600/16 Tires

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Bill Dewey

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I need new tires for stock 1936 Ford coupe. I was looking at Goodyear deluxe all-weather, I think it is a good lookin tire (white wall) . I would like to know what brand is the best and where to get. Thanks Bill
 
I put 600/16 Diamondback Auburn radials on my 40 wagon and it drives like a new car! Since I no longer need to be point judged, I took the bias ply tires off. These look very much like stock tires and am happy with them.
 
Phillipswanson, they were cheaper then the 5 Ford Script double wide whitewall bias ply tires I got from Coker (which are no longer being made). I will never use bias ply tires on any of my cars I drive since the wagon was the only one I built to be judged.
 
I use Excelsior Stahl Sport Radials on my 32 Cab . . . they are a great tire (though expensive). They have about the best "look" for a radial that I can get . . . but obviously are not bias plys. You pay for them . . . but it is worth it in my mind.

I will not run bias-ply tires on a car that I will operate on the freeways/interstate at traffic-flow speeds. Safety is a big issue for me - as our old cars are already quite unsafe as compared to everything around us - so I try to improve my handling, braking and wet-weather 'roadability' as much as possible.

Once you switch over to a quality radial, you'll never go back to bias ply . . . unless you have a dang good "judging" reason to do so.
 
Bored&Stroked said:
I use Excelsior Stahl Sport Radials on my 32 Cab . . . they are a great tire (though expensive). They have about the best "look" for a radial that I can get . . . but obviously are not bias plys. You pay for them . . . but it is worth it in my mind.
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I've been a huge advocate of the Excelsior Stahl Sport Radials for a couple of years now. DD
 
deuce_roadster said:
I put 600/16 Diamondback Auburn radials on my 40 wagon and it drives like a new car! Since I no longer need to be point judged, I took the bias ply tires off. These look very much like stock tires and am happy with them.
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A friend has these on a '35 Tudor. They look good and ride nice.

Disclaimer* They may not be for everyone's budget.
 
I run the Auburn's and yes they were, I'd say, very pricey. One thing I noticed is that the spare tire disc is a lot of work to get to fit. I'd buy them again.
 
VeryTangled said:
I run the Auburn's and yes they were, I'd say, very pricey. One thing I noticed is that the spare tire disc is a lot of work to get to fit. I'd buy them again.
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Jeff is right on. If you have a spare tire cover it will be a tight fit because the 6.00 x 16 radial tire profile is a tad bigger than bis ply. One solution is to keep a bias ply for the spare and run the radials.

Good observation Jeff an important item to point out.
 
VeryTangled said:
I run the Auburn's and yes they were, I'd say, very pricey. One thing I noticed is that the spare tire disc is a lot of work to get to fit. I'd buy them again.
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Jeff, I'm wonder what pressure you're running in that spare tire, and have you tried lowering that pressure enough to allow an easier fit of the tire cover?
 
JM 35 Sedan said:
Jeff, I'm wonder what pressure you're running in that spare tire, and have you tried lowering that pressure enough to allow an easier fit of the tire cover?
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I tried this on a '35 and it was still a very tight fit for the spare tire cover.

* this is Seth and I just realized I was logged in under my dad's name on his PC.
 
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