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| | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,101 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,101 | Has anyone used Portawalls? Do they work? A few reviews on Amazon complained about the tire bleeding through and staining the Portawall. I want to keep my wide whitewalls but switch to a tubeless radial tire. The cost for a specialty tire compared to a standard tire and adding Portawalls is significant but I don't want to throw money away on a solution that I won't be happy with. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,191 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,191 | Previous discussion.... White wallsThey are still OK.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,772 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,772 | Back in the 1960s when I did tire repair at a full service station, I hated those things with a purple passion! They had a bad habit of not fitting flush with the tire sidewalls, and sometimes creating rim air leaks when they were used with tubeless tires. They can also make for tricky problems with wheel balance. Maybe they've gotten better since then?
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,101 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,101 | Those are all the reasons I have been hesitant about the Portawalls. I just hate the thought of spending $300+ per tire, but I think that is the route I need to go so I don't regret it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,762 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,762 | I agree with you. For wide whitewall radials, go to Diamondback. www.dbtires.comDo not buy Cokers. They are utter crap. Even Corky Coker recommends Diamondback over his own company's products if you plan on driving the vehicle instead of just showing it.
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1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
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