Redline tires
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Drifting
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Redline tires
I'm looking for redline tires for my black '69 vert. Where have you guys bought your redline tires from? Do you know any place in Florida, preferably in Miami, that sells these tires?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Coker tire........www.coker.com
Yes, bow down to the Coker's and never look back. My '66 looks kick-**** with the Coker gold lines and cruises flawlessly on roadway whilst I yodel.
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Got my redlines through Diamondback Tires...they're Cooper Cobra's with redlines on one side and raised black letters on the others.
Excellent tires and better traction ratings than the Cokers...though the Cokers were about $5 cheaper and have better wear ratings.
Excellent tires and better traction ratings than the Cokers...though the Cokers were about $5 cheaper and have better wear ratings.
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I just put redlines on my 68. I got the Diamondbacks. They are Yokahamas. A bit of a performance tire. They look great. I had just put gold lines on my 65 that I got from Diamondback and they are excellent quality. Great to do business with. They are quality tires.
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Drifting
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Thanks for the replies everyone - I really appreciate it.
I looked at the two stores and there were a few options.. I'm going to do a total body-off restoration and want to do it correctly. Did the tread originally look like this when the tires came from the factory in 1969?
Or did it look like this?
Also, does anyone know a store that sells these tires in Florida?
I looked at the two stores and there were a few options.. I'm going to do a total body-off restoration and want to do it correctly. Did the tread originally look like this when the tires came from the factory in 1969?
Or did it look like this?
Also, does anyone know a store that sells these tires in Florida?
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The redlines are radials not bias, so in case you are thinking Top Fight you should keep this in mind. However, if you are going to drive the car at all, radials are a no-brainer.
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-original equipment was 5 F70x15 bias-ply nylon tires, redline optional
-Goodyear & Uniroyal has a tread width of 6.5 inches. Firestone- 6.75 inches.
-Goodyear, Firestone & Uniroyal had 9 ribs on the tread
-red stripe tires were Goodyear Speedway Wide Tread
-striped Goodyear had a 5/16 stripe one inch from the rim. Firestone was 3/8 inch stripe 1 7/8 inch from rim and Uniroyal 5/16 stripe 1 3/8 inches from rim.
-Radial replacement tires: correct current day service replacement size is P215/70R for Goodyear & Firestone.
-original Goodyear overall diameter was 26.92 inches, section width 8.35 and tread width, 6.26 inch.
Thats probably more info than you need!
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Diamondback buys regular tires and vulcanizes sidewalls to them for the desired look. A good way to get a vintage look without having to drive on bias-ply tires.
