Are Whitewall radials disappearing from tire stores?

I was just looking at tirerack.com, and it seems that there is almost NO selection of whitewalls. Even less available now than 3 months ago. Are the mainstream tires guys moving away from whitewalls? Will we be forced to go to specialty manufacturers for anything non-blackwall in the near future?

 

I hope not. I just got a old whitewall grinding machine a few weeks ago.

 

even Cadillacs don't come with whitewalls anymore. the world is turning to shit. first all the chrome disapeared.. now whitewalls.

 

You must be kidding - bling bling chrome overkill is everywhere.
Thin whitewalls (1" or less) are getting difficult to find.

 

There's a little mom/pop tire shop in town here that has 1" and 1 1/4" white wall radials. Forget the brand but they are great looking.

The hard part for me is finding a 75 series aspect ration, rather than 70 series...

 

im looking for a set of 1 1/4 ww for my supreme's, 15", know where i can find some?

 

Coker Tire should be able to supply you with what ever your looking for,,,they are members of the Hamb Alliance,,,but you don't have to be an Alliance member to buy from them,,,,but man, do you save money if you are! HRP

 

Handwritings on the wall, in the next decade if you drive a pre-70 car, Corky & Coker will own your soul. Or at least be the only manufacturer of rubber that looks right on your ride.

 

Hey,,good for him,,he knows what people wants and he is willing to invest in the molds and makes the tires that look right!

Good old American know how in a market that he knows,,,he is OK in my book. HRP

 

I have been findoing great deals on harder to find tires at Walmart of all places. Just bought a nice set of 15 inch 1" whitewall radials installed for less than $260. The guys up there now know me and let me look around at their stock. They just had a crap load of older discontinued tires brought in from somehwere and I bought two sets of BFG T/A RWL radials for my 60's muscle cars for $40 each! I mean that's getting close to used tire prices.

 

Interesting question! I was just noticing today how ALL the newer cars on the road have blackwalls. All of em. So, just when was the break-off point? When did whitewalls cease on newer cars? Or is it that the sidewall on these newer sizes don't have room for the whitewall?

 

What about white letter tires? I would think they are probably slowly going away as well. I can also use them with my grinding machine to make wide whites.

 

I've noticed that even the popular BFG radial T/A has discontinued a lot of sizes. Other sizes are only made in one production run per year. Some guy on a Muscle car forum was told that 245/60R14s were on backorder for 6 months becuase they weren't making any more until next season.

Looks like it will soon be blackwalls for all, unless we want to spend the mega bucks at a specialty tire manufacturer.

(NOTE: I fully understand WHY Coker, Diamondback, etc need to charge more for tires. I am NOT bashing the specialty guys... just saying that it would be nice to have a selection of whitewall tires for $50-60 ea at the local tire shops, just like we did 5-10 years ago.)

 

With today's rim size and low profile tires on new cars, it's hard to put a whitewall on a 22" rim with 1" side wall.

Dan Marvin, Owner
Exeter Auto Supply

 

i got 1 1/3 inch whitewalls from Les Shwab. Thats the most ordinary main stream tire store around these parts. Or you could just go through coker

 

I'm a cheap-ass, so I made my own.
I know it's 'fake', but no-one seems to be able to tell the difference without looking upclose...

 

Bought my last pair from Corky, before I was an alliance member. Darn!!! I used to get some pinner whites for my Caprice (88) from just about anywhere. They were Michelins, but were discontinued by all the local carriers. Sold the car, so not sure about if they are available anywhere anymore. Good 80,000 mile tires!

 

yeah - and 90% of the hot wheels are made of plastic.

 

O.K. without going to Coker or any specialty tire source, I had the same search too, this is what I found, 205 to 235 in 70 & 75 series in 15's by, Hercules, Cornell, Yokohama, Michelin, G/Year, F/stone and some BFG's they have few 14's but I have found 185-75-14 in many brands..

these are 235-75-15's & 205-75-15's in Yokohama's

not many sizes left: GOOD LUCK

 

S&S... car looks great! What model Yokohama tire are you running?

 

Yeah they dropped 275/50R15 I need/want for my non-HAMB car. Grrrrrrr...... I can only get it in drag radial now. Douche bags. I hope someone else steps up and starts making that size again.

Coker I'm looking your way.....

 

Thanks Novadude, they are LS4 Yokohama's

 

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PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>22.1</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>11</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>1.25</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" height=17>J5-45</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none">P215/75R15</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none">SL</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>23.7</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>10</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>1.30</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" height=17>J5-49</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none">P225/75R15</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none">SL</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>25.5</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>10</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" x:num>1.30</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" height=17>J5-64</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none">P235/75R15</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none">SL</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; 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i know of a guy in the portland oregon area that has the molds for the old traction by hurst style............but those ain't cheap!

 

Yeah, it's been harder and harder to find them but
when you do find them they are still cheap. I just
put a set on my 64 TBird. All 4 tires ordered mounted
and balanced was right at $300.

I think that's it, the big names aren't making them
but the cheap imports are still around.

 

I can't post much on here for my lack of knowledge but this topic has me confuzzled. You seriously are all having a hard time finding white walls and white lettered tires??? I toss tires around all day like clowns juggling poodles! Half of them we turn the white walls in because people don't want them. WW radials are still being made, and even for newer cars. I walked down surfin the used tire selection today and found some 215 55 16s... ww tires. Found out that they are for the new beetles. A bit odd to me but yea they are still out there. Plus for the new cadis they slap on the mayonaise and mustard (vogue tyres), thats the new ww's for that brand. Coker is the way to go though for anything it seems for wide whites, but there are cheap cheap tires. Regatta 2s, Integrity, Enterprise, and Super Rides are a few tires made with white walls, though some are cheaper quality and thinner whites. White letters are mainly being sold by BFG for car tires, the rest is all the SUV runners. Thats my two cents

 

Hey they look good! Where did you get that stuff, how did you prep the tires?

 

A few months back, WW's were all I could find in the sizes I wanted.
Even so, the back WW is a little smaller than I was looking for.



Runnin' the WWs was a fun experiment, kinda surprising how much the look of a car will change with a wheel or tire swap.



Kinda stuck with the front 14" WWs until I get the new 4 1/2" x 15" slot mags set up.


Wandering the racks of tires at Wally World last week, I saw several blackwalls in the size I want for the upcoming skinny front wheels.
So that's cool.
Interesting part was, there were no WWs in the same size.

Haven't looked real hard, but I'm not finding any big back tires for the 32.
Probably gonna need some before winter gets going good.
Starting to think about some 8" - 10" Mickey Thompsons or Hoosiers.

Let the shopping begin....

 

I like to never found a 175/80R13 for the ol' lady's Falcon. I called every tire store within 40-50 miles. A semi-local SEARS of all places had 4 stashed away in thier inventory. They told me that they couldn't even order that size any more. I'll be SOL if we have a flat.

 

The white tire-paint comes from a fellow from Iceland and is called (get ready for this) ; "White Tire Paint".
Here's his website:
http://www.mbzponton.org/valueadded/other/tirepaint.htm

I sprayed the tires with brakecleaner, sanded the area I wanted to paint with some 80 grit, sprayed some more brakecleaner and then started painting.
Per instructions, you'll need at least 3 layers of this stuff.
The first time you put it on it makes you think this will never work, but after the 2nd and 3rd layer you'll see it works out pretty good. The result depends greatly on how precise you paint and mask (if needed).
The tires
I put a little amount of paint-thinner in the can to get into the small lettering better with my cheap brush.