Good tires? Looking for tire source

I was wondering if anyone had purchased those cooper tires from the
real source, I think they are $200 plus S&H. The belts are showing on
my tires and 2 are flat, so it's off the road until I get new ones.
Would kinda like to get them sooner than later. Are these a good deal
or is there some other ones out there I can't seem to find. I checked
with the local tire shops around my town and none of them carry
165/r15. Also, is is possible for me to remove the tires that are
currently on my car myself and refurbish the rims? I know they used
alot of gunk to get the tires I have on there to seal and I want to get
that off and repaint the rims. Anyway, just wondering what other
people's experiences are with those cooper tires or any other tire for
that matter. Money is an issue, but I'd pay to have some tires that
will last me 5 years or longer. Thanks

Do you mean Coker of Tennessee? Their 165r15 is (or was) made by Goodyear.
Has a nice, thin whitewall, too. Google "Coker Tires". I'll bet you find
them.

IMHO. Don't be too cheap on tires.

You might have better luck in the neighborhood asking for the size 5.60x15
or 6.00 x 15.

Depends on what rims you have, but I run tubes under the 'tubeless' style
because I just don't trust the early OEM rims.


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> I was wondering if anyone had purchased those cooper tires from the
> real source, I think they are $200 plus S&H. The belts are showing on
> my tires and 2 are flat, so it's off the road until I get new ones.
> Would kinda like to get them sooner than later. Are these a good deal
> or is there some other ones out there I can't seem to find. I checked
> with the local tire shops around my town and none of them carry
> 165/r15. Also, is is possible for me to remove the tires that are
> currently on my car myself and refurbish the rims? I know they used
> alot of gunk to get the tires I have on there to seal and I want to get
> that off and repaint the rims. Anyway, just wondering what other
> people's experiences are with those cooper tires or any other tire for
> that matter. Money is an issue, but I'd pay to have some tires that
> will last me 5 years or longer. Thanks
>
>


Premier Tire, according to their website, sells Vredestein, Continental-General,
Cooper, Firestone, Goodyear, and other brands. http://www.premiertire.com/
The site doesn't show all the tires they sell, so call their 800 number to find
what you need if you don't see it.

I bought their Vredestein 155SR15 tires about 7 years ago. Today, those tires
sell for $69. 165/15 tires in the same brand cost $53. Shipping charges are
cheap -- about $8 for two tires IIRC.

Randall

"Randall Post" > wrote in message
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> I bought their Vredestein 155SR15 tires about 7 years ago. Today, those
tires
> sell for $69. 165/15 tires in the same brand cost $53. Shipping charges
are
> cheap -- about $8 for two tires IIRC.
>
>

...............Vredestein tires are great. I've had a set on my '77 for
almost three years. 185/65's on the front, 205/65's on the back.

Tim Rogers wrote:
> "Randall Post" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I bought their Vredestein 155SR15 tires about 7 years ago. Today, those
>
> tires
>
>>sell for $69. 165/15 tires in the same brand cost $53. Shipping charges
>
> are
>
>>cheap -- about $8 for two tires IIRC.
>>
>>
>
>
> ..............Vredestein tires are great. I've had a set on my '77 for
> almost three years. 185/65's on the front, 205/65's on the back.
>
>
I recently bought 155SR15 Vreds for my Ghia. I like them