Got Whitewalls. New tires

Old School · Jun 30, 2011

I've been looking for some old fashioned whitewall truck tires like the ones my dad had put on our family's 67 Bronco back in the 1970's.

I found these at www.tirebuyer.com for $83 each with free delivery.

They are Kelly Wintermark in 235/75-15

Update: They are finally on:

sprdv1 · Jun 30, 2011

I bet they will look good on there.. Definitely Old Skool

Old School · Jun 30, 2011

They do look like the ones my dad bought in '73.

Still trying to decide if I want to run wheelcovers or not.

I'm not being a salesman (just a happy customer) but tirebuyer has a $30 off promo code this weekend. It's: FREEDOM11

Airmapper · Jun 30, 2011

Nice, I'll have to make note of them for when my '66 needs new ones. (Will be a long time cause it's got new ones now...)

MarsChariot · Jun 30, 2011

What size are those? I ran N78 Armstrong Traction Grips with white walls back in the day. A full 31 inches and only 9.5 wide. D-ply rating, too. The best tire I ever had. Man I miss those. The perfect tire for a stock uncut. Tough as nails, so to speak.

Stroppe-Envy-77 · Jul 1, 2011

MarsChariot said:
What size are those?

Looks like 235/75R15, according to the sidewall.

I looked everywhere for something like this when I first got my Bronco in '05 and was looking to keep it stock looking. I guess my problem was that I only checked with major brands like Firestone, Goodyear, et al.

Old School · Jul 1, 2011

They are indeed 235/75-15 but they look big. They seem much bigger than the 235/75 car tires that are coming off.
I'll measure the actual size them when swapping them

Ranchtruck · Jul 1, 2011

I run those on my Tacoma in winter. $80 apiece for them here. I run them whitewalls in though. Decent tires, no complaints.

jdamach1 · Jul 7, 2011

That's a cool looking tire. I like it a lot.

KS.76Sport · Jul 21, 2011

Thanks Old School, those tires look great!! My dad ran Armstrong Tru Tracs back in the 70s. I have been searching and searching for the same type of tire w/ no luck. Do you know what the inches conversion is? I want to run 30 x 9.50 15s.

Old School · Jul 21, 2011

A 235/75-15 should be about 29 tall and 9.25 wide.

I'll take a tape measure to these and find out the real world size.

surfer-b · Jul 22, 2011

Here is a set of Power Kings in the old school size and look, However not sure if they have them in white wall.
http://www.tbcprivatebrands.com/powerking/viewline.asp?id=106

Old School · Jul 22, 2011

surfer-b said:
Here is a set of Power Kings in the old school size and look, However not sure if they have them in white wall.
http://www.tbcprivatebrands.com/powerking/viewline.asp?id=106

Those do look cool, and would be perfect for an early, EB restoration but at $199 each--yikes!

DonaldDouchebag · Jul 22, 2011

They look perfect. How I wish I had a stocker.

surfer-b · Jul 22, 2011

Here ya go, took me a few mins to find em, a little cheaper but still more than what you paid plus those you posted are radial and not bi-plys which will ride and handle better than the bi-plys. http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop....gorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=135

I wish Firestone would bring back the Town & Country which you could order on the EB's, I still have the original spare that came with my 74.

KS.76Sport · Jul 22, 2011

surfer-b said:
Here ya go, took me a few mins to find em, a little cheaper but still more than what you paid plus those you posted are radial and not bi-plys which will ride and handle better than the bi-plys. http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop....gorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=135

I wish Firestone would bring back the Town & Country which you could order on the EB's, I still have the original spare that came with my 74.

Wow! Now those look like the old Armstrong Tru Trac's ;D. More money and bias but damn those look good.

Gas Pig · Jul 22, 2011

I put these Deestone 7.00 15 LT tires on my U13 I sold. I think they were $86 installed. I like how they looked (old school mud/snow) and they rode better then I would have guessed but I don't think they come in whitewalls.

muskrat · Jul 22, 2011

I miss my white stripes. They look great.

Old School · Jul 23, 2011

Finally, pictures of them installed:

I'm biased, but I think they are perfect. They ride and handle very nicely, but understandably are a bit louder then the previous Michelins I had

Old School · Jul 23, 2011

KS.76Sport said:
Thanks Old School, those tires look great!! My dad ran Armstrong Tru Tracs back in the 70s. I have been searching and searching for the same type of tire w/ no luck. Do you know what the inches conversion is? I want to run 30 x 9.50 15s.

I broke out the tape.
The tread is 7 inches wide, the carcass is 8.5 wide on a 6 inch wheel and they are 29 inches tall.

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