anybody know whos selling porta walls, new ones, looking for some 15 inch. i know, who in the hell wants them? i do. thanks any pics of them on cars?
Yup. Lost 2 on the front almost at the same time (65ish mph). Not fun. Just save your coin and buy real ww's.
I ran 3" portawalls on my binder before I sold it, rarely had a problem out of them. Fixing to put some on my '48 Chevy pick up too.
wow all I have ever heard was bad news about port-o-walls..what are you guys doing different to keep them from flapping off? fill us other poor bastards in
Mine are from some German company, I really don't remember the website but the word "Wego" is molded in the whitewall. The local tire shop put 'em on when they mounted my El-Cheapo radials. No glue or anything like that. As I recall the port-a-walls were around $100/set.
i read on the Mooneyes site that they work ok on radials that have an aspect ratio of no less than 75..and there are methods to putting them on..all of the ones i have seen have been ripped up pretty bad, or have come off completely at speed....I just dont feel lucky right now...aww come on roll the dice..
Man, this is too funny. When I first got my '38 coupe on the road in '61 I wanted skinny whites. So I turned the wide whites in painted them black and put skinny porta-walls on it. The only problem I ever had was curbs, but they eat real whites too. Getting them to lay flat took a little time but I never had on come off at speed. I may try them again to solve the Coker problem I have. By the way "onelow" thats Firstnational looks good! My cousin had a nice one in Texas in the late '50s.
I used to have several sets that I ran. Couldn't get them to last more than 3 or 4 hundred miles. I finally gave up on them.
Thanks, it's in New Jersey now. I would love to see some current pics of it if the owner reads this. As far as mounting portawalls, there is an art to it. You can't just slip them in and expect greatness. We put them on then deflate the tire just enought to pull the portawall in and out, get it layed down just right and then pump it back up. Buy 5 so you can tear one up learning.
Back in the 60's we ran them for tons of miles, of course we put up with 40's thru 60's technology on a daily bases back then! I put a set on my 13' '53 Lil Ceaser canned ham trailer with no problem. I however think they don't do all that well with radial tires.
my mother had porta walls on her off topic VW and they rubbed through the sidewall on all 4 brand new tires! save for real white walls...
Here's my truck with new port-a-walls. Put about 300 miles so far with no problems. And my old 59 wagon had them too. They were on it for a long time. Bullet Man on the HAMB sells them on his site: dandsrodandcustom.com
had mine on for around 3k miles they are starting to yellow and one has wrinkled a bit where it rubbed on the spat but its ok for now. I cant justify a new set of www but there is a saying that i keep hearing in the back of my mind."poor man pays twice" meaning do it on the cheap the first time then pay again and do it properly. in aus $-new set of www-~$1200 PortaWalls-~$120 Fitting ~$60 Portawalls look good for around 12 months www will last ~5-10 years depending on mileage(though i havent used them yet) 1x $1200 =$1200 7.5x $180 =$1350+ set of ordinary tires say $400 =$1750 I got 3"Side walls and they peak a bit at the bottom -go for a smaller size
Mooneyes sells em. I have never used them, but I heard they suck exsp. at higher speeds. If your on a budget, do a search for homemade whites.
i ran them on a car for years, couldn't justify a set of real whites that cost more than my whole car. the only trouble i had was with the curb, but that was my stoopid fault, got replacements and they were fine. just have to make sure they are put on correctly so they sit in the bead well and are not stretched or out of round. it also helps if they are good quality from the start.
I had the same problem on a set of radials. They dug in like a bastard, because they didn't sit flat on that particular tyre. They also turned the edges black as they rubbed. I never did do more than a few thousand miles on those tyres either. I have a set of GT Radials on the buick, 3" ww's are about NZ$1800-$2k here.
I'm thinking about a set of 15s for my 52 chevy, but after reading I think I might just paint a set of shitty tires. Cant afford new www.
I ran a set on a '40 Olds I built in the '70s. The biggest issue is to get them seated properly. I learned to air up the tires after installing the portawalls and let them go where they wanted to. Then let all the air out of the tire, and smack the portawall with a rubber mallet all around to gradually drive it back under the edge of the rim until it sat flat against the tire. Then reinflate. A set lasted for 3+ years until they started to crack and need replacement
If in 1965 you had told me guys would be paying money and actually using port-a-walls today..... Who would have thunk it.
Just another posting. I used porta-walls on my first car back in 1959. A 30 A HiBoy on a duece frame, Columbia and all the rest...Merc stroker flathead. 15 inch wheels. Drove at relatively high speeds (teenager then) and never had any problems with the porta-walls. Over the years, I have had a few sets and, once again, no problems. They are not for radials, at least if you do use 'em on radials, check with Lucas. They will give you info that is correct. Mounting, the wheels must be scuffed/sanded on the inside edge of the rim to provide grip. The tires have to be clean in the bead area....use a cleaner....Brake Kleen works well. Finally, when mounting, be sure that they are centered...check the margin all around. Chances are 99.9% you won't have issues...unless doing burnouts. By the way, my 39 (pictured) has 'em.....3 inch on 16 inch bias plys.
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