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Recommendation on Tires (Firestone vs Lester) 600/650-17???

  • yorkgulch
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20 Mar 2018 20:57 #34347 by yorkgulch
There is a code on the tire that will tell you how old they are. If they are pre 2000 you may only get the year. You can get the code key online.

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20 Mar 2018 19:08 - 20 Mar 2018 19:09 #34346 by curtiss
OK, now to my next decision :)

Our car has Lesters on it now and if I go back with Lesters I could get away with only swapping 4 tires but if I change to Firestones I would have to change all 6 tires to have them match. I have no idea how old the current tires are, that is why I am changing them out so if I ever had to use a spare I may not trust it much.

I am only familiar with the Lesters because they came with the car so I am looking for thoughts on pros and cons of the Lester and Firestones. I did notice the Lesters are 6 ply vs Firestone 4 ply but not sure what difference that will make.

I do like the more aggressive pattern on the Firestone but not sure which is more correct for the period as we will be showing it some.
Last edit: 20 Mar 2018 19:09 by curtiss.

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