Re: Reccomended tires for a 1956 Four Hundred?

Posted by HH56 On 2017/3/28 22:17:48

As to the width of the whitewall I believe there was more or less consensus in another thread not too long ago that there was no set size. It varied by tire manufacturer, by model of tire and by size of the tire.

Looking at a few artist illustrations of 47 cars from the sales brochures it appeared those whitewalls covered approximately half the tire wall. Looking at a few sales brochures of 56 models might give you some ideas of what styling thought was appropriate but overall it depends on what you like.

Diamond Backs have one size which about fits that half wall description. They also offer an extra wide wall which covers a bit more of the sidewall. Randy would have to confirm but it almost looks like his may be the extra wide. Cokers radial offering is 3 1/4 and to me they are both quite pleasing.