Technical Diamondback Auburn radials

Very pleased with Diamondback Tires...seem to be wearing just fine...I did buy a extra set for the rear but it looks like they will set all wrapped up for a couple years

 

I too am very happy with the Diamondback radials with the bias ply look. I have big and littles on my 32 roadster. No troubles with mounting. Ride and handling is great.

 

I’m glad you got them mounted, but personally, I would have installed radial inner tubes in the tires and mounted them. Problem solved.


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I saw these on a friends '33 coupe today....they look fantastic, and by all reports drive very nicely. Well done Diamondback, well worth the wait.

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Luvin my Auburn radials Rich

 

Just got mine 2 weeks ago!

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I have 8,000 miles on my wide whites, I am a happy customer.

 

I see he mounted them with (what I consider to be) the back side out. I like the big lettering on that side but I would likely sand and polish the small billboard print off. I put a pair upfront on the 34 and installed the other side out mainly because I like the "beauty bar" on that side. They ride so good!

 

Those look great! I've even been considering the "smooth blackwalls". Totally different look.
I'm definitely going to use the Diamondbacks. I like the wide whites on black stock wheels with no hubcaps and I like the smooth blackwalls on black stock wheels with hubcaps. Decisions....decisions

 

Thanks for posting those @DeLuxe 32 and @Bandit Billy , ive been pretty interested in running blackwall auburn deluxe radials on my '37, but have a had a hell of a time trying to find pictures of them. I really like the look of them!

 

More Pics & reviews of Diamondback Blackwalls,5.50,6.50,7.50,8.20’s?
These seem to be positive alternative to “the other” options.
Just don’t feel good about going 80mph on a out-of-round, or no safety beads, no tubes?
& at today’s costs, my expectations are: tires should be pretty fresh dates & round.

 

Ordered a set of DB 750x16 and 550x16 , they said lead time could be 4 to 5 weeks ,ok no drama. Dang they arrived within the week.

 

Nine years ago I bought a set of Diamond Backs, wide whites, which are actually B.F.Goodrich that Diamond Back grinds off the lettering off the white wall side. Thought they were great until, in April this year, 100 miles from home, at 70 mph, the front passenger side blew out and could have killed me. 7,000 miles on the tires. I blame B.F.Goodrich. Planned failure and I'll never believe otherwise.

 

Key fact. I thought it was pretty common knowledge that radials have a limited life span time wise before they are prone to de laminating etc. Nothing to do with miles. At 9 years you were well into the danger zone. Tires themselves may have been even older.

 

I agree it was the age. I replaced a set of tires on an off topic car last year because they were 6 years old. The tires had a lot of tread left but rather not chance it. The new set set me back $1800 not cheap but definitely cheaper than a crash

 

I fully realize that the tires were 9 years old and that everybody should expect their tires to blow apart at that age. But that's the point this is 2021 not 1946. When I made that point to the guy at diamondback tires that this day and age I'll never be convinced that tires can't be made that don't fail in 6 to 9 years he laughed and agreed and he said you know what if I came up with a compound and materials to make tires last until the tread is completely gone the big boys would come in and buy me out for 10 million and then throw my design in the trash can. BF Goodrich makes tires for 747s. You think those blow out before they're worn out? Of course if they made better tires they wouldn't sell as many so there you go........

I wonder how many people have died because of the industry's refusal to make better tires?

 

You got no facts ,just a tire conspiracy...

 

I'm not going to argue about anything but, if tires were made to last triple what they do now, I'll bet they would be more expensive. They would be more expensive to make - possibly a lot more - and bean counters would also want to make up for lost turnover.

And people moan about the cost of them now. Everyone wants gold, until they have to open their wallets.

 

Reviving this old thread, but has anyone tried to get these mounted at a discount tire? I’m going to try and find an old school tire shop but can’t wait to get these diamond backs mounted.

 

Hey Auggie, I have a slightly funny, slightly sad, slightly stupid, slightly maddening story for ya. I took my brand new Diamondbacks plus my old Diamondbacks mounted on steel rims to my local Discount Tire that I've used for years to get mounted. Of course I had to ask my married but beautiful neighbor for a ride to the store. Got them switched out and balanced, went back home. She dropped me off and I proceeded to put the rear tires back on my 49 Ford Coupe.. was just about finished mounting the first one when I touched one of the balancing weights and it moved. WTF? They were all loose. I had to call The lady neighbor again for another trip to the store. This is hard to believe but the manager explained that the new guy mistakenly put weights for aluminum wheels on my steel wheels. That ain't right.... So they rebalanced with the correct weights.

 

That’s not too bad! So all in all it sounds like they won’t mess up the tires?

 

Messing them up should be of no concern.

 

Surely any tyre store could mount them.
If you have nice steel rims ask them to put the plastic caps on the claws of their machine so as to not damage the paint.

 

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