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Tires for a 1965

Started by CadillacTom, July 04, 2025, 10:02:32 AM

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CadillacTom

Has anyone used SURETRAC tires on their car? I have a 1965 De Ville and I'm
looking for a set of 235/75R15 1.5" whitewalls. Any experiences with this brand?
Tom

Big Fins

I put them on a 1969 Fleetwood. I bought them through Amazon. The only thing I had a complaint about was the whitewalls would darken from bleed through. They would clean right up, but every time you washed the car, the whitewalls had to be scrubbed.
Current:
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue Fire Mist with white interior and top. (Misty Blue)

Past and much missed:
1977 Brougham de Elegance
1976 Eldorado Convertible
1972 Fleetwood Brougham
1971 Sedan de Ville
1970 de Ville Convertible
1969 Fleetwood Brougham
1969 Sedan de Ville
1959 Sedan deVille

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

Had several sets of Suretracs installed on different cars. Nothing wrong performance wise, but very difficult to keep the whitewalls white as mentioned above. However, I will say that on the last set I installed two years ago on a '76 ELC, it issue was far less pronounced so maybe they've improved since my first experience with them four years earlier.
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Jon S

My son has them on his car. Whitewalls constantly turn brown. He's tried everything - the brown bleeds from the inside.
Jon

1958 Cadillac Sedan De Ville
1973 Lincoln Continental Coupe
1981 Corvette
2004 Mustang GT

Big Fins

Great tires! Smooth riding, quiet, held the road great in the rain, just the complaint about the whitewalls and it seems to be across the board with them.

I have Vogue tires now on my '76 ELC and while not near as bad as the Suretracs, it has to be in the layering of the rubber compounds when the tires are manufactured. It is still annoying though.
Current:
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue Fire Mist with white interior and top. (Misty Blue)

Past and much missed:
1977 Brougham de Elegance
1976 Eldorado Convertible
1972 Fleetwood Brougham
1971 Sedan de Ville
1970 de Ville Convertible
1969 Fleetwood Brougham
1969 Sedan de Ville
1959 Sedan deVille