Coker tire

anybody know what tires our cars had on them when they rolled off the assembly line? coker tire sells, some different types, what sizes came on mavericks new? :Handshake

 

You should have a decal on the passenger side B-Pillar with the tire sizes for your car. If my memory is correct stock on a 71 would have been C78-14

 

Hmmm Ok

 

That size is pre Metric days

 

D70-14 on Grabbers

 

cooker tire? i thought they only made tires for those pre-war wooden wheel cars?

 

But wasn't that still an optional tire size? I know I saw at least one Marti report on a 71 Grabber and it was a one of one, because, you guessed it, it came with B78-14s.

rk

 

ok im confused, what the heck does "d-70" even meen.... ok now whats a "B-78" ??? SOME 1 FILL ME IN

 

"That size is pre Metric days"

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ok what does that mean???? what size tire was it. p175, 14 ??

 

I have seen the Firestone Wide Oval tires on invoices, and in ads depicting Comet GT's when new.
I have seen dual thin whitewalls and single whitewalls as well as white letter tires.
I have a pic of a new Comet GT-1973, and the tires only read 'GoodYear'.

 

I had a set of coker F70-14s on my Comet last year. I've since switched over to radial tires. IMO those bias ply tires have no place on cars as light as ours are. I sure don't miss having to saw the wheel every time I went for a ride! Steve/ITSACOMET!

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=45
http://www.vintagecarconnection.com/vintage_tire_size_conversion_chart.htm

 

I've heard that...

.....I wasn't driving then(early 70's), but it's hard to believe that tires used to be that bad. I guess they are good for show cars only. Funny, old belted L-60's didn't seem to be that bad back in the early 80's.

If I had a spare set of the aluminum slots, I would consider a set for shows.
Seth

 

They ARE great looking tires but, when I was on the freeway, it was a nerve racking experience over sixty mph