Welcome to Club Hot Rod!  The premier site for everything to do with Hot Rod, Customs, Low Riders, Rat Rods, and more. 

  •  » Members from all over the US and the world!
  •  » Help from all over the world for your questions
  •  » Build logs for you and all members
  •  » Blogs
  •  » Image Gallery
  •  » Many thousands of members and hundreds of thousands of posts! 

YES! I want to register an account for free right now!  p.s.: For registered members this ad will NOT show

 
Like Tree17Likes

Thread: 14 in tires
          
   
   

Reply To Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast
Results 16 to 30 of 33
  1. #16
    MelloYello's Avatar
    MelloYello is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    Montgomery
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1962 Ford Fairlane 2dr with 289
    Posts
    9,934

    nawwww, you can go ahead and hold your breath if you want to
    .
    " I'm drinking from my saucer, 'cause my cup is overflowed ! "

  2. #17
    Bob Parmenter's Avatar
    Bob Parmenter is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2001
    Location
    Salado
    Car Year, Make, Model: 32, 40 Fords,
    Posts
    10,844

    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    So Em, see if you can find me a pair of BFG P285/70R15's, and a pair of Firestone F560 145R15 78S's in that vast, untouched supply down in Texas. I'd be willing to go $200 a tire for the big boys, at my door; and $75 a tire for the littles at my door, and you can keep all the money left over! That's $550 in play for only four tires! Don't spend all of your profits in one place!
    It won't make Em any more wealthy than he already is (we all know about those rich Texas oil men right?) but you can come close to your number at performanceplustire.com........except, as you likely already know, the closest on the rears that's made any more is the 275/60. I mentioned Summit above for "no shipping fee" advantage on Coker stuff, these guys are priced better on some of the pieces, and even with their $20 handling charge certain packages would price out better.
    MelloYello likes this.
    Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon

    It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.

    Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.

  3. #18
    rspears's Avatar
    rspears is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Gardner, KS
    Car Year, Make, Model: '33 HiBoy Coupe, '32 HiBoy Roadster
    Posts
    10,989

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter View Post
    It won't make Em any more wealthy than he already is (we all know about those rich Texas oil men right?) but you can come close to your number at performanceplustire.com........except, as you likely already know, the closest on the rears that's made any more is the 275/60. I mentioned Summit above for "no shipping fee" advantage on Coker stuff, these guys are priced better on some of the pieces, and even with their $20 handling charge certain packages would price out better.
    Yeah, I was just playin' around with Em'. Coker bought the molds for both the BFG SilverTown wide oval 70 series, and the Firestone F560's so Corky's the only game if that's the size one wants to run. Don't think I'd seen Performance Plus Tire, but I got the tires for the '32 through Discount Tire Direct and managed to get the drop I wanted, but the rears are only ~9" wide tread vs 11" - a different "look".
    MelloYello likes this.
    Roger
    Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.

  4. #19
    Deuce4dad is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Southern
    Posts
    116

    Coker tire production from China to Ukraine? Doesn't surprise me though. Michelin had some tire production in Romania a few years back. I hate that the 285/70-15 Goodrich tire isn't available from Michelin now. It takes good tire building machines and curing presses to produce quality in such a large tire size. Material placement is critical. I don't know what Coker has in the way of tire building equipment. Ukraine scares me.

  5. #20
    jerry clayton's Avatar
    jerry clayton is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Bartlett
    Posts
    6,831

    For the drop/stagger that looks gook-I have seen some impressive looking 17s for the rear that actually look balanced with the front/rear look we all crave-don't know where my notes are on the sizes/offset but take a look-------

  6. #21
    vht
    vht is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Brooksville
    Posts
    137

    Thanks for all the responses. I know how hard 14's are to find. My last 2 work cars have had 14's. I'm going to sell this car later anyway. I'm wanting to build something like Roger has in his aviator. Car is going to be fairly low, so I thought 225/70 14's wouldn't look to bad. On the 15 BF Goodrich tires, general and cooper makes a C rated light truck tire that is close. 31/10.50/15, it has a regular tread pattern, not a truck pattern, I found them for $115 each. If these 14's don't look right , that is what is going on the back of this Dodge with steel wheels, 15x8.

  7. #22
    rumrumm's Avatar
    rumrumm is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Macomb
    Car Year, Make, Model: '32 Ford 3W Coupe, 383 sbc
    Posts
    1,593

    Last fall I changed out my old BFG P285/70R-15's for Cooper 31X10-50R-15's. They have the same basic height and look. The tread may be a tad less, but not noticeably so.


    Lynn
    '32 3W

    There's no 12 step program for stupid!

    http://photo.net/photos/Lynn%20Johanson

  8. #23
    Henry Rifle's Avatar
    Henry Rifle is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Little Elm
    Car Year, Make, Model: 34 Ford Low Boy w/ZZ430 Clone
    Posts
    3,890

    Roger, I guess if we blow out or wear out our BFG P285/70R-15's (or they're more than 8 years old), we'll have to look at light truck tires. I've seen a few that would work. Not a perfect solution, but cheaper than new wheels.

    Coker's BFGs are US made, so maybe that will work.
    Jack

    Gone to Texas

  9. #24
    vht
    vht is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Brooksville
    Posts
    137

    henry and Roger, I wish you all would change your aviators. I'm wanting to build one real bad and I haven't even finished this old dodge yet. You are just teasing me aren't you!!

  10. #25
    rspears's Avatar
    rspears is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Gardner, KS
    Car Year, Make, Model: '33 HiBoy Coupe, '32 HiBoy Roadster
    Posts
    10,989

    Quote Originally Posted by vht View Post
    henry and Roger, I wish you all would change your aviators. I'm wanting to build one real bad and I haven't even finished this old dodge yet. You are just teasing me aren't you!!
    OK, OK, I changed my avatar so it won't be a distraction for you!
    Roger
    Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.

  11. #26
    JeffB2's Avatar
    JeffB2 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Phoenix
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1954 Ford Customline 5.0 & AOD
    Posts
    443

  12. #27
    vht
    vht is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Brooksville
    Posts
    137

    rspears, that just ain't right. All kidding aside, good looking car. Just talked to a friend of mine, he has a nice 34 ford among others. He advertised it and had a guy coming with a 32 high boy he wants to trade in on it. I've been waiting to see what happened. If the deal went through, going to have to check it out!

  13. #28
    rspears's Avatar
    rspears is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Gardner, KS
    Car Year, Make, Model: '33 HiBoy Coupe, '32 HiBoy Roadster
    Posts
    10,989

    Quote Originally Posted by MelloYello View Post
    nawwww, you can go ahead and hold your breath if you want to
    .... turnin' blue here, Em!

    VHT, Call ol' Duane at N&N and have him put a premium roller package together for you! It's about the most fun you'll have standin' up!
    Roger
    Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.

  14. #29
    Navy7797 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    Seguin
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1940 Ford p/u
    Posts
    727

    Thanks for this post guys, now I've got another thing to figure out for my 40 Ford, good grief .

  15. #30
    Henry Rifle's Avatar
    Henry Rifle is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Little Elm
    Car Year, Make, Model: 34 Ford Low Boy w/ZZ430 Clone
    Posts
    3,890

    Quote Originally Posted by vht View Post
    henry and Roger, I wish you all would change your aviators. I'm wanting to build one real bad and I haven't even finished this old dodge yet. You are just teasing me aren't you!!
    My car wasn't finished in that avatar photo, so there's that.
    Jack

    Gone to Texas

Reply To Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Links monetized by VigLink