My 53 Dodge restoration had 710-15 as the original tires. I want to get as wide a white wall as possible. In 4ply bias I have found acceptable tires from Goodyear, BFGoodrich and in 6ply from Lester. I know nothing about Lester. In radial Diamondback has a 215/758 15 but the white wall is 7/8 to 1 inch narrower. I know nothing about Diamondback either. I might accept the narrower WW if the difference between radial and bias ply matters. Any advice? Have any of you had good or bad experiences with Lester or Diamonback? Thanks Stan
I believe Lester tires are great for heavy cars, extra strength but might ride kinda hard. Radials don't have the "look" for a fenderless car but on a '53 Dodge I doubt anyone would notice. I would probably go for radials in that case, they ride so much nicer and make it easier to steer. Coker makes WWW radial tires, they are a HAMB sponsor, or you can do a search for home made whitewalls here on the HAMB to see how you can make your own from regular tires if you're on a budget.
I bought some Goodyears from Lucas Tire for my 55 Caddy. They're bias but I TRUELY believe they ride just as nice as the radials that where on it when I bought it. 4 1/2" WW is huge but that's the look I wanted. Hope this helps! $150 a tire by the way... Jerry
Diamondback will make whatever you want. Call them. I love mine, they are 3" wide. They are Cooper tires.
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