Speaking of shipping charges on warranty replacement of tires. Several
years ago, I purchased a set of Diamondbacks for my B, and within a very few
weeks it became apparent that the whitewalls were absorbing oil from the
black parts of the tire, causing the whitewalls to turn brown on their inner
and outer edges. I contacted Diamondback, sent them photos of the tires and
the agreed to replace. However I was told that I had to pay for shipping to
return the bad tires, pay for shipping of the replacement tires(this came to
200.00 for both ways), plus I had to pay again for mounting and balancing
which was another 100.00. As is usual it was the customer who paid for the
mistakes of the vendor. The upside is that the replacement Diamondbacks
have done a good job(I've heard worse horror stories about Coker) and the
whitewalls have held up well....Well I should note that they each have
extremely hard to see color markings on the whitewalls from having
apparently stacked at the factory. These marking(you can actually read the
words "Dayton Thorobred--the name of the tire manufacturer) are from the
back of one tire stacked on the whitewall of another tire. I have found
these markings impossible to remove, as it likely is oil from the rubber
that via osmosis is absorbed into the whitewall of the tire that is was
stacked under or leaned against. I was not interested in paying some 300.00
in replacement costs to return again so did not file another warranty claim.
It is buyer beware with all tire purchases. Ask all the proper warranty
replacement questions before you buy.
Roger Schaaf
300 B, Calyfornua
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan & Roger van Hoy" <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Tires
Diamondback does not make tires. Diamondbacks are blackwall tires of
various manufacture that have a wide whitewall glued [vulcanized] to the
inside by Diamondback.
One person might get trailer tires, another Michelins, yet another some
off-brand tire made overseas. At one time you could specify what tires
you wanted them to use as cores.
I just bought a set of WWW Cokers at the PDX swap meet, and I'm not
thrilled. After three trips to the tire store it was finally discovered
that one tire has a pinhole in the sidewall. In order to get a
replacement fairly soon I have to buy another new tire. [Coker will pay
for shipping.] Then, after Coker receives the defective tire back, they
will determine whether it is indeed defective and whether or not I get a
refund. The tires I bought, 205/ 75R-15 radials, are Hecho en Mexico.
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66
Plymouth, '41 Dodge
----- Original Message -----
From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Tires
The 50's wide white wall tire market is truly well served nowadays;
doesn't Universal also make/sell a WWW, too, or, is that Lester Tire?
What's nice about Diamondbacks, in addition to their correct size, is
that they are actually trailer
tires, which are extremely strong, and have very stiff sidewalls, for
good handling/cornering purposes.
They are rated for 5,000 lbs vehicle weight , iirc, and can maintain
pressure to 50psi.
They handle and ride great at the 40psi that I'm running, now, on them.
Their drawback is that they're only speed-rated to 85MPH (but I've had
them up around 90+ with no problems).
Neil Vedder
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