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Here is a list of tire optiions I put together a coupe of years ago. I
put DiamondBack redlines on my TR250.
On 10/13/2020 5:05 PM, auprichard@uprichard.net wrote:
>
> Just for what itâ??s worthâ?¦..
>
> When I bought my TR5 from Charles Runyanâ??s estate, it came with 15
> year-old tires. They had little to no wear, and drove fine, but I
> decided I should do the right thing and replace them if I was to take
> loved ones out for a drive in the car.
>
> Since there was only one manufacturer to choose from for redline
> tires, I bought 4 tires from Coker, through Discount Tire. Not cheap!!
>
> I put them on the car and there was a terrible wobble around 50 mph.Â
> I took them back twice to Discount to get them balanced, but the
> wobble persisted. Finally, I took them to an old guy (well, older
> than me) in Detroit who boasted he had balanced wire wheels for 40
> years. He told me the tires were so out of true they could not be
> balanced.
>
> I took them back to Discount Tire and they called Coker. Coker
> refused to take them back unless they fell outside certain
> specifications. The Discount Tire shop didnâ??t really know what Coker
> was talking about, but went through the process and sure enough, the
> tires all fell outside the specifications.
>
> So the good news is, Coker will take them back. The bad news is,
> Coker has no redline tires and doesnâ??t know when they will have more,
> if ever.
>
> So my plan is to put new tires, not redline, on the car and keep the
> redlines I have if ever a buyer wants originality or the car is shown.
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
> Jackson, Michigan
>
>
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Here is a list of tire optiions I put together a coupe of years ago.
I put DiamondBack redlines on my TR250. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Just for what itâ??s
worthâ?¦..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">When I bought my
TR5 from Charles Runyanâ??s estate, it came with 15
year-old tires. They had little to no wear, and drove
fine, but I decided I should do the right thing and
replace them if I was to take loved ones out for a drive
in the car.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Since there was
only one manufacturer to choose from for redline tires,
I bought 4 tires from Coker, through Discount Tire. Not
cheap!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">I put them on the
car and there was a terrible wobble around 50 mph. I
took them back twice to Discount to get them balanced,
but the wobble persisted. Finally, I took them to an
old guy (well, older than me) in Detroit who boasted he
had balanced wire wheels for 40 years. He told me the
tires were so out of true they could not be balanced.Â
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">I took them back to
Discount Tire and they called Coker. Coker refused to
take them back unless they fell outside certain
specifications. The Discount Tire shop didnâ??t really
know what Coker was talking about, but went through the
process and sure enough, the tires all fell outside the
specifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">So the good news
is, Coker will take them back. The bad news is, Coker
has no redline tires and doesnâ??t know when they will
have more, if ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">So my plan is to
put new tires, not redline, on the car and keep the
redlines I have if ever a buyer wants originality or the
car is shown.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Andrew
Uprichard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Jackson,
Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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