Where can I get Cheap White Wall Tires??

[Vegas]

aside from the JY DIY that was posted.

 

im trying to find cheap wide whites. and everything is upwards of 200 for one tire.

 

any suggestions??

[jefe de jefes]

Wide whites?

Buy some at pepboys then get them buffed out. Might cost around $200 for everything.

[fisch]

Here ya go Vegas!

 

White walls on a Ratsun budget

[Vegas]

scott i knew you were gonna post that!!! i dont wanna fudge up my tires

[]2eDeYe]

So get some cheapies to practice on :D

[fisch]

2eDeYe' date='27 April 2010 - 09:07 PM' timestamp='1272416845' post='296804']

So get some cheapies to practice on :D

 

Totally what Redeye said! I practiced on a bald one. And it is pretty hard to mess up. The other thing is that you can get 4 junk yard tires with good tread for as little as $40 (mine cost $50). This is about the cheapest way on the planet to get wide whites.

[Duke]

Portawalls are also an option to turn any tire into a white wall. I'm not sure how well they hold up, but I know they are pretty popular in the VW community.

[Vegas]

hmmm. well. i went to pick 'n pull today, and am having no luck finding a set of tires that are decent, and have the white line or lettering.

portawalls seem easy, and cheap.

 

idk yet

[SurgeL320]

How cheap do you wanna be is the question. I was in your shoes 3 months ago and decided to just get some real ones. I went with COKER's Classic bias ply instead of radials wich are supposed to handle crappy compared to the radials but i dont drive fast or hard. I paid $525 for a set of L28-15 - they are compared to 255/75/15 theyre big and are gonna go on my 56 Caddy. I think you can get a set from the for about $100 a tire. They come wrapped real tight so you gotta find a special shop that can install them . I paid another $45 for mounting and balancing so keep that in mind

 

But they look real nice!

 

 

[SurgeL320]

I forgot to add ... mine are 4 1/2 white wall.

 

but here you go http://store.cokertire.com/tire-brands/cars-trucks/coker-classic.html?adjclear=true

[Vegas]

yea i was lookin at cokers. but i had bias plys on my 36 rat. and it rode like assss

[MikeRL411]

Don't know if they still offer them but Sears Roebuck used to offer radial tires molded in the old forms with wide white walls original treads and "original" tire sizes. Ask your local Sears store if they are still available as special order.

[datsun65]

My latest purchase I made just this week was 4 tires (155/80r13) for $169 for 4 tires, plus $80 for shipping. These are standard skinny WW radials that have had the blackwall cut and buffed. However, the widest you could go was 1.25 Inch WW. Since nissan (and the tire industry) was moving to a mid-sized white wall in the mid 1960's, I went for the following:

 

 

You can buy from these guys:

 

1.25 White Wall

[Vegas]

0_0! nice man! will look into that