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ChevLoRay · 12-22-2008, 01:54 PM

The last time I used Port-O-Walls, was on my '54 Ford, which got totaled-out in Feb. '65. I got them for my birthday for the same reason you want them....couldn't afford to buy whitewalls.

The way that radial tires flex (sidewalls) is the issue. Bias-ply tires don't flex, which is the key to radials gripping the roadway better than bias-ply tires.

12-22-2008, 01:54 PM	#3
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: porto-walls The last time I used Port-O-Walls, was on my '54 Ford, which got totaled-out in Feb. '65. I got them for my birthday for the same reason you want them....couldn't afford to buy whitewalls. The way that radial tires flex (sidewalls) is the issue. Bias-ply tires don't flex, which is the key to radials gripping the roadway better than bias-ply tires. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.