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Andrew -
I have not used them but heard them recommended as a place that will sell
you tires to which they have added redlines:
Diamond Tire -- https://dbtires.com/
Geo
On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 3:07 PM <auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:
> Just for what it=E2=80=99s worth=E2=80=A6..
>
>
>
> When I bought my TR5 from Charles Runyan=E2=80=99s estate, it came with 1=
5
> year-old tires. They had little to no wear, and drove fine, but I decide=
d
> I should do the right thing and replace them if I was to take loved ones
> out for a drive in the car.
>
>
>
> Since there was only one manufacturer to choose from for redline tires, I
> bought 4 tires from Coker, through Discount Tire. Not cheap!!
>
>
>
> I put them on the car and there was a terrible wobble around 50 mph. I
> took them back twice to Discount to get them balanced, but the wobble
> persisted. Finally, I took them to an old guy (well, older than me) in
> Detroit who boasted he had balanced wire wheels for 40 years. He told me
> the tires were so out of true they could not be balanced.
>
>
>
> I took them back to Discount Tire and they called Coker. Coker refused t=
o
> take them back unless they fell outside certain specifications. The
> Discount Tire shop didn=E2=80=99t really know what Coker was talking abou=
t, but
> went through the process and sure enough, the tires all fell outside the
> specifications.
>
>
>
> So the good news is, Coker will take them back. The bad news is, Coker
> has no redline tires and doesn=E2=80=99t know when they will have more, i=
f ever.
>
>
>
> So my plan is to put new tires, not redline, on the car and keep the
> redlines I have if ever a buyer wants originality or the car is shown.
>
>
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
> Jackson, Michigan
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Andrew -<div><br></div><div>I have not used them but heard=
them recommended as a place that will sell you tires to which they have ad=
ded redlines:</div><div><br></div><div>Diamond Tire --=C2=A0<a href=3D"http=
s://dbtires.com/">https://dbtires.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Geo</di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr=
">On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 3:07 PM <<a href=3D"mailto:auprichard@uprichar=
d.net">auprichard@uprichard.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"overflow-wrap=
: break-word;"><div class=3D"gmail-m_9160952247199476742WordSection1"><div>=
<div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roma=
n",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Just for what it=E2=80=99s worth=E2=80=
=A6..<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<=
u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Ti=
mes New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">When I bought my TR5 from C=
harles Runyan=E2=80=99s estate, it came with 15 year-old tires.=C2=A0 They =
had little to no wear, and drove fine, but I decided I should do the right =
thing and replace them if I was to take loved ones out for a drive in the c=
ar.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u>=
</u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Time=
s New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Since there was only one manu=
facturer to choose from for redline tires, I bought 4 tires from Coker, thr=
ough Discount Tire.=C2=A0 Not cheap!!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;colo=
r:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,1=
25)">I put them on the car and there was a terrible wobble around 50 mph.=
=C2=A0 I took them back twice to Discount to get them balanced, but the wob=
ble persisted.=C2=A0 Finally, I took them to an old guy (well, older than m=
e) in Detroit who boasted he had balanced wire wheels for 40 years.=C2=A0 H=
e told me the tires were so out of true they could not be balanced.=C2=A0 <=
u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&=
quot;Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u>=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times Ne=
w Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I took them back to Discount Tire=
and they called Coker.=C2=A0 Coker refused to take them back unless they f=
ell outside certain specifications.=C2=A0 The Discount Tire shop didn=E2=80=
=99t really know what Coker was talking about, but went through the process=
and sure enough, the tires all fell outside the specifications.<u></u><u><=
/u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times=
New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman&qu=
ot;,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">So the good news is, Coker will take them b=
ack.=C2=A0 The bad news is, Coker has no redline tires and doesn=E2=80=99t =
know when they will have more, if ever.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;co=
lor:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73=
,125)">So my plan is to put new tires, not redline, on the car and keep the=
redlines I have if ever a buyer wants originality or the car is shown.<u><=
/u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quo=
t;Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></s=
pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New R=
oman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Andrew Uprichard<u></u><u></u></span=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roma=
n",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Jackson, Michigan<u></u><u></u></span><=
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