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61_FL_Apache 04-25-2013 07:02 PM

Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
I have not done a poll before so here goes.

The pic below is of my truck as it stands today.. I plan to have the same chrome wheels on the front soon with new tires.

The tires will be Cooper Cobra GT's. They have a nice look either way.

Which would you choose? White letters out, or black wall out?

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps41950eca.jpg

This is what the tires will look like. I will put these on the rear too in the near future.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps64e49288.jpg

corvettejim1968 04-25-2013 07:10 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
i like the white letters.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...-02-18_331.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...-02-27_370.jpg

chevyrestoguy 04-25-2013 07:19 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
White letters look right on a restored '68-'81 car. Blackwalls on everything else.

Sharps40 04-25-2013 07:21 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Three word answer....

Oh Hell No

jesseo 04-25-2013 07:24 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Black no letters IMO

T Smith 04-25-2013 08:47 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
I loathe white letters.

When I bought my 66 the first stop I made was the tire store and dropped $100 to get them turned around.

brokenspoke 04-25-2013 08:50 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
White letters no way

BMERDOC 04-25-2013 08:53 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
White letters are baad...mmm k?

jayoldschool 04-25-2013 08:54 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Option C: whitewalls. No whitewalls? Blackwall.

61_FL_Apache 04-25-2013 09:03 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
OK OK!!! I Get it!! :)

Thanks for your opinions and votes on the poll!!

I hope to post some new tire pics this weekend. Stay tuned....

Lugnutz65 04-25-2013 09:09 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Blonde? Brunette? Redhead? It all depends on what YOU like. I say go with the solid raised white letters and flip around later if they don't appeal to you. I personally think they look great with certain alloy mag wheels and out of place with factory rims. You'll get a lot of different opinions on here, but you really just need to follow your heart.

Here's a sample from a classic car I own. Nobody will ever convince me that I would like them better without the white letters. I followed my own advice!;)

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...psb3f51dc6.jpg

rustbucket66 04-25-2013 10:20 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Blackwalls. It makes you focus on the wheels and the truck instead of reading the white letters. Why give free advertising to a tire manufacturer? You bought their tires, isn't that enough? It's like a car dealership putting their sticker on a new vehicle, it looks tacky and it's just cheap advertising for them. Also white letters look funny when they are going around and around going down the road.

likaroc13 04-26-2013 12:13 AM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
My vote is blackwall out.
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64shortbox 04-26-2013 12:30 AM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
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I'm a black wall guy. I think it makes the truck look cleaner, not to mention I HATE scrubbing white walls and letters. I keep my white letters turned in. Now if I could stop my dog from pi$$ing the tires as soon as I get my truck washed & dried I would be a happy camper

spacedebris 04-26-2013 01:42 AM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Personally, the white letters scream 70's to me. And would be perfect if you had a 70's muscle car. But on an early 60's truck, I'd go with either black walls or wide white walls.

markeb01 04-26-2013 01:45 AM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
I think white letters look great on 60's era muscle cars, but I"m not a fan of the look on our trucks. I tried it once on mine and quickly tired of the appearance.

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9629/008vdm.jpg

glos55 04-26-2013 05:26 AM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
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I like white letters on 60 and 70's Trucks :metal:

61_FL_Apache 04-26-2013 05:55 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Im sorry to say to my White Wall buddies, but the Black Wall's won today..

Here they are.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa7e2d0a0.jpg

I have to get this truck aligned in the morning, then I will put the new wheels and tires on..

More pics tomorrow!!

Thanks again for your input!! You guys rock?? :metal:

theastronaut 04-26-2013 06:01 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Blackwalls! IMO, white letter tires are kinda like Corvette Rally's... leave them on the Vette's, or in the case of white letters- leave them in the 70's!

Indian113 04-26-2013 06:11 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Those Black walls look NICE!!

T Smith 04-26-2013 08:28 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Good choice!

vgnope 04-26-2013 09:02 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
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Im all for tires with meat.. white letter or not, as soon as the rear get a little low/bald, ill rotate and flip to black.
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61_FL_Apache 04-27-2013 05:48 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Before

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psdc1b798a.jpg

After

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps01ae3b4f.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psade07f20.jpg

Thanks again for your input!!

Bazooka 04-27-2013 06:02 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Great choice! Would also look great with thin whites..

Good thing you didnt get the white letters or you would have to get the matching mullet hairdo :lol:

mud.man.rj 04-27-2013 06:13 PM

Re: Poll: Raised white letters or not?
 
Yep good choice, unless it was 10 years ago.


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