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I am going to replace the tires on my 32 special sedan. I am currently running 525x550x18 Lester's. I was thinking about going to 550x18 Firestone's. I wanted to know if anyone has a photo of there car with the Firestone's ?
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You will want to make sure they will fit in your wheel well.
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That is a concern but the I have to leave the current 525x550s a little deflated for them to fit.
Last edited by BeachVette; 06/20/15 08:23 AM.
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BeachVette,
I have a picture of two with Firestone 550x18 tires.
Shall I PM or do have an email address I can forward to?
Mike
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You will like the Firestone's the best. I had Lester's on Dad's roadster for years, never had to let air out or anything. They fit really nice. I went to Firestone's and they come in and out really nice when aired up to full pressure.
One thing to note, the Firestone's are a taller tire, you may find a little bit better performance when driving the car, at least I did.
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i got firestone 475/500x19 on my 30 and im happy with them.
i put 35 psi in the back tires and 40 psi in the front tires to make it easier to steer
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I personally would say that 40 in your front tires is to much...your riding on the centers of the tires. Just my personal opinion.
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I have used 35 PSI front and rear for many years and it has worked fine for me.
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Ok ok I'll reduce the air pressure in my tires
Looks like I'll be getting stronger fore arms lol
I check the pressure while tires are hot after running
About once a month or so
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I've always heard that you check the tire pressure cold.
If you check it hot, you never know how the heat has affected the pressure.
Other thoughts? Dean
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Check inflation cold and then hot and you will know what is going on.
J Franklin
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