| I ran Diamondbacks on my F until 2 years ago when I mounted American Classics. I put ~55,000 miles on my Diamondbacks over 9 years, and felt it was time to replace them, even though they still had good tread. They were a little undersized when I bought them in May 2010, but that was the best size Diamondback could offer. I called James at Diamondback every couple years and his response was always they had tires being beta-tested, or that had none for my application. My Diamondbacks were Vredstein eurospec tires, and the vulcanized whitewalls started to ‘de-vulcanize’ around the outer edges after about 6 years. James advised that the 38 psi I was running them at was too low, and 42-44 psi was more appropriate. They did balance a bit better than the American Classics, but I had no choice but to switch. I’ve run the new American Classics about 10,000 miles over the past 2 years and they’ve driven fine.
Noel Hastalis F coupe. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 10, 2021, at 12:55 PM, Hank Hallowell <Hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oh and they Never Yellow On Mar 10, 2021, at 1:54 PM, Hank Hallowell <Hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes I have a comment. Forget their chart and call them on the phone. They custom make every single tire. If they don’t have it they will make it, plus they will custom apply the whitewall width precisely as it came or as you want it - like my three ring whitewall on my 65 Imperial.
I have 36 cars. Half have Diamond Backs - including the bizarre oversized ambulance tires on my 1960 Rockefeller Ghia Limousine.
Don’t hesitate- do IT! On Mar 10, 2021, at 1:23 PM, John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
i should have said American Classics . Thank you for correction , i did not know they called the junk classics too . that is very misleading imho Sent from my iPhone not by choice I’ve been running tires from Diamondback on my G since 2012, zero issues. Pick your whitewall width, I chose the Coopers, P235/75R15, modern tires with correct whitewall. Straight and true. A distinction, if I have this right, Coker Classics are cheaper and I understand made in Mexico. Coker American Classics are higher priced and made in USA. I have American Classics on an my 55 C69 and my F and H and 8-10 in my view. I have had minor issues with the white walls staying white, they seem to yellow a bit, but then again, so have I on occasion. If you can get Silvertowns (BF Goodrich) in the size you need, they are on par or better; I have their pie crust bias ply (no need to start that conversation again) tires on my ’57 Southampton. M.
agree with Ron totally . Classics are Only way to go . I am surprised Coker keeps making the others . Trailer queen tires.
I Made the same mistake very early on . Since then I have bought 5-6 sets of Classics — no real issues , one tire had a bad whitewall damage / fit to carcass . They replaced it . Look carefully when opening .
I run Michelin high end blackwalls on 15” up , 8 “ rims if expecting to drive it like a 300 though , — always a trade ...
“ successor to blue streaks ”
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On 10 Mar 2021, at 8:26 am, Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For a number of years, I've heard from many people that Coker branded radial
tires were junk. Hard to balance. Failures after a few thousand miles due to
belt separation. Other problems. Coker does sell a line of tires called
American Classics which are very good. I have them on two of my cars and
have been very happy with them. You may be able to get American Classics
from other distributors as well.
Ron
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leslie miklas
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 12:46 AM
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Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} 300 G
I purchased 5 new 235/75 radials from Coker for my 300C. After
installation, the car was "all over the road" as you described. It was
unmanageable.
I pretty much knew it was the tires because the car drove fine before
installation. I took the car to my local tire dealer and he did a run-out
test on their balancer. The tires were all out of round.
To be fair, Coker took the tires back, paid shipping both ways and sent me
a good set. My problem solved !
My tire guy recommended next time ordering Coker tires thru a local
dealer.
A lot of hassle could be eliminated and not for really much more $ if any.
JM
On 03/09/2021 4:39 PM David <dnlook@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi As a new member and owner of a 300 I have many questions. First
I hope I am doing this right? I have a steering problem in that I
can't hardly control the car as it's all over the road. New Coker
radials. Where do I start figuring out the problem? Dave
Nussdorfer
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