Vegas Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 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?? Quote Link to comment
jefe de jefes Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Wide whites? Buy some at pepboys then get them buffed out. Might cost around $200 for everything. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Here ya go Vegas! White walls on a Ratsun budget Quote Link to comment
Vegas Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 scott i knew you were gonna post that!!! i dont wanna fudge up my tires Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 So get some cheapies to practice on :D Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment
Duke Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment
Vegas Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment
SurgeL320 Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 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! Quote Link to comment
SurgeL320 Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment
Vegas Posted April 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 yea i was lookin at cokers. but i had bias plys on my 36 rat. and it rode like assss Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment
datsun65 Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment
Vegas Posted May 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 0_0! nice man! will look into that Quote Link to comment
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