BurkLimited1958 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I have a 1958 Oldsmobile 98 2 door. Im curious as to what the original brand and size was. The spare looks original and its a 900-14 BF Goodrich Silvertown. Just curious as Im going to need a new set and wanted to stay original. Thank you,Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfireelvis Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 That 9.00 x 14 sounds to be correct, for the large cars like the Ninety-Eight, and also if it has air conditioning. Just going by what I know to be the case vis-a-vis the 1962 Oldsmobile full-size models. Not sure if the infamous "Pneumatic" air-suspension would have been a consideration on these cars; would be stunned if any '58s (and I guess it carried over to '59--not sure) still had this great-in-theory-but-not-in-reality idea. The equivalent radial would be a 235/75/14, if that was any consideration as well, though I would be partial to the factory-correct bias-ply. I am guessing that with the '50s cars, you would have the wide whites as opposed to the narrow ones--I could hazard a pretty educated guess, but do not want to be wrong, so if someone could confirm the white-wall width, that would be great. I'm still dreaming of owning a car just like yours, someday, btw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I am sure that Olds did not use a single brand of tire at all of its assembly plants in 1958. Both B.F. goodrich and Uniroyal were popular with GM in 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurkLimited1958 Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the info. I called Wallace Wade tire in Texas. He said his book showed BF Goodrich only for the 58 Olds. And for my car being AC equiped it was a BF Goodrich 900-14 Silvertown. That jives with my original spare which makes me happy. Uniroyal is interesting. I hadnt heard this but worth some research.Thank you. Edited September 26, 2013 by BurkLimited1958 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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