Looking to cut tires in CT
- Thread starter Phatt
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100% regarding horrible tires. Not CT, but I had mine done by K & T Vintage Sports Cars in Bethlehem, PA. Phone # is 484-281-8085.
Owner told me he's called Coker countless times and they just don't care.
Phatt
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Have to agree. I would never buy another coker product. Probably buy a set of new coopers and clean up sidewalls. The coker looks great in a museum… not so much if you actually drive it
. PA bit too much time to go for a set of tires
Kens 36
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I have driven tens of thousands of miles on Coker tires with four Early V-8s, ranging from a '36 Roadster to a '51 Mercury. Very happy with Coker tires.
I realize that many people have complaints, but I'm betting many more are happy with Coker tires and keep buying them
Ken
I realize that many people have complaints, but I'm betting many more are happy with Coker tires and keep buying them
Ken
Phatt
Member
I have 7 sets out there now. All with complaints. Look great and some ok. But the min we change a set to other brands it’s very obvious they are not what they one time were. But glad you had good luck.
32 roadster 48 chevy truck 36 chevy 56 ford pickup and a few more of my customers. Not good. Many don’t realize a tire is bad till they switch. But they still look good at a car show
ford38v8
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i've never seen a new tire manufacturing process, but can only assume that it involves some similar labor intensive operations as does a recap process. Years ago, i did watch the Bruces Tires recap process, and from that, can see why many tires are out of round, out of balance, delaminate. Coker, as I recall, has changed hands, no longer a family business, and all tires today are of inferior rubber quality, as seen in extensive sidewall cracking on almost new tires. I spend quite a bit of time on highways, and see more blowouts on private cars these days, but interestingly, fewer 18 wheeler recap debris on the roadway. I wonder, is there a new law on 18 wheeler recaps?
Ronnieroadster
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Your in luck I just got my front tires Coker bias looking radials trued in Connecticut after being on the front of my roadster for 26,000 miles. The fellow is located in Berlin he dose a lot of circle track type racing with his two kids and builds chassis' etc. Has one of the older machines that cuts the rubber and then uses a grinder to blend things out. He works after hours at his large shop in his back yard on this hobby stuff very reasonable price per tire. He has a full time day job nice guy to work with.
Did my front tires because no new tires are available until late October so I get to use them for the rest of the season till the snow starts falling.
Send me a PM and I will get you the contact information.
Ronnieroadster
Phatt
Member
Well having been oversize heavy hauler for many years it just doesn’t pay to run caps. If you blow a tire its 4-12 hours or more wait time. Than a hefty bill
Better off biting the bullet putting new virgin rubber on. Guess if your running scrap yards or piers caps better choice.
Farley's34
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Try Diamondback instead of Coker. Their pie crust radials have been great!
The shame of it is they know full well of the problem. For giggles, talk to a rep at the next car show they are at. They go into a full blown routine of making more excuses than someone going to jail to what the reason is. As you can imagine, it's never their tires.
When you get them shaved, the proof is in the pudding. The cutter doesn't move. It only takes off the high parts of the "round" tire.
What I understand, their molds are old/worn and they do not want to spend the money to make new ones.
Hopefully they will so they can be proud of their product.
When you get them shaved, the proof is in the pudding. The cutter doesn't move. It only takes off the high parts of the "round" tire.
What I understand, their molds are old/worn and they do not want to spend the money to make new ones.
Hopefully they will so they can be proud of their product.
tubman
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Unfortunately, that would probably drive repop prices into the stratosphere.
Not sure. They are still making new bias and radials with a bias ply look , so they can do it if they want to. I just don't think they care enough and will deal with the customers who care enough to call them after purchase.
I recall someone from Bob Drake saying that if they got more than 20% returns or complaints on a product, that was the tipping point of fixing the issue. Under that, they would just deal with it.