<VV> : White wall tires

[Ken Clark]

I would not drive over 20 mph with Walmart trailer tires.  I am however going to buy a set o new whitewalls from Clark's or Coker.  The ones on the '66 car are 21 years old and I don't want a blowout doing 60 mph.  Better safe than sorry.  Ken Clark
 
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 13:03:51 -0500
> Subject: Re: <VV> : White wall tires
> From: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> 
> Ummmmmm
> 
> I'm a little worried about the fact you said you paid $46 each for tires
> from Wal Mart.
> 
> Hopefully you don't drive this vehicle.........
> 
> As far as I know, correct me if I'm wrong, but the only 13" tires Wal Mart
> has are trailer tires which are not designed for a passenger car and unsafe
> to use on a car.
> 
> Gary Swiatowy
> 
> 
> 
> > On 11/27/2015 7:41 AM, rnojunkmail via VirtualVairs wrote:
> >
> >> OK, so I'm too cheap to buy whitewall from Cokers, so I got 4 Wal-Mart
> tires at $46 a piece and tried to paint on the whitewalls. First I sprayed
> them with krylon...that got yellow and faded...then I brushed on rustoleum
> and that lasted about 2 months before it got black and faded. Need I spend
> the big bucks?
> 
> 
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