Porta Wall WW Tire Attachments ??

[55 Fargo]

Hi, is anyone currently using porta wall white walls on there tires, if so are they decent, and how do they install...Thanx Fred

[JIPJOBXX]

I installed them and it took quit an effort to put them on but I think well worth the time. I had a professional tire shop install them but the main thing is to use a spray glue to hold them in place. The mechanic had a heck of a time getting them to stay seated while installing them using a tire machine but after I just lifted them up and spray them with the glue and I have not had any problems with them sence. I have had them on my car for almost four years now also!

[55 Fargo]

Thanx Jon, I have read they don't install well on radials, guess the glue is what helps in your case. I know I won't be buying Cokers for a long time, I do need tires, but am going with cheaper tires, that will be blackwall.........Fred

[kevinanderson]

I know this thread is about ports walls Z, but I painted mine using Fusion spray paint for plastic. Seem to be holding up to sidewall flexing.

[Frank Elder]

If I have to glue my white walls on, I think a pass is in order. If it works for you Fred, more power to you.

[greg g]

Used to mount them way back when at a dealership, They were just pinched between the tire and the rim upon inflating the tire.

[Frank Elder]

How do they hold up Greg, I always think they look hokey.

Edited October 30, 2010 by FRANKIE47

[pflaming]

Put them on Dad's pickup, my 'school car' back in the 50's. Did not use any glue, they were ok but did not like to be driven in snow, it forced them away from the tires, maybe glue would have solved that.

[JIPJOBXX]

Mine

[BobT-47P15]

I put on some of those whitewall rings back in the late 50s and early

60s. Back then, the corner filling station let me use their jack, their

4 way lug wrench and their manual tire changer machine to do my own.

I don't think that would happen nowadays.

After deflating the tire, breaking the bead loose, and positioning the ring,

I would begin re-inflating the tire, little at a time. Then tapped the ring

all around with a rubber mallet to make sure it was seating good.

If it didn't do right, would have to deflate and start again. When it

looked right, finished airing up the tire.

Never really had any problems with the ones I did.

Did not need to use glue.

There used to be different qualities of rings, some were thicker and

heavier than others. Don't know what the choices are today.

As the white stripes on real tires got narrower, the rings also got

narrower. Eventually, you could buy a ring that had black, then a

narrow white stripe.

Back then, there were no radial tires, only bias ply.

In the late 70s, I put some 4 inch wide portawalls on radial tires on a 1970

Buick Riviera. Looked cool, but they wouldn't stay good due to flexing of

the sidewalls and the car being driven at a higher speed.

Edited October 30, 2010 by BobT-47P15

[Frank Elder]

So, no glue, I see how they work now.

[55 Fargo]

Thanx everyone for their input. It has come to my attention, that these Porta Wall WW, work best on Bias ply tires, because there outside edges are flat compared to modern radial tires. I ain't gonna go with Bias ply tires anytime soon...........Fred

[BobT-47P15]

Fred, they might actually work on radials on an old car like ours.

You won't be driving at high speeds like 70 mph for an extended time.

Some of those rings actually have a little curvature to them.

[Don Coatney]

Fred, they might actually work on radials on an old car like ours.

You won't be driving at high speeds like 70 mph for an extended time.

Some of those rings actually have a little curvature to them.

I have made many trips where I drive at 70 and above for extended periods of time in my P-15.

[55 Fargo]

I have made many trips where I drive at 70 and above for extended periods of time in my P-15.

Don, you better not put these on:rolleyes:, your drivin way too fast for these 1950s ad-dons:cool:...........LOL

[BobT-47P15]

I have made many trips where I drive at 70 and above for extended periods of time in my P-15.

True, Don. Your car is an exception to the rule, compared to mine, for

example. Mine likes to run at about 50 or 55 mph.

[Plymouthy Adams]

don't get me wrong, like the old cars with the flatheads..but most folks will not drive them at interstate speed..and as we all know we often have to go by means of interstate..I saw a bunch of older cars spread out over the interstate one time going to a show..was lucky to be doing 40-45 on interstate..very dangerous..like a boat anchor with a steering wheel..when moving this slow you need a pilot car..

[suntennis]

I checked with a dealer of porta-walls and he said they work fine on bias ply tires, but did not reccomend them for a radial 215 and smaller.