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Old 05-03-2021, 12:42 PM   #21
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Back to European classics- was just on the phone with the vendor from Maine- David


these tires are now 115. each- shipped to your door including tax. he states they are made in Germany- if so, how bad can they be? I will order a set and give an update down the road.
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Old 05-03-2021, 05:18 PM   #22
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BTW, I found those Lucas tyres to be OK in all regards but were soft and were prone to wandering.
I am of the same opinion. At 50 / 55 mph they did wander. I took them off and sold them, replacing with Goodyear’s as before. Car handled great again. This was several years ago.
I also noticed the footprint on the ground was smaller than the Goodyear.
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Old 05-03-2021, 06:55 PM   #23
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Ronn Thanks for your update on the European tires.
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Old 05-04-2021, 05:42 AM   #24
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Likewise, I found a site called Performance Plus that is selling the lucas tires for 105.
including tax and shipping each.


so there are a few choices out there on the inexpensive side...........
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Old 05-04-2021, 08:51 AM   #25
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Someone on the Barn noted that the discount tires may be out of date. The rubber ages. Have the vendor check the date code. An out of date tire is not necessarily bad but could be.
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In the 50's you could buy add-on's that converted blackwall tires to whitewall tires. These were flat white rubber disks with the center cut out that fit between the rims and the tires. You deflated the tires to mount them. Are these still around? I have not seen them in 60 years.
"porta-walls" had them on my '59 Chevy in the 60s.

Have had about 40 cars since and the only one with whitewalls was the '37 Plymouth.

I'm well known for my dislike of whitewalls on Model As but the 37 Plymouths just look TOO drab with blackwalls.....
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Old 05-04-2021, 02:54 PM   #27
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BTW, I found those Lucas tyres to be OK in all regards but were soft and were prone to wandering.

Interesting.
I was on the brink of ordering a set of Lucas tires until I read this.
"Wandering" is my buggest complaint about Firestones so I do not want any more of that.

Now it's back to either paying more for Goodyears or waiting until late July for Universals......
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Old 05-04-2021, 04:40 PM   #28
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Lucas tires wander? so that is the final conclusion?


couldnt have been the car by any chance? car was totally perfect with new everything- correct?


My only point here is ford barn constantly bad mouths every item offered to us.
Am I wrong on this? if so, I will remain silent. some of you guys are brutal concerning the vendors. surprised we have anyone left to buy from.
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My Town Sedan would wander, even before I installed Lucas Tires. I installed a panhard bar in the rear which helped some. Then when I was installing my Mitchell overdrive I found a broken shackle on the left rear corner. I couldn't tell it was broken, even while greasing, until I tried to remove it. Then the nut just turned? Seems to be common with repro shackles? http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/brokenshackles.htm

I replaced both and all is good. No more wandering, even with Lucas tires.


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So that puts me in a bad situation- do I believe the Lucas tires are problematic and pass on them or do I go ahead and get a set and risk spending $400+ for tires I will possibly be uhappy with.....
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Lucas tires wander? so that is the final conclusion?


couldnt have been the car by any chance? car was totally perfect with new everything- correct?


My only point here is ford barn constantly bad mouths every item offered to us.
Am I wrong on this? if so, I will remain silent. some of you guys are brutal concerning the vendors. surprised we have anyone left to buy from.
Your concern is very valid. Many expect perfection at give away prices. Some times it looks like they get satisfaction out of being critical. Vendors should make a list and refuse to sell to them. If you can’t please them let them shop elsewhere !
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So that puts me in a bad situation- do I believe the Lucas tires are problematic and pass on them or do I go ahead and get a set and risk spending $400+ for tires I will possibly be uhappy with.....

What did you end up buying? Who was the supplier? Were the tires in stock when you placed the order?


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Old 07-09-2021, 07:02 AM   #33
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Besides a reasonable price, it is very important that tires have a current date code. I wonder how many of you all have bought old stock tires thinking they were new? Especially beware of tire sales because in many cases outdated tires are being sold.
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