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Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Kudakidd] #3220252 03/13/24 07:05 PM 03/13/24 07:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,942 WI Dcuda69 master
Dcuda69 master Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,942 WI	Black for me...I hate cleaning white letters

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Dcuda69] #3220256 03/13/24 07:16 PM 03/13/24 07:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 151 Salem, NY 6 69gtxvert member
69gtxvert member 6 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 151 Salem, NY	Jury is still out for me....kinda like the bigger BW tires on steelies but I still the 14" magnums with white letters out. Just in case

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Kudakidd] #3220264 03/13/24 07:45 PM 03/13/24 07:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	The problem today is that every white letter tire is way too expensive for the quality of the tire. So, I've become the blackwall type.

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Jim_Lusk] #3220273 03/13/24 08:09 PM 03/13/24 08:09 PM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 9,434 Super Spudsville Mr PotatoHead Half Baked
Mr PotatoHead Half Baked Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 9,434 Super Spudsville	White letter tires are part of the whole vibe. Would you have went black wall in 1970? I didnt think so. Would folks run retreads as well? STOP POTATO HATE!

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Mr PotatoHead] #3220287 03/13/24 09:01 PM 03/13/24 09:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA	Tough call for me and my '69 GTX. I like the raised white letters on it now but a pain to keep them white.

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: 69gtxvert] #3220301 03/13/24 10:28 PM 03/13/24 10:28 PM
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RoadRunnerLuva master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,307 Land 'O Lakes	Originally Posted by 69gtxvert Jury is still out for me....kinda like the bigger BW tires on steelies but I still the 14" magnums with white letters out. Just in case Beautiful GTX! Plymouth Makes It!

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Dcuda69] #3220316 03/13/24 11:44 PM 03/13/24 11:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,507 Eagle, Idaho Neil The Doctor is in.
Neil The Doctor is in. Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,507 Eagle, Idaho	Originally Posted by Dcuda69 Black for me...I hate cleaning white letters Bug and Tar remover works great for this, and it will even remove the brown tint that slowly grows on some brands of tires like BFG's. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/MAC1116

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Neil] #3220336 03/14/24 05:36 AM 03/14/24 05:36 AM
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rdrnr6970 Your #1 source for current events Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,362 NJ	Great cars guys!Still like white letter tires the best. OWNER OF EVERYTHING FROM 1956 300 B,IMPERIAL,NEW YORKER HEMIS,AND NEW HEMI TRUCKS.....5TH GENRAMS.COM... 1969/70 ROADRUNNERS ,DARTS/CORONETS, NORTHEAST HEMI OWNERS ASSOCIATION.....WWW.PHANTASMCUDAS.COM....MOPAR FAMILY FOR 50 YEARS AND STILL GOING!MOPAR OWNER COAST TO COAST!!!!

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: rdrnr6970] #3220370 03/14/24 10:47 AM 03/14/24 10:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,855 Witness Protection Program Kudakidd OP master
Kudakidd OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,855 Witness Protection Program	A12, thanks for the comparison shot. It's very helpful!

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Kudakidd] #3220385 03/14/24 12:32 PM 03/14/24 12:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Kudakidd] #3220386 03/14/24 12:33 PM 03/14/24 12:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA	Originally Posted by Kudakidd A12, thanks for the comparison shot. It's very helpful! To me the tires look wider with the raised white letters????

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Kudakidd] #3220398 03/14/24 12:57 PM 03/14/24 12:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,366 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,366 north of coder	Originally Posted by Kudakidd Originally Posted by moparx Originally Posted by 2boltmain To this day the Formua 1 Superstock bias ply tires brings back memories of sexy cars and a healthy car hobby in full swing. Even if a youngster's car had a low performing V8- the addition of Formua 1 tires on some Cragar SSTs or slotted mags or American Racing Outlaws were the things a young man dreamt of! Even when the N 50x15s stuck out too far due to back space ignorance- it still was a thing of beauty. the exception to my blackwall preference is the formula 1 Super Stock tire ! i was the first one in this area to purchase a set when the local mom & pop tire store started selling them. F-60 front, L-60 rear. keystone 5 spokes, 6" front. 10"rear. Kool old school pic! thanks ! car is the same, minus the tire/wheel combo and the fog/driving lights attached to the front bumper.

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: A12] #3220499 03/14/24 10:05 PM 03/14/24 10:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA	One thing IMO that is cool about RWL is when the car is moving but the driver rarely gets to see their car moving and the tires having a sort of strobe white wall look. If you colored the RWL's RED it would probably look pretty cool too with a strobe red line effect.

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: A12] #3220786 03/16/24 11:41 AM 03/16/24 11:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 975 rust belt M Moparite super stock
Moparite super stock M Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 975 rust belt	RWL! Like to see some bling when it comes to rims also.

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Moparite] #3220896 03/16/24 08:14 PM 03/16/24 08:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,474 On the run… BloFish I Live Here
BloFish I Live Here Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,474 On the run…	Depends It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it! ‘65 A100 ‘69 ‘Cuda ‘73 Vega GT ‘06 Mega Cab ‘14 Mercedes SLK

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: BloFish] #3220909 03/16/24 09:21 PM 03/16/24 09:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 9,434 Super Spudsville Mr PotatoHead Half Baked
Mr PotatoHead Half Baked Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 9,434 Super Spudsville	Dont forget all the older stores having lots of front store area glass to idle past for some mirror shots.... cant think im the only one who did that. Heck I still do. Was also good for checking tail/brake lights. STOP POTATO HATE!

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Mr PotatoHead] #3220961 03/17/24 07:41 AM 03/17/24 07:41 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,610 Germany F fc7_plumcrazy master
fc7_plumcrazy master F Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,610 Germany	Redlines or RWL but never blackwalls I just drive old cars with a high sidewall tire of course Carsten

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Kudakidd] #3221154 03/17/24 10:18 PM 03/17/24 10:18 PM
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carnut68 master C Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 3,164 Md.	Blackwalls for me. Coat them with Murphys oil soap. America First!

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: carnut68] #3221691 03/20/24 03:53 PM 03/20/24 03:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,855 Witness Protection Program Kudakidd OP master
Kudakidd OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,855 Witness Protection Program	The debate is over. As you can see I went w/ RWL showing. I think I'll be happy w/ the decision.

Re: Raised White Letters or Not? [Re: Kudakidd] #3221693 03/20/24 04:00 PM 03/20/24 04:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,500 N.E. OHIO, USA	Originally Posted by Kudakidd The debate is over. As you can see I went w/ RWL showing. I think I'll be happy w/ the decision.

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