04-22-2008, 09:14 PM | #1 |
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Make your own WWWs
I know a member here has done this to his tires. Pretty cool mod!
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04-22-2008, 09:35 PM | #2 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
I can smell it from here.......burnt rubber!
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04-22-2008, 09:37 PM | #3 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
can't you buy wide whites nowadays? Seems like it would be safer.
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04-22-2008, 09:40 PM | #4 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
Don't you know? They are for show! If you want to turn a corner, you have to change tires...
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04-22-2008, 10:39 PM | #5 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
pretty cool, but doing this does it do any harm? Does it make it anymore unsafe?
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04-22-2008, 11:11 PM | #6 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
There are a few rat rod guys areound here that take white paint and prep and paint the sidewalls for their wide whites... Honestly they dont turn out to bad...
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04-23-2008, 12:45 AM | #7 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
having been in the tire business for 2 yrs i dont recommend that. he is using a goodyear integrity which has a soft sidewall. when i worked for sam's club we installed a set and we pulled the car outt he guy went 20 miles and had a sidewall blow out
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04-23-2008, 01:43 AM | #8 |
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04-23-2008, 02:09 AM | #9 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
alrighty then. ill paint mine. thanks
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04-23-2008, 03:29 AM | #10 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
lol .. white letter tires are made the same way ... as long as you don't go thru the white portion, you'll be fine.
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04-23-2008, 04:38 AM | #11 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
Not a fan of coker tires. I prefer diamondback tires. Much better quality. JMHO.
SHawn
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04-23-2008, 05:17 AM | #12 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
you guys are acting like hes taking inch's of the sides. you barely take any ruber off. ifve done this to a few tires myself. no safety issues at all!!.. dont knock the $h!t till you try it.
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04-23-2008, 05:18 AM | #13 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
an the paint idea is an oooold school CHEAP idea, and it looks just that..CHEAP.
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Re: Make your own WWWs
Steven, or GreaseMonkey72, did this to his truck.
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=284510 Pics of his truck primer'd out are there. also of doing the tire. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=246783 i think it's cool, personally. and may have to try it someday. -Sam.
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04-23-2008, 06:28 AM | #15 |
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Re: Make your own WWWs
That clip came from Jalopy Journal. There have been several people copy the process with good results. Zumo did some for his truck too...
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