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dick lyons · 08-16-2012, 12:41 PM

hi guys, i have wide white wall tires on my coupe branded DAYTON. have any of you ever used or even heard of this brand? if so, whats your opinion? thanks, dick.

Alaska Jim · 08-16-2012, 04:19 PM

I bought a set of w/w radials from Diamond Back several years ago. the brand name on the tires is Dayton. I have had very good luck with them . The white walls do not yellow like cokers I have seen. I use westleys bleach white wite wall cleaner on them.

Vic Piano · 08-16-2012, 04:33 PM

I have Diamond Back/Dayton www tires on our '47 rag top, they've been excellent.

dick lyons · 08-16-2012, 07:39 PM

jim & vic, the reason i ask is that two of mine have split in the white area. 1 is an inch long, the other, about 3 inches. and about 1/4 in. deep. they were on the coupe when i got it. not too many miles on them ether. any idea if they are off shore made? thanks for replyind, dick from del.

TJ · 08-16-2012, 08:26 PM

Tires more than 8 or 9 years old, no matter how few miles, tend to dry out and crack. They dry out quicker if they were sitting in sunlight for long periods of time. Today's tires just don't last like the old ones.

Vic Piano · 08-17-2012, 06:53 AM

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Dick, I had the same brand of tires on our '51 F-1, after several years one tire developed a bubble in the sidewall and the white wall on another got cracks in it. Like TJ said, after several years these newer tires don't hold up very well.

rick r · 08-17-2012, 07:28 AM

have been running diamond back*(daytons)for years. the the whitewall split at the jiont on the first set i bought in about 1999. diamond back revised there procedures to rectify this problem. call diamond back and talk to the owner re your situation. he was most helpful whenever i talked to him. diamond back is a family run business and they know the meaning of CUSTOMER SERVICE. also, they do not reccomend using a cleaner containing bleach, i use Castrol Super Clean, works great.

dick lyons · 08-17-2012, 07:58 AM

to all who replyed to this thread,im not the original buyer of these tires so i have no recource with the seller. but geeze, you would think a tire as pricy as wide whites are, they wouldnt go to pot so quickly. do yours say diamondback on them?? thanks guys, dick from del.

wga · 08-17-2012, 11:18 PM

I have a set of Whitewall Candy Store tires on my '49 wagon, and one of the WW is now coming off the side casing. They are about 6 years old, with less than 10K miles. It is the age, not miles.

08-16-2012, 12:41 PM	#1
dick lyons Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: middletown, delaware Posts: 109	radial tires hi guys, i have wide white wall tires on my coupe branded DAYTON. have any of you ever used or even heard of this brand? if so, whats your opinion? thanks, dick.

08-16-2012, 04:19 PM	#2
Alaska Jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 1,575	Re: radial tires I bought a set of w/w radials from Diamond Back several years ago. the brand name on the tires is Dayton. I have had very good luck with them . The white walls do not yellow like cokers I have seen. I use westleys bleach white wite wall cleaner on them.

08-16-2012, 04:33 PM	#3
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: radial tires I have Diamond Back/Dayton www tires on our '47 rag top, they've been excellent. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

08-16-2012, 07:39 PM	#4
dick lyons Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: middletown, delaware Posts: 109	Re: radial tires jim & vic, the reason i ask is that two of mine have split in the white area. 1 is an inch long, the other, about 3 inches. and about 1/4 in. deep. they were on the coupe when i got it. not too many miles on them ether. any idea if they are off shore made? thanks for replyind, dick from del.

08-16-2012, 08:26 PM	#5
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,037	Re: radial tires Tires more than 8 or 9 years old, no matter how few miles, tend to dry out and crack. They dry out quicker if they were sitting in sunlight for long periods of time. Today's tires just don't last like the old ones.

08-17-2012, 06:53 AM	#6
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: radial tires Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Dick, I had the same brand of tires on our '51 F-1, after several years one tire developed a bubble in the sidewall and the white wall on another got cracks in it. Like TJ said, after several years these newer tires don't hold up very well. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

08-17-2012, 07:28 AM	#7
rick r Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Woodville Ontario Posts: 227	Re: radial tires have been running diamond back*(daytons)for years. the the whitewall split at the jiont on the first set i bought in about 1999. diamond back revised there procedures to rectify this problem. call diamond back and talk to the owner re your situation. he was most helpful whenever i talked to him. diamond back is a family run business and they know the meaning of CUSTOMER SERVICE. also, they do not reccomend using a cleaner containing bleach, i use Castrol Super Clean, works great.

08-17-2012, 07:58 AM	#8
dick lyons Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: middletown, delaware Posts: 109	Re: radial tires to all who replyed to this thread,im not the original buyer of these tires so i have no recource with the seller. but geeze, you would think a tire as pricy as wide whites are, they wouldnt go to pot so quickly. do yours say diamondback on them?? thanks guys, dick from del.

08-17-2012, 11:18 PM	#9
wga Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 898	Re: radial tires I have a set of Whitewall Candy Store tires on my '49 wagon, and one of the WW is now coming off the side casing. They are about 6 years old, with less than 10K miles. It is the age, not miles. __________________ Henry Ford designed the flathead without the aid of a computer.