 and the
H725 that were available in Narrow White - can't find any whitewalls
still being made and many of the Blackwalls and Raised White Letters
that were available in 2011 are gone too.
For the same reason, I buy a spare and skip the replacement warranty
if its extra cost.
On 3/19/2014 8:11 AM, Mark Lindahl
wrote:
Hi All,
I
bought the Hankook tires and I am very pleased with
them. One suggestion - Do yourself a favor and buy 5
matching tires. They are really inexpensive and
having a matching spare allows for 5 tire rotation
(like the good old days) and also gives you some
insurance in case one of the tires gets damaged beyond
repair.
Regards,
Mark
Lindahl
'63
300 Conv.
They don't look that bad - yes maybe a
bit small if you look close, but I have
found the Hankook H724s to be about all that
is left. And they are sturdy - not thin /
flimsy like a couple of Chinese made tires I
looked at last year and they seem to perform
well and be reasonably priced. Discount Tire
Direct had a rebate sale on eBay that ended
Sunday - also available at reasonable prices
from Amazon, Walmart, Sears, and many
non-specific local tire outlets.
On
3/18/2014 7:38 PM, Rich Barber wrote:
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
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:
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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