Dennis Jones Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 I like the look of the new black wall tires I installed today. It made a big difference in how it drives. The old tires were 40 years old and hard as a rock and not much tread left on the front tires. I ordered the new tires from Universal Vintage Tire. They are made by Lester Tire Company. The ride is very good, and so far I'm thinking they don't even need to be balanced. I took the car up to 55 mph and there is no tire vibration at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylormade Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Very nice, the blackwalls look good on that car....I don't know that I've ever had a pre-WWII car that I had to balance the tires......I do remember hearing that, instead of putting weights on rims, some people use "shaving" to balance tires, which is a common method for race cars, to shave off small layers of tread in order to round and balance the wheel..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWLawrence Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Nice looking car and the new tires really set it off. "Shaving" a tire will not balance it, but it removes the out-of-roundness which can be more of a problem than out-of-balance. JWL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayG Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I love the color. What is it called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Love it! Have done the shaving routine as well as weights. Latest thing is beads? Anybody try that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Tires really do make a difference.The bias ply Cokers on my "40 Packard were old,hard and weather checked so installed new Coker Classic www radials this year.Ride was already Packard quality but the radials greatly improved handling and stability. As the car is unrestored,I had the wheels restored and striped while they were off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Jones Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 J.H. Boland.........Wow, I love your Packard. What a beautiful car. And alsancle, I do use the balancing beads in my motorcycles. They work great. I don't see any reason why they wouldn't work just as well on a car or truck. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Petrolhead911 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) What model are those tyres they look bloody brilliant fitted on your ride and if they run so smoothly at that speed cruising must be a dream. Edited July 25, 2017 by Petrolhead911 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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