Quick update.....2 weeks for a replacement tire.She'll be riding on the "doughnut" for that time.Picking it up in about an hour.
As to what I refer to as "custom tires"......many of you are probably familiar with Diamond Back Classics out of South Carolina.They make wide white walls and such for cars.They appearently order tires from major manufacturers and then modify them.
When I bought the PT 4 years ago...I had in my mind EXACTLY what I wanted to do mod wise....fairly simple mods that could be taken off and return the car to stock with about 3 hours of work....yet make mine be just different enough to be noticed.Tires and rims are an obvious start.
Remember the "red line" tires on many 60's muscle cars....had the thin red pinstripe instead of a white pinstripe?Was on many many Hot Wheels from Mattel in the 70's....lol.That's what I wanted!!!!!Well,Goodyear makes them.....but not in a size that fits the PT.Than somebody brought up Diamond Back in here back then.I gave them a call...indeed,they made red lines,white walls,and gold lines too.BUT not for the PT....however,they said they could make a set and ship them to me.Within 12 buisness days of my call....4 new "red lines" in the PT size were on my doorstep.Now they offer them as part of thier product line....infact,the gentleman on the phone the other day that I talked to after my tire blew has a PT with red lines as well.
So...I call them "custom" since as far as I know...my set was the first made for a PT.......They look good on an InfernoRed PT though.
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