[T3] Tires

[Adriel Rowley]

So then what does one do if they want the proper size for an early type 1: 155R15?


Thank you so very much!
Adriel




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1971 Sunroof Squareback with F.I. - In the Process of Being Dog Wgn 2
1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD-T - Dog Wgn
Master's Student, A.S.U., living in north central Mesa, AZ


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> Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 20:55:13 -0400
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org; type3 at vwtype3.org
> From: donrob at yachtsales.com
> Subject: [T3] Tires
>
>
> My experience with Coker has not been at all good. I have found the
> tires are not at all built to original specs, they just look like the
> old tires. Everyone I know with a wide range of cars and tire sizes
> says that their Cokers tires shake on the highway no matter what they
> do to try to balance them.
>
> What I find hard to believe is that there is not one major tire
> maker, such as Michelin, still making our size. There are literally
> millions of VW's still on the road all over the world. The size is
> the same for Beetles, Karmann Ghias and type 3s. Also some English
> sport cars use the same size. I can't believe there is not enough
> demand for at least one tire maker to produce them. Anyone know
> anyone at Michelin?
>
> At 07:47 PM 5/4/2014, Gary Forsmo wrote:
>>>Don --
>>
>>>Tire Rack has some for $68.00. Does anyone know who actually makes
>>>these tires and if they are any good?
>>
>>I bought 4 Classic tires in June of 2010 from a Firestone dealer in
>>Burlington, WI for about Tire Racks advertised price.
>>I had them order a 5th tire to use as a "spare" in 2012, which I put in the
>>tire well.
>>
>>The old "spare" was a aged Michelin that may not have ever seen the road.
>> But it was old and although it still held 42 lbs. of air pressure to
>>activate the windshield washer tank, I didn't trust it as a "driveable"
>>tire on the car.
>>
>>I believe the Classic tire is produced by the (Korean) Kuhmo Tire Company.
>> So far so good.
>>
>>But honestly, I wish that Coker Tire Company (I think they have the
>>original 165/80 R15's Michelin tire molds) would see fit to production run
>>of several hundred tires.
>>Do you think we could convince Coker to do that?
>>If (big IF) they were built to the original Michelin standards, would you
>>think there would be sufficient interest among active Type 3 owners to buy
>>what they would produce?
>>
>>--
>>Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
>>Rockport, TX (winter)
>>Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
>
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