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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 | Have you guys found a source for antique size tires other than Coker? This link suggests that Coker might not be the best choice: http://vcca.org/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/183074/3
Ray
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 |
What size tire are you looking for?
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 714 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 714 | Got my bias plys from http://lesschwab.com/ out of Rocklin, Ca
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If you don't like my carbon foot print, stick it up your Prius!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 | Thanks for responding to my inquiry guys. My '36 Chevy pickup uses 5.25/5.50-17. After what Coker put the other guy through I'd prefer to avoid that aggrivation.
Ray
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 66 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 66 | Try Universal Vintage Tire Company,in Hershey,PA.
American made tires,that are about the same price as
Chinese made tires.
- Doug | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 | "Try Universal Vintage Tire Company,in Hershey,PA.
American made tires,that are about the same price as
Chinese made tires.
Thank you for that suggestion Doug. Do you know if there is a way to buy them through a local dealer to avoid finger pointing if there is a problem? A VCCA member "Tiny" just went through a nightmare with some Coker tires. It seems that dealing with a retailer would make it much easier for the customer to insist on problems being solved rather than being blamed on "The factory".
Ray
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | You could try checking with your local Goodyear dealer. many of them still have access to vintage sizes through Kelsey Tire, which is Goodyears vintage tire division.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 | "You could try checking with your local Goodyear dealer. many of them still have access to vintage sizes through Kelsey Tire, which is Goodyears vintage tire division."
Thanks for the great suggestion Bill. I will look into that.
Ray
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 66 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 66 | Goodyear,Cooper,& STA (Specialty Tires of America-
formerly McCreary Rubber,in Indiana,PA),are the only
American tire companies left that I'm aware of.
- Doug | | | | | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 54 | I got mine from Kelsey Tire Co in Camdenton, MO. Their phone # is 1-800-325-0091. They are nice to do business with. Mine were delivered by Fedex and brought to my drive way.
Monroe McKill
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