lowbudget
Well-Known Member
I can get black wall Douglas Xtra trac II tires for my 1977 Dodge Aspen at Wally World for $290.00 mounted, balanced with road hazard. I have found white wall Hankooks Optimo shipped for $253.00 with vlv. stems and road hazard.
I have a manual tire machine and picked up a old bubble balancer at a going out of business sale for $10.00 and figure it will take an hour to mount and balance all the tires, if I hurry and don't need to have a beer break or three.
Keep in mind my Aspen is used to go 150 miles each way to the airport sometimes seeing speeds of 70 mph...OK maybe 85 passing people. I'm cheap but don't mind a little work. Douglas tires are made by Goodyear. White wall tires look better.
So my questions are: Are the Hankooks a better tire? Will the bubble balancing be OK? I remember using one as a kid when I worked at a gas station. So which ones do you think I need to get? Do I need to spend more money and get a better tire?
The Poll should say buy!
I have a manual tire machine and picked up a old bubble balancer at a going out of business sale for $10.00 and figure it will take an hour to mount and balance all the tires, if I hurry and don't need to have a beer break or three.
Keep in mind my Aspen is used to go 150 miles each way to the airport sometimes seeing speeds of 70 mph...OK maybe 85 passing people. I'm cheap but don't mind a little work. Douglas tires are made by Goodyear. White wall tires look better.
So my questions are: Are the Hankooks a better tire? Will the bubble balancing be OK? I remember using one as a kid when I worked at a gas station. So which ones do you think I need to get? Do I need to spend more money and get a better tire?
The Poll should say buy!
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