Early Ford V-8 Club Forum

FORUM RULES: Users agree to these Rules when using Forum.

The site administrator reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the user agreement without prior notice to the user. It is the responsibility of the user to regularly review the terms of this agreement.

The user agrees to the following terms:

All information that you provide to us for your membership is correct.
You will not use your membership to spam, harrass, or exploit other members in any way.
Vulgar, Abusive, Racist and Sexist Language will not be tolerated.
Commercial-type sales postings will not be allowed.
No mass posting or flooding of the boards is allowed.
No Advertising of parts or cars; no Ebay or business/commercial ads (please use the "Classified" for ads Wanted or For Sale).
VIEWING MULTIPLE TOPICS ON SCREEN: You can choose to see more than 10 Topics at a time ... Log In and choose "Preferences" from the top bar on the Forum page. Scroll down and Change the "Default Topics Returned" parameter to 25 or 50, and save the changes. Since this setting is stored in your browser 'cookies' (if enabled), it seems to use that stored value even if you are not logged in. So, if you use a PC that you haven't logged into the forum from, the setting still seem to remain at the default.
EXTERNAL PHOTO LINKS ON FORUM: You can still use external photo links in your posts on the new forum. They follow the rules of any link in that they have to have the URL link qualified down to the full image file name (example: .jpg). The links will open in a new browser window, the same as an uploaded image attached to a post. Since an image attachment to any post does not display inline with the post, the results are the same. You can use multiple external links within a post. This link is from photos on a site from Don Clink's 'Deuce@75' albums:

http://donclink.com/deuce_75_1/images/dscn2950.jpg

Using links from photo sites such as Photobucket can help in "size" issue with uploaded attachment files. For best viewing in web browsers, photos should be around the 800x600 pixel range, and probably not more than 1024x768. Most cameras today store HUGE jpg image files, as the default settings are in the 7, 8, 10, and 12Mb image sizes. The image files that are then attached are very large, and the browser can't display the full image size without using the scroll bars. Use the re-sizing functions of your photo editing software to reduce the image to 800x600, which reduces the file sixe and the image load time in the browser. Don uses Google's free Picassa3 software, which is an excellent photo management product. All of the photo albums of the Deuce, Grand National, and Auburn that are links on the NORG site were built using Picassa's web creation functions. And it's free? (THANKS to Don Clink for the info!)
HOW DO I SHOW MY EMAIL ADDRESS ALONG WITH MY USERNAME? You can LogIn on the Forum, and select PREFERENCES. On this page Members can add optional information such as their City,State, Country; Occupation; Hobbies: list a Homepage; list AOL Instant Messanger Handle; Signature; "Make Email Address viewable to others;" and even change the number of Default Topics shown on a page. WHEN others click on your profile, they will see this information.

EFV-8 Club Forum / General Ford Discussion / Tires for 1938 Ford?

Reply to Discussion | New Discussion

<< previous || next >>

Posted By

Discussion Topic: Tires for 1938 Ford?

Tim I

05-06-2010 @ 6:46 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 72
Joined: Apr 2010

I need to replace all four tires and tubes. I'm leaning toward bias ply, for the look and for the original aspect ratio. Is Coker the best bet for tires and tubes?

All opinions appreciated!

Tim
Denver, Colorado

supereal

05-06-2010 @ 7:07 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 6819
Joined: Oct 2009

We have bought several sets of tires from Coker, as good quality bias ply tires have become almost impossible to find anywhere else, particularly in old car sizes. If you want 600-16 tires around here, the only choice is agricultural tires for tractors and hay racks! We have had a problem a couple of times with Coker tires being out of round, making balance impossible. Be sure you have a good understanding of their return policy. Of the last four tubes we bought, only three would hold air. They did replace them, but the wait was an aggravation, given the price. The good thing is that the new bias ply tires are less susceptible to flat spotting.

1940 Tom

05-06-2010 @ 7:14 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 236
Joined: Oct 2009

Tim--

I had good success with Coker Tire, but of course, they are not the only game in town. Check Hemmings for other tire vendors, or check out their website - coker.com. Their phone # is 1-877-826-6052. If any of the other guys have any suggestions for another vendor - OK with me.
Good Luck
Tom

Kens 36

05-06-2010 @ 7:46 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 340
Joined: Oct 2009

Tim,

I use Coker Classic 600-16 radials on my '36 Roadster and love the way they handle and ride. The look is very close to the appearance of bias ply tires. They are not as fat as many of the radials.

Ken

nelsb01

05-06-2010 @ 1:33 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 975
Joined: Oct 2009

Got 600 16's on my 1949 -- and 13,000 miles on the Coker tires and tubes...........
Zero problems after they were balanced and rotated back to front every 5,000 miles.

And they are like they came from the factory -- blackwalls.

ford38v8

05-06-2010 @ 4:11 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 2736
Joined: Oct 2009

Tim, I've used Coker bias tires exclusively. One tire of the last set I installed had a heavy side, so I discovered the light side of the wheel itself, for reinstallation of the tire. It's best to discover heavy sides of all wheels once, and make a mark for future reference. This way, the wheel weights will be of minimum size if the tires are spun around to compensate. This is more important now due to the larger size of the non-lead weights mandated by law today.

For your car, you'll need an adapter to spin balance your wheels. No shop has an adapter to fit the 10" pattern Ford wheel, so one has to be fabricated, or purchased. There is a maker of these adapters that advertises in the V8 times.

Alan

<< previous || next >>

NOTE: YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED USER AND BE LOGGED IN TO POST (and reply to) messages in this forum. If you are a first time user, please click the CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT in the masthead above to register and Log In. After that, all you do is LOG IN to enjoy using this site.

DISCLAIMER: The V-8 Club does no independent testing of any of the opinions, thoughts or suggestions presented in the website on the Forum, in the Tech Tips section, or any section. A reader should consider the website to be a forum wherein differing solutions to a particular set of circumstances may be discussed. Ultimately, the selection of an item for an individual's vehicle must be based upon the independent study of the vehicle owner in consultation with people in the hobby and restoration experts.

Early Ford V-8 Club Forum

Merchandise Questions

Membership Questions