[Stingroo]

Depends on the car and what's done to it.


If a Ford is sitting low, it still means blown shocks. :lol:

 

[Faded Crest]

There is no accounting for taste, but like I said, back before the fad of lowering cars, that's what it meant... worn out, sickly and saggy.

 

[Stingroo]

Just curious, since I wasn't around, but weren't air bags popular "back in the day"?

Bagged cars (well, some cars; mostly big 40s and 50s iron) are gorgeous to behold, IMO.

 

[Faded Crest]

Just curious, since I wasn't around, but weren't air bags popular "back in the day"?

Bagged cars (well, some cars; mostly big 40s and 50s iron) are gorgeous to behold, IMO.

I guess my "day", (at least in terms of "coming of age") would have been the mid 1980's-early 1990's. The only car mods I really remember seeing was actually jacking up the rear end of muscle cars and installing Cragar mag wheels... Of course I grew up in Maine and it took about 5-10 years for fads to reach us.

When you mention "air bags" the first thing that comes to my mind is the air ride Cadillac used in 1959-1960. All 4 corners were supported by big thick rubber air bags from factory... no springs at all! And when the bags went bad or a line developed a leak the car would sit down like a "bagged" car does today... Only back then, your Cadillac laying down was something you NEVER wanted to see because that meant you had big, expensive suspension problems (think 1980's Lincoln Continental). The air ride system was supposed to stay inflated for a long time, like days... even with the car shut off.

It's funny, when I was growing up Cadillacs were generallly considered to be old fart cars... And since I was an odd ball young fart anyway, I loved them... "I loved Caddys when loving Caddys wasn't cool"... LOL. I was actually very surprised when Cadillacs began to become popular with young people in the late 1990's.

I think it's a great thing that young people can appreciate the older Caddys. It keeps them around... But I have to admit, I do cringe when I see one modified at all. I guess I am a purist. I figure it's enough of a challenge keeping them like the were.

 

[ferrisworld]

I saw this old mid sixties chevy pickup today. Lowered with wide whites. Went over to see what tires they were. Enduro 706! Google search revealed they're basically a 70 series version of the Enduro 75, but I haven't seen a 235 listed, only a 225 and below. Now, they're available in a white wall according to my search, but it was hard to tell if the ones on the truck weren't just shaved in or not. They were recessed instead of raised, but from the looks of the tire, if they were shaved, it was an amazing job. No irregularities or bad scuff marks that I could tell. If I can find a good source for them, I think I'll get a set and maybe some 7 inch rims since I like having a wider tire, and even a 225/70 is slightly wider than a 235/75 from what I've read.

 

[jayoldschool]

225/70 is slightly wider than a 235/75 from what I've read.

You have it backwards. The first number is the tread width in mm. The second number is the sidewall height, expressed as a percentage of tread width. The 225/70 will be narrower and shorter than the 235/75.

 

[ruttrow]

I need tires real bad. The Sears tires on mine are dryrot from being used for 5,000 over ten years. Yesterday I saw some low prices at
Walmart for a set of four installed for $343. I think they were Dunlop tires? I checked the web site but did not see them there. The used
tire shops around my area are always sold out on 15 inch tires.

 

[Bro-Ham]

Here are a couple of sites that have whitewalls:

http://www.tires-easy.com/start.html

http://www.tiresavings.com/

Good luck!

 

[ferrisworld]

You have it backwards. The first number is the tread width in mm. The second number is the sidewall height, expressed as a percentage of tread width. The 225/70 will be narrower and shorter than the 235/75.

Well I know that's how it should be, but a site I was looking at listed the tread width of a 225/70 as wider than both a 225/75, and a 235/75. Here's the chart:
http://www.angelfire.com/on/geebjen/tires.html
Per series, the larger section widths make a wider tread, but it shows all section widths producing a wider tread as you go down in aspect ratio. I suppose it's not an accurate chart.

 

[jayoldschool]

There is variation between manufacturers, of course.

Back OT, I just got back from the Hollywood, FL St. Patrick's parade. Lead off by a stunning Lincoln Continental convertible in light blue, wearing Runway Enduro 75s. Looked perfect.

 

[Forgoten214]

what year?

There is variation between manufacturers, of course.

Back OT, I just got back from the Hollywood, FL St. Patrick's parade. Lead off by a stunning Lincoln Continental convertible in light blue, wearing Runway Enduro 75s. Looked perfect.

 

[jayoldschool]

Pretty sure it was a 66. For sale, too. I told my mother she should buy it

 

[Forgoten214]

Wow, beautiful car!

But for me, it's gotta be Triple Black!

Pretty sure it was a 66. For sale, too. I told my mother she should buy it

 

[ferrisworld]

Anybody tried the Hankook Optimo H724?

I guess the Enduro 706s I saw were shaved in, as Tire Factory says it's only a blackwall.

 

[CBodyFan]

Anybody tried the Hankook Optimo H724?

I guess the Enduro 706s I saw were shaved in, as Tire Factory says it's only a blackwall.

But you can only shave a narrow whitewall into a wider whitewall, you can not shave a blackwall into whitewall. There has to be some white rubber to begin with.

 

[HartfordGuy]

Anybody tried the Hankook Optimo H724?

I guess the Enduro 706s I saw were shaved in, as Tire Factory says it's only a blackwall.

I just put the Hankook Optimo H724s on my 68 Eldorado. I wish they were abit wider, but I didn't want to spend a fortune on custom wide whites.

I'd really like a set of the OEM dual stripes.

 

[jayoldschool]

That eldog is so money.

 

[sven914]

I called GT Radial today (manufacture of the Runway Enduro 75) and they said all Runway white walls are being discontinued, as of this year. So if you have Enduros, there might not be any replacement tires, if you have a road hazard or defective tire. It might not hurt to pick up an extra one before the supply dries up.

The Champiro 75 (also made by GT) is still in production, but they might have those slated for discontinuance as well. There are a few authorized GT distributors in my area, but none of them stock the Champiro (said it's been at least 3 years since anyone has ordered one). They don't have a mileage warranty, but GT backs a 5 year warranty against defects in workmanship.

It was recommended that I check out Delta Tire; their Majestic Series is one of the only white walls available in stores. They're a privately owned tire company, who has larger companies manufacture the tires. The Majestic is is made by Cooper, and the warranty is backed by Cooper, through Delta (if for whatever reason Cooper doesn't uphold the warranty, Delta will reimburse you). The warranty is just against defects, and is effective down the remaining 2/32 of thread (there is no mileage warranty or life expectancy).

 

[jayoldschool]

Wow. I am going to buy a set of Runways for mom's 84.

 

[sven914]

^The Champiro 75 is supposedly the same tire, but costs a little less because it comes directly from GT.