Re: Tire Shopping for a '54 Clipper

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2015/4/19 12:02:02

OK Back to this,

To the tune of Red Green poetry:

It is Spring.
I am fine. My tires are fine,
but some of the air is showing through.
Guess I needed more than 10 psi to drive fast.
Cracks are now show on OUTSIDE walls,
making me more nervous,
and scaring would-be passengers.
(Felt more secure when I couldn't see cracks.)

New tires $1000 a set.
For a 61-year-old car that needs some other stuff.
Not likely.

Some ideas come to mind following search.


Low end:
Lucas "Sierra" radial blems. (Brown spots on 1.5" white walls): $86
225 75 15

Middle end:
Lucas "General": bias ply. 3" ww $186 (top of my budget)
760 15 (right spec for car)

High end
American Classic, Coker, Diamond Back: Priceless.

Earl's Tires: Used. Guaranteed to hold air for a while: Make offer.
Set of 4 guaranteed mostly same size and "will fit".

Interesting:
L 78-15 Cooper Bias Plys say: "Replaces 9.15-15"
Never heard of that size.

I am going back in the house and read seed catalogs.

Write if you have a brainstorm (about tires not gardening).

Thanks.