Re: Tires/Tyres?

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2012/7/23 9:38:16

The Diamondbacks I got for my Packard were manufactured by Toyo, a big tire producer in Japan. They are originally a truck tire. The Toyo tires are modified by Diamondback to grind off the outer lettering and bond on a wide whitewall.

I am very happy with these tires because:
1. They are radials
2. They are tubeless
3. They look correct on the car
4. They are high quality tires from a reputable manufacturer (not Chinese)

The modern low profile Coker tires I got with the car made the Packard look like a roller skate because the OD was too small. Also the rpm on the freeway was about 10% higher than it should have been. An old Packard came with tall narrow tires, and they just do not look right with anything else in my opinion.