Coker Tire Problems?

It sort of makes you wonder whats going on with firestone these days.. if you remember a few years back when all the ford explorers were having problems staying afloat!! could this be a simalar situation?? I just picked up a set from coker and I have yet to mount them now I am having second thoughts.. hopefully they will be decent??Because their are not a whole lot of other options out there for period correct wwws it will be intresting to see what comes out of this thread please keep us informed..Thanks

 

i bought a set of brg silvertown radials from coker that were so out of round it wasnt funny. i tried to balance them four times , unmounted them and turned them on the rim , even balanced them the way coker said with no luck. they gave me ALL my money back even after a year.i appreciate them standing behind their product but i doubt if i would buy from them again.

 

ive never had a single problem from Coker,,if anything,,those dudes bend over backwards to help a guy out,,,,

,,maybe the guys with issues of "out of round tires" are used to "STREET RODS" with radials and have no clue of a bias ply sitting over night(or in their case WEEKEND to WEEKEND) and have no clue how bias plys will get a flat spot form sitting???????

i met Corky about a year and a half ago....we were both drooling over a 32 RPU,,i recognized him,but he didnt know me from Adam,,,we started a conversation and talked for like 30 minutes just like any hot rod guys would,,,that dude is for real,,,,

 

I am now up to 40 tires from Coker and the only problem I have had is Yellowing. I can live with that. My son had a Goodyear wide white radial explode while the car was sitting lucky for him.

 

I have the same issue. My car has always shaken like crazy at 65. I figured it was a drive line issue. I put on a pair of slicks before the trip to Temple Academy this year and she was smooth as can be up to 80. Good to find out, sucks to find out 4 years later.

 

I actually worked at firestone when the ford shit hit the fan and the wilderness tires were designed to run at 40 psi ford was stating to run them at 30 -35 psi. Increasing the contact patch but also friction, on a 5,000 pound suv so tires would overheat. Ford and firestone had settled out of court last I had heard. JUst thought I would let y'all know and looks like I will buy diamondbacks for my next car.

 

Anyone have any news on the 560 15's and the 700 15's?

The look smok'n hot, but would like them to ride as good as they look!

thanks in advance
Leon

 

I have had three sets of bias ply whites, the white walls have cracked all the way around the outer edge on all of them. On the plus side I drive about 100 miles an hour on the freeway all the time no problems.

 

FIRESTONES 640-15 HAVE HAD THEM FOR 13 MONTHS HAVE PUT OVER 5.000 MILES ON THEM NO PROBLEM. I LIVE IN ANTIOCH CA, DROVE THE BUICK FOUR TIMES TO PASO, AND BACK .500 MI ROUND TRIP NO PROBLEM EVER.. OH AT 65-85 MPH

 

Last summer I bought a set of wide whites from Diamond Back Classics, because I heard some bad stuff about Coker. The tires I got were from their new Alpha line. They are made in the U.S. The whole purchase & delivery was hassle free and the tires look & ride real good. The only complaint I had was the fact that the tires had some "dimpling." You all have probably seen this before in tires with large sidewalls, where there are slight dips in the sidewall running from the tread to the wheel. It's almost imperceptible, but you can see it under certain light conditions. Ordinarily I wouldn't give a crap, but these tires were $164.00 each. I complained. The reps were very professional & (seemingly) forthright. At no time did it get ugly. I didn't want to go through the hassle & expense of removing the tires & sending them back, so they agree to refund me $25.00 per tire. They claim that I got the tires for their cost, as result of that refund. They claim that my complaint of dimples was the first & only one for the new Alpha line. The rep let it slip that they had to discontinue one of their lines because of dimple problems. Other than that, I would do business with them again. Be aware of the dimpling problem, especially if you have a high point car. My truck is a daily driver, so I'm not concerned with perfection.

 

well...i just bought a brand new set firestone white walls the other week and now im a little nervous. yet at the same time ive heard nothing but amazing stories about coker...strange i tell ya

i just thought of something here...from what i understand they are based ont he original molds but howcome i just checked my tire 1 minute ago and it says "MADE IN U.S.A." if they are made in mexico...now i asume the same old molds would have something to do with that...but if they are made in mexico i cant get how they can have that on there? weird!

 

MOderators, can we lock this thread. It seams to me that about once a month it gets brought back to the surface and keeps throwing up old issues that coker had that evidently have been fixed. I'm not sure why we are using a thread (that is 4 years old) to discuss tire issues that do not exist anymore. Corey has proven himself, and shown us that he is a great guy to do business with and has taken care of any issues that have surfaced. And I am sure he did it with a smile. LETS GET OVER THIS THREAD, and use another one to discuss tires!