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**slepysal** · 02-03-2007, 12:02 AM

Has any one used "porta walls"? They are a "fake" press on wide white wall.

thekid54 · 02-03-2007, 03:34 AM

I have a set, but haven't used them. My friend has used them on several cars. You can get them from Lucas Automotive in Long Beach, CA. Is there anything in particular you want to know, I can ask him?

**slepysal** · 02-03-2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by thekid54

I have a set, but haven't used them. My friend has used them on several cars. You can get them from Lucas Automotive in Long Beach, CA. Is there anything in particular you want to know, I can ask him?

Thanks.... My main questions are how do they work ,do they sit flat, do they look ok , and how do they hold up? Ant help would be great . Thanks again. Sal

davidh · 02-03-2007, 01:54 PM

A friend of mine used them. They break the tire seat and put them in there. He had one that wanted to bubble in small area but other than that great. go for it.

**slepysal** · 02-03-2007, 02:36 PM

cool thanks

sighlurr · 02-03-2007, 02:50 PM

I had a set of porta-walls, and I'm not a big fan. Although they are a fraction of the price of a legite whitewall, it takes somewhere familiar with them to get them mounted evenly across the bead. Even if you're able to get them mounted, once the vehicle weight has been dropped on the tire, it often "wrinkles" at the bottom of the tire.

**ChiefRocka** · 02-03-2007, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by slepysal

Has any one used "porta walls"? They are a "fake" press on wide white wall.

Didn't you get some from Rich ??

John

**slepysal** · 02-03-2007, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefRocka

Didn't you get some from Rich ??

John

No. As it turned out my Radiator cost 300.00, then the wife comes home saying " the van makes a grinding noise when I step on the brakes".
New pads ,two new rotors another 175.00 . So I had spend my White wall money. I klnow I know how about some chese with the whine..........

thekid54 · 02-04-2007, 08:15 PM

Like others have posted, you have to be very careful when you put them on so they sit right in the bead. My friend suggests making sure the bead area of the rim is clean and uniform before you put them on. Set them in the bead and inflate the tire slowly, checking the fit as you go. He has a car right now with some porta-walls on it, they look great. Granted it's not a heavy car (VW Karmen Ghia), but they look nice and there's now bulging or bubbling.

**ChiefRocka** · 02-06-2007, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by slepysal

No. As it turned out my Radiator cost 300.00, then the wife comes home saying " the van makes a grinding noise when I step on the brakes".
New pads ,two new rotors another 175.00 . So I had spend my White wall money. I klnow I know how about some chese with the whine..........

New Raidator.....$300

New Brakes for wife car....$175

Not being able to buy white-wall tires for my truck........F#ck priceless...that sucks !!

I hear you man....money well spent. You have to do what you gotta do !!!

Just when I have some extra money.....Here comes my wife with another "interception" (kinda like the COLTS)

"Don't forget we have to pay for this, this , this......

Anyway, take care man !!!

John

**slepysal** · 02-06-2007, 11:34 AM

Yea John, so true. Hey Bro,I like your new logo very cool.

*zeitlerusmc* · 02-07-2007, 04:35 PM

You can make your own white walls!!!!..... go to youtube and type in white walls , this guy shaved some rubber off the side wall of a tire (white letter or thin white wall tire) to expose the rest of the white rubber underneath the black side wall. won't jepordize the integrity of the tire either. its really clever youtube doesn't work on my gov. puter other wise i would insert the link...sorry!!!!.............. I'm in the prossec of converting my blackwalls to white i'll send you some pics when i'm done

thekid54 · 02-07-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by zeitlerusmc

You can make your own white walls!!!!..... go to youtube and type in white walls , this guy shaved some rubber off the side wall of a tire (white letter or thin white wall tire) to expose the rest of the white rubber underneath the black side wall. won't jepordize the integrity of the tire either. its really clever youtube doesn't work on my gov. puter other wise i would insert the link...sorry!!!!.............. I'm in the prossec of converting my blackwalls to white i'll send you some pics when i'm done

Yeah, I've seen that done too. It's really messy and you can easily mess up a perfectly good tire. IF you went that route, I'd find some old tires and get a lot of practice in. The other thing is that the white section doesn't go all the way to the lip of the rim, like a real wide, white wall tire does. I'd stick with the porta-walls or pony-up and buy some nice Diamond Back Classics!

02-03-2007, 12:02 AM	#1
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	porta walls Has any one used "porta walls"? They are a "fake" press on wide white wall.

02-03-2007, 03:34 AM	#2
thekid54 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: LA, CA Posts: 296	Re: porta walls I have a set, but haven't used them. My friend has used them on several cars. You can get them from Lucas Automotive in Long Beach, CA. Is there anything in particular you want to know, I can ask him?

02-03-2007, 01:54 PM	#4
davidh Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ponca city now kingfisher Oklahoma Posts: 1,221	Re: porta walls A friend of mine used them. They break the tire seat and put them in there. He had one that wanted to bubble in small area but other than that great. go for it.

02-03-2007, 02:36 PM	#5
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: porta walls cool thanks

02-03-2007, 02:50 PM	#6
sighlurr ______________ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,285	Re: porta walls I had a set of porta-walls, and I'm not a big fan. Although they are a fraction of the price of a legite whitewall, it takes somewhere familiar with them to get them mounted evenly across the bead. Even if you're able to get them mounted, once the vehicle weight has been dropped on the tire, it often "wrinkles" at the bottom of the tire.

02-04-2007, 08:15 PM	#9
thekid54 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: LA, CA Posts: 296	Re: porta walls Like others have posted, you have to be very careful when you put them on so they sit right in the bead. My friend suggests making sure the bead area of the rim is clean and uniform before you put them on. Set them in the bead and inflate the tire slowly, checking the fit as you go. He has a car right now with some porta-walls on it, they look great. Granted it's not a heavy car (VW Karmen Ghia), but they look nice and there's now bulging or bubbling.

02-06-2007, 11:34 AM	#11
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: porta walls Yea John, so true. Hey Bro,I like your new logo very cool.

02-07-2007, 04:35 PM	#12
zeitlerusmc Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: camp pendleton Posts: 169	Re: porta walls You can make your own white walls!!!!..... go to youtube and type in white walls , this guy shaved some rubber off the side wall of a tire (white letter or thin white wall tire) to expose the rest of the white rubber underneath the black side wall. won't jepordize the integrity of the tire either. its really clever youtube doesn't work on my gov. puter other wise i would insert the link...sorry!!!!.............. I'm in the prossec of converting my blackwalls to white i'll send you some pics when i'm done Last edited by zeitlerusmc; 02-07-2007 at 04:36 PM.



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