White wall tire places 2014

[olds34dude]

I would also recommend the Hankook tires. I bought a set for my modified '37, and they are excellent.  I bought 235-75-15 a year and a half or so ago and should have bought a smaller (225) size. I had a problem with front clearance only in a rare turning dip situation, so I bought a pair of 215 's at a swap meet and have now ordered a set of 225s'; I would have ordered a pair but I had 80k Mileage Plus II's which I can't get now, I wanted to have all the same model and found the Hankook Optimo on line , 70k rated and I think 640 A B. Also this way I have a full set of one size for future or to sell. I took of the fronts at less than 500 miles and the rears have been on for probably 2500 miles at most  These are probably the last w/w I will buy, they are getting very hard to find, more 215's are available and 235 being a truck size are out there  but for some reason the 225 is harder to find; I'd say stock up now but the radial tires of today don't have the shelf life of the old bias ones, as for the Hankook, high quality, quiet, smooth, and available for $ on par with lesser quality tires. D Varney

[smilasm]

Are there wide white Hankook tires 225 75 15?

[76eldo]

No, they don't have a wide white.

Tires really have an impact on the quality of the ride and the feel of the car.

I don't have any personal experience with the American Classic's by Coker, but there is a set of Diamond Back Classics on my 60 Convertible that were installed before I got it, and that car rides like a dream on those.  The whitewalls are nice and white and the car runs and tracks great.

Ever try blackwall tires with Port-a-Walls?                         http://www.portawallshop.com/

http://www.portawallshop.com/customer%20review.htm

Might be worth a try...

Brian

[Jay Friedman]

Can anyone who bought 235 x 15 Han Kook whitewall tires tell me which model of HK tires they bought?  My local Discount tire dealer's web site lists them by model, Han Kook Optima, Han Kook Ventus, etc, so it's hard for me to look them up before going over there to see them. 

[R Schroeder]

I think your better off going over and looking at them, and getting the info.
Hankook has changed there line up, and looking at the site, they don't even show the one I bought anymore.

I thought I saw that Walmart was selling them too. Our local car wash, and oil change place even sells them. Pretty popular tire.

Roy

[35-709]

There are several 235-15 Hankook tires, but only one 235-75R15 whitewall Hankook tire, the Optima.

[olds34dude]

yes Geoff, near as I can figure the Optimo 724 is the only whitewall they have now as they have apparently discontinued the Mileage Plus II that I had; the Plus II was an 80k tire and the 724 is 70k, my new set arrived today from Discount Tire Direct and I note that the ww measures 5/8" and the Plus II was 11/16. I'm taking the wheels and tires in tomorrow for mounting, then I'll have the four 235-75-15 to decide what to do with.


about the port-a-walls, I think either they are not available for radials or they are at least not the same as for a bias tire.
dave v

[mgbeda]

The sellers do say porta-walls are not for radial tires.  Something about the sidewall flexing too much.   But I've seen (on the internet) people putting them on PT cruisers and Beetles.  I don't know if they stay put in the long term.

-mB

[66 Eldo]

I have done a lot of research on this because my 5 old cars take 15" white stripe tires.

I had a set of Hankook Optima 724 (or 721s?) on a 64 Lincoln. Good tire overall. No Complaints

On my 66 Eldorado, I have a set of Cooper Trendsetters. Very smooth, quiet and crisp steering.  Also, not a lot of writing on the sidewall. This is a pet-peeve of mine. Some tires sidewalls have so much writing on them its distracting.

Also check out Mastercraft Tires - made by Cooper

As of a couple of years ago, Hercules  and Toyo made touring tires with white stripes in the 225 and 235 - 15 sizes. 

[txturbo]

Just about any tire smaller than 16" is getting expensive due to demand dropping off. Most car manufacturers don't use those sizes anymore. These days it's cheaper to buy 18-20" tires.

[JerRita]

I got Hancooks 225/75/15 whites for the 91 brougham last year for 87.00 wholesale through my friend They look and ride well but seem to be wearing fast