Guest davidc1966 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Good Evening all, have a few questions for you. Getting ready to put tires on my 49 Super. I am a bit torn on whether I should buy the Coker tires. Was wondering what your experience has been with them. Also, the car calls for 225/75/15 tires, but was wondering if I would get any benefit by going up a size bigger to 235/75/15? Or would going with a 70 series tire be better? Is there a tire out there that is better to go with from a size and/or brand standpoint? Any information is greatly appreciated in helping me make my decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Buick Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Stick with bias-ply, and call Lukas Tire in Long Beach, CA. Get General brand if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Your car actually calls for 7.60 x 15 tires. Don't know who gave you the wrong info. It will steer much better with the correct bias-ply tires and it will look better.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The Coker 8.20 X 15's on my '60 Electra are one step oversize and the whitewalls are wider than original. They are the second set. The first set of the same were replaced after 10 years and about 12,000 miles of driving; about $90 per year year when you figure the cost.My '64 Riviera got a new set of Coker 7.10 X 15's in narrow white way longer ago than I want to admit. I have hardly driven the car. They look great and perform well. I will probably replace them with the same. My '48 Packard came with a two year old set of Coker H78 X 15 biased. They look good and the car drives very well on them. Somewhere in the early 2020's I will probably replace them with Coker Firestones. I think it is a 7.60 X 15 car. Summitt Racing has the best pricing. The cost is lower and they provide free shipping on the orders over $100. On the old cars the aspect ratio and the shoulder design mean the most to me. If they don't look right I notice every single time I walk up to the car. The cars I have were expensive new. The dealer had to ply $2500 out of someone's tight fist to sell that Packard. The biased tires performed just fine back then. Even on today's roads, as our national infrastructure sinks into third world status due to strict laws defining capital and maintenance funding, biased tires do just fine for me. Now, can you guess who spent 5 hours on the New York State Thruway yesterday?Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Try driving across Northern Ohio and Indiana if you want to see long neglected sections of interstate. Even PA roads are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Holey Toledo!B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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