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Old May 8, 2019 | 10:21 AM
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Back in the day what was the width of the white wall stripe?
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I think it was 3/8 ths. Short of doing the custom tire routine, there is no one who makes that narrow whitewall.
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I'm thinking it was closer to 5/8" but I would have to measure mine. 66/67 used more than 1 tire manufacturer including Uniroyal, Goodyear, and Firestone. There could have been a slight variance in the manufacturers.
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Coker and Kelsey tire make repops. Go to their website and they will list the correct ww width by maker and year.
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http://alancolvin.com/wp-content/upl...ssue01v8-2.pdf
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Originally Posted by 65vette396
I'm thinking it was closer to 5/8" but I would have to measure mine. 66/67 used more than 1 tire manufacturer including Uniroyal, Goodyear, and Firestone. There could have been a slight variance in the manufacturers.
Original equipment was 5/8” WW.
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Very helpful article, thank you
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