Wide Whites

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maineguy

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Right now I have bias wide whites on my '51 Victoria, wheels and tires are 6.70/15. Coker bias looking radials in this size only have a 2 3/4 inch w/w. I'd like something at least 3 inches wide and that means going to 205/75 R15 or 235/75 R15. Has anyone done this on their shoebox, using the stock 6.70/15 rims? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 
205/75 R15 is the widest you can go on the rear for a Shoebox with stock wheels. The reason is fender panel clearance. I have that size on my 50 Coupe.
 
I've seen tires as large as 215x75X 15 on the back of a shoebox. Just make sure your rims are at least 5" wide
 
If you check the size comparison chart on Cokers' website, I think the 205/75r15 is the one that matches 6.70-15. Do you think you can tell the difference between 2 3/4" and 3" from more than ten feet away? I dont think I could. But then again, Im not a WWW guy.... Mark
 
I have Coker American Classics on my '50 Sedan. They are 205/75R15 with a 2 1/2" whitewall. They run smooth and look great. Pat

 
Pat,
Thanks for posting the pic of your car. I can't decide whether to go with the Cokers like yours or Diamond Back which I can get with a 3" w/w. It seems the debate over Cokers vs Diamond Back is never ending.
Bob
 
Bob, I know what you mean!

I have seen wide whites on some of the shoebox Fords that look too wide for my liking. But, you know what they say....Different strokes for..... Anyway, good luck!

Pat
 
At 30k I have plenty of tread left but whitewalls don't clean up as nice. I'm tempted to replace with blackwalls like 90% of the shoeboxes were equipped with when new.
 
Ford Freak said:
I think the www's on Pat's car are perfect for a '49 - '51 . BTW - nice car Pat ![/QUOTE


Thanks F.F.!

Probably, If I didn't have the fender skirts and lowered about an inch, the blackwalls would look good also. These American Classic tires have about 10K miles on them and still look like new. I have only cleaned with whitewall cleaner about 1 or 2 times in 5 years. They are staying very white...so far.

Pat
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Here's a 3 1/4" white wall on my 56 Ford.
The blue color is the protection, that I haven't cleaned off
These are made on the west coast the same as Diamond Back's.
That is, they're vulcanized on
 

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Pat/Ohio said:
Ford Freak said:
I think the www's on Pat's car are perfect for a '49 - '51 . BTW - nice car Pat ![/QUOTE


Thanks F.F.!

Probably, If I didn't have the fender skirts and lowered about an inch, the blackwalls would look good also. These American Classic tires have about 10K miles on them and still look like new. I have only cleaned with whitewall cleaner about 1 or 2 times in 5 years. They are staying very white...so far.

Pat
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I think it sits (it's stance) just right !:)
A fellow down the road from me has one for sale . Hmmmmm............
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Kahuna said:
Here's a 3 1/4" white wall on my 56 Ford.
The blue color is the protection, that I haven't cleaned off
These are made on the west coast the same as Diamond Back's.
That is, they're vulcanized on
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Where can I get a set of these? I am on the left coast.
 
Here's a BF Goodrich Silvertown 7:60x15 tubeless 15 inch tire from Coker with a 3 1/4 in. white wall. Rim is 15 x6 with 4 inch back space. Remember, 15x6 is the measurement from bead lock to bead lock on the rim. The actual measurement of the rim from outside edge to edge is 7 inches. So, when someone says they are using a 15x5 rim the actual width of the rim is 6 in. I know you didn't ask for opinions but a 3 in. white wall looks too wide on a shoebox. Big cars like 49-51 Mercs and Lincolns could get away with using them.
 

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