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davecarney2 · 03-08-2015, 05:45 PM

I really like white walls and it was always the plan but for a truck I am planning on driving almost daily they are so expensive. What do ya think? White walls or black walls. It lays out flat on the ground. I need to pull the trigger on a set of tires one way or the other. ●●●photoshop anyone●●●?

crossfire84 · 03-08-2015, 07:00 PM

i like ww.

Kim57 · 03-08-2015, 08:18 PM

I like both depending on the truck.
On yours I would probably go with the black.
Kim

Sim6 · 03-08-2015, 08:24 PM

White walls hands down!

dubds10 · 03-08-2015, 08:33 PM

Black until the rust is fixed then WW's lol Black looks better on that year tho and WW suite '47-54 better I think. But there are some killer 55-59s on WW but need to be done right.

Henry50 · 03-08-2015, 08:44 PM

davecarney2 · 03-08-2015, 09:17 PM

Thanks for the input and photoshop

ChuckDriver · 03-08-2015, 10:13 PM

I vote for the Blackwalls!

nvrdone · 03-08-2015, 10:32 PM

Build it the way you want. How about ww one side, bw the other side. That way you get the best of both worlds

MyDream55 · 03-08-2015, 11:20 PM

Whitewalls

Northern lights · 03-08-2015, 11:20 PM

I would go with headlights and a hood before shopping for tires. However, since you asked for tire recommendations, if you plan on finishing the truck (body work and paint) then I would go with WW. If you are not planning to finish the truck, BW will be fine and save you some coin.

davecarney2 · 03-09-2015, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Northern lights

I would go with headlights and a hood before shopping for tires. However, since you asked for tire recommendations, if you plan on finishing the truck (body work and paint) then I would go with WW. If you are not planning to finish the truck, BW will be fine and save you some coin.

Thanks for the suggestion. that was an old picture but only somewhat recent side shot. I plan on leaving the outside (at least for a while) so I am leaning twords blackwall I think.

davecarney2 · 03-09-2015, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Northern lights

I would go with headlights and a hood before shopping for tires. However, since you asked for tire recommendations, if you plan on finishing the truck (body work and paint) then I would go with WW. If you are not planning to finish the truck, BW will be fine and save you some coin.

Thanks for the suggestion. that was an old picture but only somewhat recent side shot. I plan on leaving the outside (at least for a while) so I am leaning twords blackwall I think.

lv2tri2 · 03-09-2015, 08:02 AM

I would not put white walls on anything, particularly a driver. Just an opinion.

68shortwide · 03-09-2015, 08:16 AM

That's a tough decision....WW would make it look cooler and more of a classic custom look, but BW would give it more of a performance look and a bit more bad@ss. Jmho. Cool truck.

**GMCNUT** · 03-09-2015, 09:04 AM

I don't care what tires you put on it, just that you remember to not do any modifications that prevent someone from changing it back to original and that you remember to contact me first when you get ready to sell it LOL

**mr48chev** · 03-09-2015, 10:27 AM

What ever blends in best with the package you are trying to present. Blackwalls on painted steelies with caps and rings can look every bit as good as white walls if you are going for the old time look.

In the 50's or early 60's a lowered custom truck would have had to have whitewalls and those whitewalls would have reflected what the new hot lick whitewall was in that particular time frame. Where guys building a truck with white walls now seem to think they need the big wide gangsta white walls a guy building that truck in 1959 would have run what was current in 1959 and that was a narrower white wall. If he was building it in 1962 he would have run the narrow white walls as that was the latest hot lick thing. Pretty much as the guys today go to the tire store and come home with what the kid at the tire store tells them is the Hot lick of the week rim and tire combo.

You can always put on a set of daily driver blackwalls now with some small caps or what not an then after the truck is finished buy a set of whitewalls for when you want to have the whitewall look for shows and that would give you two looks and allow a set of spendy whitewalls to last a lot longer.

**Dan in Pasadena** · 03-09-2015, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

I vote for the Blackwalls!

Agree. White walls are too faddish for me, AND too expensive.

davecarney2 · 03-09-2015, 11:57 AM

mr4chev thanks for all the great info. I think blackwall it is.

zenchal26 · 03-10-2015, 01:11 AM

ww

iowaboynca · 03-10-2015, 09:53 AM

either option looks good. Something to think about if the truck is going to be a daily driver. I have white walls on my bike that i use as a daily driver and its a PAIN to keep them clean! Something to think about...either way your truck looks good!

curmudgeon · 03-10-2015, 11:48 AM

Nothing beats the great look of whitewalls on period correct steel wheels with the hupcaps and trim rings. However, since you indicate the truck is a daily driver, the 2-3x cost of WW makes the blackwalls the tires of choice for practical reasons. In addition to wider size selection, you can narrow your pick for function as well, all season, longer wear etc.

03-08-2015, 05:45 PM	#1
davecarney2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Catawba NC Posts: 230	white walls or black walls I really like white walls and it was always the plan but for a truck I am planning on driving almost daily they are so expensive. What do ya think? White walls or black walls. It lays out flat on the ground. I need to pull the trigger on a set of tires one way or the other. ●●●photoshop anyone●●●? Attached Images __________________ Bagged 1959 GMC 1969 C-30 dump My 59 build. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=592878

03-08-2015, 07:00 PM	#2
crossfire84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: wind lake WI Posts: 1,751	Re: white walls or black walls i like ww. __________________ LIL ERV the 50-3600 396 BBC stroked to 415 cid Richmond 6spd over drive C4 rear Porter built a arms Never give the Devil a ride,because he'll want to Drive!

03-08-2015, 08:18 PM	#3
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: white walls or black walls I like both depending on the truck. On yours I would probably go with the black. Kim __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283107

03-08-2015, 08:24 PM	#4
Sim6 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Centerton, AR Posts: 433	Re: white walls or black walls White walls hands down!

03-08-2015, 08:33 PM	#5
dubds10 Stalker Nate Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Langley, BC, Canada Posts: 1,556	Re: white walls or black walls Black until the rust is fixed then WW's lol Black looks better on that year tho and WW suite '47-54 better I think. But there are some killer 55-59s on WW but need to be done right. __________________ 1957 GMC SWB stepper modified summer time driver 1963 Chevy Fire Dept. Command Center Van 2 ton - future food vending truck project 1965 Chevy P10 Ice Cream Truck project Instagram - TheDonutDiner FaceBook - @UscreamIscream

03-08-2015, 08:44 PM	#6
Henry50 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Evansville In Posts: 173	Re: white walls or black walls

03-08-2015, 09:17 PM	#7
davecarney2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Catawba NC Posts: 230	Re: white walls or black walls Thanks for the input and photoshop __________________ Bagged 1959 GMC 1969 C-30 dump My 59 build. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=592878

03-08-2015, 10:13 PM	#8
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,629	Re: white walls or black walls I vote for the Blackwalls! __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

03-08-2015, 10:32 PM	#9
nvrdone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moxee WA Posts: 1,482	Re: white walls or black walls Build it the way you want. How about ww one side, bw the other side. That way you get the best of both worlds

03-08-2015, 11:20 PM	#10
MyDream55 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 42	Re: white walls or black walls Whitewalls

03-08-2015, 11:20 PM	#11
Northern lights Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Whitemud Alberta Posts: 328	Re: white walls or black walls I would go with headlights and a hood before shopping for tires. However, since you asked for tire recommendations, if you plan on finishing the truck (body work and paint) then I would go with WW. If you are not planning to finish the truck, BW will be fine and save you some coin.

03-09-2015, 08:02 AM	#14
lv2tri2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Fallbrook California Posts: 250	Re: white walls or black walls I would not put white walls on anything, particularly a driver. Just an opinion.

03-09-2015, 08:16 AM	#15
68shortwide Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,427	Re: white walls or black walls That's a tough decision....WW would make it look cooler and more of a classic custom look, but BW would give it more of a performance look and a bit more bad@ss. Jmho. Cool truck. __________________ Jack 1968 swb on air

03-09-2015, 09:04 AM	#16
GMCNUT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arab Alabama Posts: 1,809	Re: white walls or black walls I don't care what tires you put on it, just that you remember to not do any modifications that prevent someone from changing it back to original and that you remember to contact me first when you get ready to sell it LOL __________________ My Projects and Toys - All 100% Stock 1972 CST "Highlander" Blazer - 350 auto, PS, PB, A/C, Tilt, Tach, AM/FM & Positraction 1966 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab, #'s matching 327 V8 & Powerglide, factory deluxe heat, PS, PB, Tinted Glass, sway bar 1961 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 283 V8 & Powerglide w/ uber-rare Cool-Pack A/C, factory PB, deluxe heat, Clock 1961 GMC K1000 4x4 SWB w/ BBW, Custom Cab and numbers matching 305D V6 engine & 4 spd 1960 GMC SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 305A V6 & Hydramatic, factory PB, Clock, Tach, Compass, Hood Jet 1959 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab w/ rare stainless bed trim, #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, Deluxe Heat, radio, spotlight 1958 Chevy Cameo #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, radio, window washers, Factory PB 1958 GMC BBW SWB Fleetside Custom Cab, #'s matching 336 V8 Hydramatic, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Deluxe Heat & Hood Jet 1957 GMC Suburban Pickup (GMC's Cameo) #'s matching 347 V8 Hydramatic, uber-rare vacuum ashtray, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Hood Jet 1956 Chevy 3800 1 ton w/ rare 9 ft stepside bed, factory 265 V8 w/ Hydramatic, factory PB, Custom Cab, deluxe heat, spotlight and hood jet.

03-09-2015, 10:27 AM	#17
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,711	Re: white walls or black walls What ever blends in best with the package you are trying to present. Blackwalls on painted steelies with caps and rings can look every bit as good as white walls if you are going for the old time look. In the 50's or early 60's a lowered custom truck would have had to have whitewalls and those whitewalls would have reflected what the new hot lick whitewall was in that particular time frame. Where guys building a truck with white walls now seem to think they need the big wide gangsta white walls a guy building that truck in 1959 would have run what was current in 1959 and that was a narrower white wall. If he was building it in 1962 he would have run the narrow white walls as that was the latest hot lick thing. Pretty much as the guys today go to the tire store and come home with what the kid at the tire store tells them is the Hot lick of the week rim and tire combo. You can always put on a set of daily driver blackwalls now with some small caps or what not an then after the truck is finished buy a set of whitewalls for when you want to have the whitewall look for shows and that would give you two looks and allow a set of spendy whitewalls to last a lot longer. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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03-09-2015, 11:57 AM	#19
davecarney2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Catawba NC Posts: 230	Re: white walls or black walls mr4chev thanks for all the great info. I think blackwall it is. __________________ Bagged 1959 GMC 1969 C-30 dump My 59 build. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=592878

03-10-2015, 01:11 AM	#20
zenchal26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: maine Posts: 152	Re: white walls or black walls ww __________________ build thread zenchal26 project 57

03-10-2015, 09:53 AM	#21
iowaboynca Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: West Side of the valley, CA Posts: 878	Re: white walls or black walls either option looks good. Something to think about if the truck is going to be a daily driver. I have white walls on my bike that i use as a daily driver and its a PAIN to keep them clean! Something to think about...either way your truck looks good! __________________ Build: "1950" GMC -Charlotte

03-10-2015, 11:48 AM	#22
curmudgeon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 83	Re: white walls or black walls Nothing beats the great look of whitewalls on period correct steel wheels with the hupcaps and trim rings. However, since you indicate the truck is a daily driver, the 2-3x cost of WW makes the blackwalls the tires of choice for practical reasons. In addition to wider size selection, you can narrow your pick for function as well, all season, longer wear etc.

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