aero3113 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 Anyone use them if so how do you like them? Quote
oldmopar Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 I have them on some spare wheels I picked up. I do not like the way them look and would not use them. But they are old maybe new ones look better Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 Had them on a car back in the early 60's. They were ok when the car is sitting still. However, when you're tooling down the highway they sort of flap in the breeze. Quote
JIPJOBXX Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 I have them on 42 and they work fairly well. Would suggest if you buy a set than use some spray glue to hold them in place when you mount them on your tires. I bought my set out of tire outfit down in LA. Cost about 50 dollars for a new set and that includes delivery Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 now it is time like these you buy a 51 Plymouth..they did not come with whitewalls... Quote
windsor8 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 I have had them on my 41 Chrysler since 1975. They looked good and fit tight don't know how they looked going down the highway. I know a guy that is running port-a-walls on radial tires. Quote
Frank Blackstone Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 I took in a tire with a porta wall to the local young mechanic for repair of a flat. He was so impressed with the ingeniousness of the design he walked around his shop for an hour showing his employees. He had never even heard of such a thing. Nice to show the younger generation we did some neat things back in the day . Quote
kevinanderson Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 I've used them with okay success. The trick is getting them down into the bead of the tire far enough. Wonder what that whitewall tire paint I see on Ebay is like. On Youtube, there is a clip of a guy grinding down a tire to a wide whitewall. Quote
Phil Martin Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 Bought a set at a swap meet for $10 Guess I got lucky, put them on radials and they really lay good. Original 50 dodge wheels. They are narrow stripe but looks a lot better than black. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 Don't take this the wrong way. But.........if you are going to buy new tires anyway. Why not just buy whitewall tires in the first place, if that's what you want? If you are buying old style new bias blackwalls, you can pay about $15 or so extra for each tire and get a wide white. If you are buying new radials at the local store, just buy the skinny white walls. They look ok on the old cars too in my opinion. If you buy blackwalls, you still have to pay for the porta walls and install them. So.........there is no real savings involved in my opinion to buy porta walls. Quote
aero3113 Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Posted October 24, 2008 Dont need new tires,when I bought the car last year it had new tires on it, they just have a small white wall. I like the looks of a wide white wall better. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 25, 2008 Report Posted October 25, 2008 Dont need new tires,when I bought the car last year it had new tires on it, they just have a small white wall. I like the looks of a wide white wall better. I use the feel the same as you do. That's why I have wide whites on my coupe now. It's also why I have the bias tires on the 48. Radial wide whites are much more expensive. After owning wide whites and having them on the car for the last 8 or 10 years (two sets of them), I no longer feel that way. During that time I've seen a lot of guys just running the run of the mill skinny modern white wall on their cars, both here and at shows, etc. So........last year I picked up another set of wheels with the intent to put the skinny radial white wall tires on those. Didn't get around to painting them this year, but should next summer. Then I will run those and put the wide whites away for safe keeping. From the picture you posted I think your car looks great just the way it is. Of course, it's your car though. Remember, the more white exposed on the tires the harder it is to keep them clean. Take a look at all the profiles. A lot of guys are running the skinny white walls and they look alright too. At least to me they do. Quote
Young Ed Posted October 27, 2008 Report Posted October 27, 2008 I decided it was wide whites or nothing so I have mine mounted backwards. I like the look for my car. It matches the rest Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Posted November 1, 2008 Quite a few years ago, there was a guy who owned a tire shop here who had a grinding machine to make or widen whitewalls. I took him the 67 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible we had at the time for him to widen the narrow whites on it. Came out pretty good....were in between narrow and wide. Made it look just a little different. You had to be careful about scraping the curb. He said there is more white material under the black than is showing for the narrow white. So they simply grind the black off to get down to that white area. Quote
kevinanderson Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 Check out the clip on Youtube. Guy grinding down to make wide whites. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 Dont need new tires,when I bought the car last year it had new tires on it, they just have a small white wall. I like the looks of a wide white wall better. It is all a matter of preferrance but your car looks sharp with the narrow stripe..it accents your wheels which further compliments your car..wide whites tend to draw your focus to the wheels and keep you there thus taking from your car completely...I have www's on the 54 as they came with the car..they definitely gonna go deep 6.. Quote
Frank Elder Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 Coker tire 423-265-6368 Universal vintage tire 800-233-3827 White wall candy store714-649-2393 Diamond back classics 880-922-1642 These vendors and more are in the back of every Hemming's issue. I have never had the need to look ant farther than that. What I did for mounting was drive around to the Mom&Pop tire shops until I found an oldtimer to mount the tires by hand, well worth the effort just to watch him at work! The franchise shops just don't give a $hit about your concerns, in and out that's our motto! Good hunting! Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 in and out is the way to make money...they care less about your concerns as they really do not pay the overhead...it is just a sign of the times and the way business operates these days..don't like it..move along, you be blocking the counter from the man behind you in line... Quote
Don Coatney Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 When did wide white wall tires first hit the market? Quote
Frank Elder Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 Some of the first tires were all white because they did'nt dye them, the gum from the tree is white in natural state. Maybe all of the sidewall did not get as dirty as the treads and there is your original whitewall..lol..! Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 When did wide white wall tires first hit the market? Don, I am surprised you didn't google the "History of White Wall Tires". Anyway, the wide white tires first came about in the late 20's according to this article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewall_tire Quote
Don Coatney Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 Don' date=' I am surprised you didn't google the "History of White Wall Tires". Anyway, the wide white tires first came about in the late 20's according to this article. [url']http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewall_tire[/url] Norm; Actually I did google such. Guess I should have asked when did Mopar first supply cars with the wide white wall tires. Seems there are a lot of cars running wide white wall tires where they dont belong. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 Norm;Actually I did google such. Guess I should have asked when did Mopar first supply cars with the wide white wall tires. Seems there are a lot of cars running wide white wall tires where they dont belong. Don't really know the answer offhand. That link shows a 38 Chrylser with wide whites. Doesn't say it's the first Chrysler though. Guess I could look in my History of Chrysler book and look for it. Not now though, would probably take awhile. Actually though, since it was a luxury item back in the 20's you could probably find them on any car. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 don't put any white wall on a 51 Plymouth.... Quote
Jim Saraceno Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 As I thumb through the STANDARD CATALOG OF CHRYSLER, I see whitewalls throughout the 30's and even back to the 20's. However I'm not sure all the pictures are year of manufacture photos. As I thumb through my collection of original factory publications (sales, repair, etc.) I see no whitewalls before 1940. Quote
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