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Post by kto17 on Jul 14, 2013 18:33:49 GMT -8
I bought the Diamondback whitewalls and love them!!!
Be sure if you buy new wheels that you check wheel width or you may have issues fitting the tires.
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Post by Nomad95336 on Dec 13, 2013 1:22:47 GMT -8
I bought the Diamondback whitewalls and love them!!! Be sure if you buy new wheels that you check wheel width or you may have issues fitting the tires. Did you end up shelling out the $225 each as listed earlier?
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Post by kto17 on Dec 13, 2013 20:51:23 GMT -8
I bought the Diamondback whitewalls and love them!!! Be sure if you buy new wheels that you check wheel width or you may have issues fitting the tires. Did you end up shelling out the $225 each as listed earlier? I did and I would do it again. I love the look and knowing they are the right tire. Barely more expensive that the car whitewalls available. I looked into port-a-walls but couldn't find many people that had good experiences. [img src=" i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l596/kto17/Vintage%20Trailers/1961%20Shasta%20Deluxe/null-4-1.jpg"][/IMG]
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Post by bigbill on Dec 14, 2013 19:26:29 GMT -8
They are expensive but they sure do make the trailer look good..
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Post by soup on Dec 15, 2013 4:11:52 GMT -8
Soup, I didn't have to bring anything in except my printed receipt. I cleaned and painted the old rims, had the new tires installed at my local gas station and are on the camper. Jeff Oh cool. I meant that our walmart wouldn't install the tires if the rims were still on your trailer like a car. They will only install trailer tires if you bring in the rims NOT on the trailer. That's an excellent price on those tires!!
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 16, 2013 19:22:30 GMT -8
Agreed on the price. And let's face it. $500 is not much in the scheme of what is being laid out for good restore. We do all this work and it's little things like this that make all our hard work worth while. Icing on the cake? Under the cake?
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Post by schweetcruisers on Dec 16, 2013 20:47:02 GMT -8
The tires should/usually are the last item that needs to be replaced, and after spending what equates to a really nice used car on my trailer, I just couldn't justify the cost. Beside if you do the spare tire, your closer to a grand once you figure shipping. I paid less for 3 black wall trailer tires then one of those custom white walls. Oh well to each their own!
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Post by bigbill on Dec 16, 2013 21:05:50 GMT -8
I an remember when you were a total nerd if you had white walls, to be cool you had to have black walls and many places only had them in there lowest level of tires. Now things are starting to reverse. I also remember when people took the wings off and threw them away so people wouldn't know they had one of those cheap Shastas, and if you drove a four door car it was your mothers. Times do change.
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Post by vikx on Dec 16, 2013 23:00:28 GMT -8
BigBill, You tell tales of how old you might be! LOL. I vaguely remember colored stripes in a black tire...
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Post by bigbill on Dec 17, 2013 6:48:14 GMT -8
Colored stripes and raised white letters all started around the same time.It's not how old you are its the miles you traveled, but I have noticed that most people have more hair than me for some reason also darker.
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Post by kto17 on Dec 17, 2013 17:12:17 GMT -8
Damn! Y'all are old farts! What next are 8 tracks coming back?
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Post by Ten on Dec 17, 2013 17:32:36 GMT -8
Thinking of building this into the Airflyte....
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 17, 2013 17:33:20 GMT -8
Damn! Y'all are old farts! What next are 8 tracks coming back? I loved my Muntz Blue Light.... It was in my 66 GTO... Man what a woman getter that was.
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Post by vikx on Dec 17, 2013 21:55:02 GMT -8
That's gorgeous Number Ten!!
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 17, 2013 21:57:07 GMT -8
Wow that is nice #10. Does anyone ever ask you what that round thingy is for?
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