Diamond Back Tires

[kings32]

Has anyone had Diamond back Classic Radial tires . Thinking about putting on a 1959 Chevy ,The car is going to be used for touring . Want to use radial tires . Kings32

[Guest]

Go back to AACA Home and do a search for diamondback radials, there are already 119 posts about them.

[Guest rb1949]

I was going to advise same as above.

[John_S_in_Penna]

I'll answer Mr. King directly:  I have had 

Diamondback Classic radials on my 1978 Lincoln

for 10 years.  I got them because Diamondback can

duplicate any whitewall width and pattern you need,

and Lincoln's original tires had a dual-stripe whitewall.

 

At that time, and maybe now also, you could choose

from a few different brands to have the whitewalls

adhered to.  I chose Firestone, because Ford products

originally had that brand, and it was a clean-looking

sidewall.  Firestones were about $200 each 10 years ago.

I have been very satisfied with my tires.

 

Another source, of which I learned later, is

Calli Tire and Wheel in California.  Though I haven't

used them myself, the Gettysburg Region A.A.C.A.

reprinted an article about them in their July-August 2015 newsletter.

Calli Tire can be reached at 1-800-678-4992.

Edited February 18, 2017 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[Marty Roth]

Having previously spoken with KINGS32,

 

I also share my positive results with Diamondback products - but with one caveat - notable for any brand of radial tire:

 

If you plan to use a tube inside a radial tire, the vulcanized paper tags inside the tire will cause abrasion on the tube, rapidly causing the tube to wear against the tag, and you'll likely have flat tires within the first 100-200 miles. Be sure the tags are removed prior to the Whitewall being vulcanized to your tires.

 

I speak from personal experience.

Edited February 18, 2017 by Marty Roth (see edit history)

[Guest Skyking]

5 hours ago, Marty Roth said:

Having previously spoken with KINGS32,

 

I also share my positive results with Diamondback products - but with one caveat - notable for any brand of radial tire:

 

If you plan to use a tube inside a radial tire, the vulcanized paper tags inside the tire will cause abrasion on the tube, rapidly causing the tube to wear against the tag, and you'll likely have flat tires within the first 100-200 miles. Be sure the tags are removed prior to the Whitewall being vulcanized to your tires.

 

I speak from personal experience.

 

This problem happened to my nephew. There weren't any notifications on the tires before he mounted them and it ended with a lot of aggravation.

[JZRIV]

Been running Diamond Backs for many years on Rivieras. I know lots of other Riv owners (that put many miles on their cars) who are running them and never a complaint. They are wonderful folks to deal with on phone. Family owned business. They have been a leader in offering tires that are original appearing clones of bias tires only in radial form with practically unlimited flexibility in stripe style as they will make about configuration you want. With so many frustrating vendors out there when it comes to obtaining parts for old cars, DB is one of the leaders in servicing our hobby in my personal experience. 

[Dynaflash8]

I had a set...tubless....they were good.  Just be sure you don't want to have the car AACA judged before you buy them.