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I think you mean Diamond Back Tires. I bought whitewalls from them for =
my =E2=80=9949 TR2000 Roadster. Easy folks to work with and no =
complaints with the tires =E2=80=93 of course, I am not exactly auto =
crossing the with them.
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Bob
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From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Geo =
Hahn
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 3:20 PM
To: Andrew Uprichard
Cc: Triumphs; Triumph 6 Pack
Subject: Re: [TR] A little story about Coker tires
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Andrew -
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I have not used them but heard them recommended as a place that will =
sell you tires to which they have added redlines:
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Diamond Tire -- https://dbtires.com/
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Geo
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On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 3:07 PM <auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:
Just for what it=E2=80=99s worth=E2=80=A6..
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When I bought my TR5 from Charles Runyan=E2=80=99s estate, it came with =
15 year-old tires. 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 car.
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Since there was only one manufacturer to choose from for redline tires, =
I bought 4 tires from Coker, through Discount Tire. Not cheap!!
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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. =20
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I took them back to Discount Tire and they called Coker. Coker refused =
to take them back unless they fell outside certain specifications. 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.
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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, =
if ever.
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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.
=20
Andrew Uprichard
Jackson, Michigan
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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I think you mean Diamond Back Tires. I bought whitewalls from them =
for my =E2=80=9949 TR2000 Roadster. Easy folks to work with and no =
complaints with the tires =E2=80=93 of course, I am not exactly auto =
crossing the with them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Geo Hahn<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 13, 2020 3:20 =
PM<br><b>To:</b> Andrew Uprichard<br><b>Cc:</b> Triumphs; Triumph 6 =
Pack<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] A little story about Coker =
tires<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Andrew =
-<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
have not used them but heard them recommended as a place that will sell =
you tires to which they have added redlines:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Diamond Tire -- <a =
href=3D"https://dbtires.com/";>https://dbtires.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p></di=
v><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Geo<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 3:07 PM <<a =
href=3D"mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net";>auprichard@uprichard.net</a>>=
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Just for what it=E2=80=99s =
worth=E2=80=A6..</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>When I bought my TR5 from Charles =
Runyan=E2=80=99s estate, it came with 15 year-old tires. 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 car.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Since there was only one manufacturer to choose =
from for redline tires, I bought 4 tires from Coker, through Discount =
Tire. Not cheap!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>I took them back to Discount Tire and they =
called Coker. Coker refused to take them back unless they fell =
outside certain specifications. 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>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, if =
ever.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Andrew Uprichard</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Jackson, =
Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p =
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