View Poll Results: Which WLT to buy?
BF goodrich radial T/A
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white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
03-01-2011, 11:28 PM
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The T/As have always been my favorite tire, IMO the lettering on the indy 500s looks cheap and out of place. 
03-01-2011, 11:56 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
17 for Firestone and 12 for ta's. Is the story. 
03-04-2011, 12:31 AM
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Just another thought... if you're bent on those two then I think this thread pretty much covered it. The Firehawks are the more modern of the two, but the Radial T/A's are classic, and that goes for both looks and performance on both of them. But if you're still not sure, they also sell paint markers that make any tire look as if it has white (or yellow) lettering : http://www.amazon.com/Duplicolor-Tir.../dp/B000FNC61S
Obviously you'd have to find a tire you like that would look good with the lettering painted and perform and last the way you'd want it to, but it's just another thought.
Obviously you'd have to find a tire you like that would look good with the lettering painted and perform and last the way you'd want it to, but it's just another thought.
03-06-2011, 02:27 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
Just a chime in question, isn't the Indy 500 discontinued? I called a Firestone yesterday and they couldn't find it. Unless it's the 245/50/16 I was looking for. It's not the Wide Ovals either.
03-06-2011, 02:42 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
235's look right at home on the stock 15x7 wheels imo.
I'm running 235's up front and 245's in the rear (Radial T/As):
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Good luck!
I'm running 235's up front and 245's in the rear (Radial T/As):
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Good luck!
03-06-2011, 03:20 PM
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03-06-2011, 03:21 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
The Indy 500s only come is 225/60 for 16in tires. the Wide Ovals and Indy 500s are completely different
03-06-2011, 03:24 PM
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You need to look again, they come in 245-50-16 but black only
03-06-2011, 04:25 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
Can you post a link to buy one? I need one in that size and black only, but can't find it anywhere. Even in that link, it doen't show the size even though it exists.
I have one, just need one more.
I have one, just need one more.
03-06-2011, 04:27 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
i know tirerack.com has them...
03-06-2011, 04:39 PM
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03-06-2011, 04:43 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
I don't know of any 50 series tire that's available with white letters... there's just not enough real estate to make that work
03-06-2011, 04:45 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
No no, I meant TireRack has 15s in Indy 500s. They don't have 16s which are blackwall. I'm looking for the blackwalls.
03-06-2011, 04:47 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
i'm sorry I'm just confused...
you're looking for 245/50/16? in blackwall?
correct?
you're looking for 245/50/16? in blackwall?
correct?
03-06-2011, 04:51 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
Yup. Firehawk Indy 500 (Non wide ovals). The local firestone said they're discontinued.
03-06-2011, 04:56 PM
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I pulled that info from Firestone's website. Put your year, model, sub-model...then choose!
03-06-2011, 05:16 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
No show. Only Indy500 Wide Oval and WideOval. I'll stay on the hunt.
03-06-2011, 06:46 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
did the OP pick a dang tire yet? haha
03-06-2011, 06:48 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
yeah, when I buy tires, I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the T/A's...
03-06-2011, 09:15 PM
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03-06-2011, 09:49 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
one more photoshop.. this is fun!
03-16-2011, 02:10 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
i got the indys, im on my second set of them, t/a look like a truck tire to me
04-04-2011, 10:13 AM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
yeah... as soon as the roundup is done I'm going to sand down my car and repaint it. I'm going to repaint my wheels probably at the same time, then after they are painted I'll put new tires on. I'm going back on forth on black or white. I think it's honestly going to depend on how dark the car is. If the color grey I get is lighter, I might go white letters. if it's darker, then it's blackwalls for me
If I do blackwalls, I may end up getting these tires... amazing stats and they look great too
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
If I do blackwalls, I may end up getting these tires... amazing stats and they look great too
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
04-06-2011, 10:21 AM
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I'd be curious to see what they'd look like in our 65 size though, hard to picture that tread pattern on such a tall and narrow tire as opposed to a low pro...they do look good though.
Definitely start a thread when you go to paint, and I think you should stick with the original color, but you know me
Definitely start a thread when you go to paint, and I think you should stick with the original color, but you know me
04-06-2011, 01:09 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
I am going to stick with the original color paint, But I am replacing what is on there with bc/cc
I'm also going to put heritage stripes on
I'm also going to put heritage stripes on
04-06-2011, 10:52 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
I almost bought the hydroedge's. Then I really started reading reviews. Mostly on treaddepot.com.....Almost everyone that went to the toyo's I am running. Switched over from Michelins. They all said the toyo's ran quieter, smoother, lasted longer. Those Hydroedge tires (i talked to my alignment guy) he said they always wear in a feathering pattern.
04-06-2011, 11:04 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
Sorry. I dont know if you wanted input on them or not...
In case you are wondering I am running Toyo Versado's in 215/65/15
In case you are wondering I am running Toyo Versado's in 215/65/15
04-06-2011, 11:27 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
I am interested. I looked up to see if tire rack sells them, but they don't. I'll have to keep looking
04-06-2011, 11:42 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
I bought them. Treaddepot.com is where I got them
04-20-2011, 10:45 PM
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Re: white letter poll.. Radial T/A or Indy 500?
They do. But non-RWL. If you try to search for it, seems like it never existed. I know for a fact they made it as I'm running one of those tires right now.
04-21-2011, 02:03 AM
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