There is nothing quite as breathtaking as a shorn scrotum....or tires.

I got a new pair of 5:60 X 15 Coker bias plys, shake like hell from 65 - 78 MPH. They were mounted on new wheels. Shake so bad it is too dangerous to drive at that speed, (the speed of the traffic, the ideal highway speed.) Above 80 MPH no problem. Had them "rebalanced" right away, (off the car balancer) shook worse. Put on a pair of average quality radials from an average tire store, problem gone. I am looking for a place to shave them in so. calif. so I can run the bias plys but it is no fun at this point.

 

Where did you get them?

 

Atta boy......you did the right thing.....you will continue to be happy! I am!

CB

 

They are Coker Classics. CuznBrucie runs the blackwall version on his 32 3W.

 

Sent my two fronts back to Coker, tread seperation in one out of round the other. Shook pretty hard at about 55 and looked at everything else before the tires. Coker called a couple of days ago to get my credit card info to credit my account, don't know the amount but tires had maybe 2000-2500 miles on them and were trash. Hopefully I'll get ones the next go around. I can't believe that this isn't as frustrating to Coker as it is to us. They didn't get where they are by selling junk.

 

Spin balancing tires is a waste of money. I would never rely on spin balancing alone.

Road force balance is a much better process.

 

With the title of this thread, Coker will never see it. Why not address it to them and let them do some 'splaining to us?

 

I've never had a problem with either set of tires I've bought from Coker. Even if I had whats the alternative? Radials??? If I had to run radials I'd sell the car, it would look retarded.

 

What's wrong with the radials on fuel pump's?

 

I have been having problems with my firestones too. they ran good for a while but now they are toast. Less than 3000 miles on them. I have spent a lot of time and money chasing the problem. Better heims, new steering box, balancing them on the car. I don't know. They work good then I hit a bump and hang on brother.

 

Fuel Pump's radials do look pretty nice.

I have a set of Coker's 4.50x16 & 7.00x18 'Stones. Bought them a year ago & haven't run them yet. Hope they are OK.

If not, I'll bounce my ass down to Chattanooga & get 'em looked at. Corky is a good guy. I can't imagine they aren't doing all they can to correct problems & produce good tires.

JH

 

How do these radials look to you Muttley? Retarded?




CB

 

Those arent bad looking. By the way, I was referring to my car when I commented about the radials. I have a set of bias-ply Firestone red lines on my car, the radial versions of those look ridiculous.

Bias-Ply:



Radial:



Not a tough choice for me.

 

This ain't right. Coker 7.50-16s.

 

Holy poop, that's some lead....

 

No question about that comparison, Mutt.........just doesn't work....I had that type of red line bias plies (Us Royal *Tiger Paws*)on my '66 Olds 4-4-2
Convertible ........the radial version just doesn't look right.......agreed....

CB
*btw....I went through two pairs of Coker's ribbed Firestone dirt trackers that were out of round before I went with these for the Big $$$......but they have made an incredible difference in the ride and handling of my Deuce Coo-pay.........there were no problems with the 7.50 x 16 rear Stones.......but I had to go radial all the way around.......

 

I ran the Coker *Firestone* 7.50 x 16 on my coo-pay for about 5 years with no balancing problem like that!!! Could it be the wheels?? Sheesh......that's enough lead to sink a ship!

You are correct......it ain't right.....

CB

 

I think if you get the radials, you have to install vintage air also....

 

And an ididit column.

 

LED taillights?

 

Realistic flames?

 

Oh! what about a wile-e-coyote doll for your 340 tunnel ram?

 

Baby bumper buffers?

 

I just spent $1900 on a set of wheels that only I am going to give a flying crap about, do not for any reason compromise the integrity of your rod. If coker are the go to guys for traditional, fuck it.

 

I remeber shaving tires at Sears fifteen years ago, and those were radials!, Matching was the term they used there, it made a differnce on the balencer. I still think the best way to balance a tire is using an on the car balancer, that seems like a lost practice though. As far as the bad tires from coker, scream, whine, bitch, whatever it takes for them to make good.

 

I never see anyone mention what is considered normal as to balance weight required. I am shopping right now, so I've search the WWW, but find little of interest. I did run across one manufacturer web site that stated the industry standard is 2% of the tire weight. They claimed to have their own standard of 1%. http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/faqpage.php?faq=48
I did the math. A 5.00 x 15 front tire with about 27" diameter shows to weigh 13 pounds on their web site. At 2%, you could have up to 4 ounces of weight. I looked up a 235/70R15 radial from Firestone at 31 pounds. That tire could have 10 ounces at 2%. It seems to me that any tire in a size typical of a HAMB compatible rod would be defective if it required more weight than this. I also believe that the density of rubber is consistent enough that any imbalance is most likely related to an out of round condition. It stands to reason that the carcass is probably allowed to get off center in the mold during the vulcanizing process.
Why, then, wouldn't a tire maker use balance condition to validate quality? I work in a quality group. We advocate building quality in rather than using inspections. They won't fix a bad product. With the number of bad stories I am seeing from the key supplier of vintage tires, I can't believe they aren't aware of a high rate of errors in their product. If this was a mainstream SUV product, class action lawsuits would ensue. It makes me wonder if the market is for display tires or driving tires.

I intend to spend my money where I get assurances of service based on specific tolerances. If the dealer I call won't tell me what amount of weight is considered excessive, I won't buy from them.

 

Thats why I only use radials on my cars, mount/balance and drive no BS.

 

I think your problem is the people you have working on your tires. You need to have a Mexican working on it. We can fix anything! Ha Ha!

 

NOOOOOO. You need the hair to wick the sweat away. You shave em' bald and all you get are bat wings!

 

Had me some out of rounders and Nate fixed them up. Bounced like hell before, then like glass after. 100mph on the 405 with no shakes. shaved and balanced while on the car.

Nate Jones Tire Company

(562) 597-3369
1837 N Reservoir Dr W, Signal Hill, CA 90755