Hey guys I just purchased some new white wall tires 225/75 15's for really cheap ($65 each) where I live. They are a 1.3 inch ww and are a perfect white wall size for our old school Cadillac's. Plus the tread is of modern design unlike the crappy Coopers.

the odd thing is that these are off brand tires that I have never heard of, but they perform well and look great on my 94 Fleetwood.

They're called Kingrun Geopower K1000. I have a link here which is off some dealers website.


http://www.promarktires.com/index.php?id_category=51&controller=category


I have no idea how my local tire shop was able to get them, because they're a Chinese brand and there isn't much info online about the company.

They could possibly be imported, but I have had no issues with them so far and the Cadi rides much better with them too.

 

Very interesting.
How do they look on your car?
Hint, hint....

 

I'll post pics later today!

Stay tuned.:thumbsup:

 

Cool, it is really hard for my mind to picture on a Cadillac with the wheel they have them on in the ad.

 

I need two Runway Enduro 75's in 225/75R15 size but can't find them anywhere. Did they discontinue my tire?! :suspense:

 

Here ya guys go.

 

They look awesome!!! What brand are they and where could I find them?

 

That car looks beautiful! I want one just like that. Get the stock chrome rims that came on those cars and that car would be on my bucket list.

 

Beautiful! That is a great looking tire, and Cadillac BTW!
Thanks for the link and the photos.

 

Appreciate the comments everyone! Yeah I wish I had the chromey wheels instead of the standard aluminium ones, as they truly make these cars pop.

I am not sure exactly what national tire chain shop can obtain these tires, my best guess is to call around your local area's smaller tire shops and ask if they can get you a set of "Kingrun Geopower K1000" WW's. 2 of my local tire shop get these tires all day long and they are literally the perfect ww size and the sidewall is smooth and doesn't have any of annoying jagged lines grooved into the sidewall like the skinny half inch WW Hankook Optimo's do that ruins the look of the white wall personally.

These tires will give your Caddie the original classic stock look. :cool2: Screw paying an arm and a leg for the American Classic brand.:tisk::thehand:

 

SDCaddyLacky, could you do me a HUGE favor and measure your whitewalls for me? I really like the look, but I'm shopping online & not sure the ones I've found with a 1" whitewall are the same. I'd really appreciate it! Also are those 225 or 235 series?

 

Will do Benzilla! Tomorrow evening or should I say later on tonight I'll get the measuring sticks out and check them for you. The tires are 75/225 not the fatties 235's. The 75/235's personally look way too bloated on ours cars, especially if the whitewall is too thin. On a 60's or 70's Cadillac, it might ok though.

 

I would appreciate it also, The 1.5" would look ok on my 64 Fleetwood as that is what was close to stock back then I believe stock was 1", however the 1.6" I need for the 76 Eldorado.
Thanks again, Thanks also for the link, it turns out they're are right near me in New Hyde Park, New York.

 

Ok so I spec the ww out, and it looks to be a 1" to a 1.3". Speaking of your 64 Fleetwood, I have a 64 Deville, and when I bought the car it came with 2.5" Dayton WW tires that are probably over 10 years old but look great which look really nice compared to what came stock or the era. The Fat Gangster whites on 60's Cadillac's especially the early to mid 60's models, the bigger whites make them stand out and give the cars a more classic flare.

From a 3 quarters view, or when people are right next to my 64 at a stop light, they think it's a late 50's Cad due to the gangster whites and the 63-64 front fender styling which is reminiscent to the 59-60 models in a slight way.

 

FYI, these two kinds of tires are the same as the kingruns that SDCaddyLacky posted. Different name, same tread and whitewall. I'm planning on getting a set for my '79 Phaeton ASAP. Can't wait! I had a set of the "APLUS" brand on my '89 Deville before I sold it, and they were excellent tires, especially for the price!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WINDFORCE-P...-2257515-225-75-15-NEW-SET-OF-4-TIRES-/171701232631?hash=item27fa30e3f7&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-225-75...ntique-Automobile-Tires-A868-WSW-102T-/311247936365?hash=item4877d29b6d&vxp=mtr

 

Also, thought this was cool: For anybody who wants the dual stripe "Royal Seal" look, Diamondback Tires can do that too. Just found this Brougham on ebay with a set of reproductions, and they look great!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cadillac-Br...m-dElegance-/321787201444?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4aec0307a4&item=321787201444

 

205/55-16 american classic
www.cokertire.com

 

both of those look great! wide whites and the dual stripes! I want a set of each

 

Yesterday I ordered a set of Lanvigator Powertourings for my Phaeton. They are the same as the APLUS and Kingruns. Can't wait to get them here & get them installed! Will post pics.

 

This is pasted from the other thread in which you mentioned tires:

About a month ago I had a set of these exact APlus A868 tires in the 215/75-15 size installed on my 1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency, found them on eBay from Tucker Tire in Dyersburg, TN, worked with Mark who I can't say enough nice things about, paid $71 per tire. I ended up driving my car from Wisconsin down to Tennessee to have the tires installed, after which it was hot as H-E-double toothpicks as I drove over to meet fellow forum member Larry in Alabama, then continued on down to Florida. The tires were beautifully quiet and controlled, I strongly recommend them! As with the set of Runway Enduro wide whitewalls I have on my 1982 Buick Electra Park Avenue diesel, the whitewalls on both of these brands tend to yellow quickly here in the heat and humidity of Florida - the APlus tires clean up with Westley's and high pressure water, while the Runway Enduro tires only seem to whiten with the soap filled scouring pads.

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Thank you Talisman Dave for sharing the image posting tool!

 

Not sure if this has been posted before but seems like a neat alternative. You would have to look out for weight ratings on the tires.
http://www.streetmachine.com.au/street-machine-tv/1507/what-the-20-inch-white-wall-alloy-wheels/

 

I'm almost done with my 18x9 whitewall wheels. I have two complete on the front, and I just finished painting the white onto the 4th one, so I pretty much just need to get tires and I'm done.

Also, I saw an old 1970 or so F-100 with a set of whitewalls on it. Looked like a 1.3 inch, and had the word Roadclaw on the sidewall. Couldn't find much on google though, so I might have to take a closer look.

 

That is kind of cool...never heard of anyone painting a larger rim to look like a white wall. Will be interested to see how they look when you're done, ferris.

 

outsider, you can see the first wheel I did on pages 32 and 33.

 

Wow, that actually looks awesome! good work. nice mounting of the classic hubcap, too. I'm sure you won't know until you ride it but hopefully they won't rattle or anything without the clips all around them being locked into the rim like they do on the oldschool rims. I'm sure you could put some kind of bushing or rubber backing to cut down on that if it is a problem though.

Really excited by that project as white walls are getting harder to find.

 

Already posted these in my Phaeton's thread, but thought I'd post here to keep the tire talk together. Here are the Lanvigators I was talking about. I flubbed the model name up though, the model is Primetour, not Powertouring. They're 215 75 r15 with a 1-1/8" whitewall. Very happy with them so far! Found them new on eBay from a shop in long beach for $75/tire.

 

Got the Lanvigator Primetours! had them mounted over the weekend and so far so good.

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And mounted on the wire wheels