1963 Tires

[Harry S.]

Time to replace my 20 year old tires.

Thoughts on Hankook Optimo H724 97S 205/75R15's. I only drive about 1000 miles a year.

Thanks

[Michael J.]

Re: 1963 Tires

I have those on 2 of my '64s, on Torque-Thrust American mags for driving, for 3 years now. They are good tires, Goodyear makes the same size and they are too.

[Duke W.]

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All S-rated 205/75R-15 tires are basically the same. If it was me I would prefer a traditional American brand. By the same token I prefer European brands on my Mercedes and Japanese brands on my MR2. Goodyear, Firestone, Uniroyal, and General should have products in that size, too.

Duke

[Jimmy G.]

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On my 60 I just bought a cheap set of Goodyears at Walmart online About $60 each They will dry rot before being worn out. At least they are American while Hankook tires are Korean tires made in China --- for the most part

[Jim D.]

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Tire manufacturing is a global industry. Most, if not all, tire manufacturers have plants all over the world. Goodyear has them in China, Hankook has them in the U.S.

[Harry S.]

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Thanks all, I'll see what I can find in a Goodyear WSW.

Cheers

[Ronald L.]

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Harry how about some NOS originals?

[Edward J.]

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Harry, I have set of Uniroyal tiger paws (AW).there are a good choice. quite running tire.

[Frank D.]

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Harry, I have set of Uniroyal tiger paws (AW).there are a good choice. quite running tire.

Which is what I've run for years, BUT, my last set were defective....the whitewalls kept yellowing no matter what I did to clean them (including light sanding) in a week or so they were yellow again. Something was leeching into the backside of the white portion. They were only a month old according to the DOT date. Discount Tire replaced them with the same tires and I'll be keeping an eye on them..

Maybe it was just a one-off defect...

[George C.]

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Frank,
Do you have an update tp this post?
Did your second set of Tiger Paws turn yellow as well?
George

[Frank D.]

Re: 1963 Tires

Frank,
Do you have an update tp this post?
Did your second set of Tiger Paws turn yellow as well?
George

YES ! Very frustrating and the Uniroyal rep's response was a joke - many friends have the same issues; this just started in the last 3 years it seems... Even sanding them got them close to white -- for about 3 weeks, then brown again.

I went with the Hankooks and they actually ride better and the whitewalls stay white - not crazy about the Buck Roger sidewall markings but there you have it. First pic is 2nd set of Uniroyals second is the Hankooks after 3 months and didn't even touch them yet.

[George C.]

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Frank,
Thank you for the quick response, exactly what I was expecting, but was hoping for better news.
I wonder if anyone has experience with the Toyo Extensa WSW, their side wall is a little less space age.
George

[Richard G.]

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I am assuming you have tried Wonder White? I does a great job of cleaning tires.
I understand the issue was with the tires and not the cleaning but I thought I would mention it anyway.


I purchased made in America Goodyears reproduction tires from these guys. Service was excellent.
But for drivers the inexpensive tires may be best as they age out before they wear out.
kelsey@kelseytire.com

[Frank D.]

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I tried Wesley's Bleach (formula has changed), Totally Awesome product and the 'ole Brillo pad scrubbing - only sanding with a foam block helped and not for long.... The Uniroyals are just a POS **** now IMO.. Some hard core owners have resorted to some sort of white paint on them, I'm not going through that. Maybe Port-A-Walls (ha!) They actually still sell them!

[Larry E.]

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Here is a picture of my Hankook Optimo H724's. So far so good with them>look and ride nice. Larry


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