Just ordered a set of Diamond Back tires for my 56 Bird. does anyone have any experience with Diamond Back? I looked at Coker, but heard a lot of negative comments, did I make the right decision?? Thank you!!
Purchased a set of diamondbacks for my 56. I am very happy with them.
Be sure to tell the people who are mounting them not to stack the tires so that a black wall touches a white wall. The mold release from the blackwall will discolor the whitewalls and it will be very hard to clean.
I have had some problems with my Diamond Backs on my 57 Bird. The whitewalls started de-laminating and bubbled quite severely with about 1000 miles on them.
I put Coker WWW radials on my 55 several years ago and they've been a great tire. I have 10 000 miles on them already. They came with a warning to inflate them to 35 psi, which I found rode too hard. I set them to 30 psi and have been happy with their ride and handling. When they finally need replacing I'll certainly consider another set of Coker's.
