Since purchasing my 91 Roadmaster I have been in a tailspin on tire replacement.

Seems tires in my size (235/70R15) are built for SUV's, and a quiet passenger whitewall tire at reasonable everyday price is non existent.

If it sounds Oriental I don't want it on my car, (Toyo, Yokohama, Hankook) so suffer with these lame and noisy Dominators is what I'm left to do ... for now.

 

Welcome to classicolds. 91 roadmasters are great cars.
I used to hate how their deep dashboards would reflect back across the entire windshield though. The Chevy powerplant was still easy to work on in 91.

 

Look into Mastercraft tires. I have 225/75 15 on my custom cruiser

 

As far as tires go, you can put whatever you like on it. I like the Firestone Indy firehawks.
They grip pretty well at the track and don't turn into concrete in the winter.

If you're looking for white walls, AMERICAN CLASSIC makes some at a decent price.

 

But are they quiet? The look I want is secondary to traction and comfort.

At this stage I'm old enough that I would almost agree to singular ******** removal for a new set of Goodyear Aquatreds with the serrated white wall!

 

Firestone may still have some FR380 in that size, or as mentioned Mastercraft or Hercules. You'll have to go outside the mainstream tiremakers for sure as none of them support large passenger car sizes anymore.

I'd as soon stay away from Asian-made tires too, but Yokohama and Toyo are fine quality tires. You need to double-check what sounds like North American production too- PrimeWell is a notoriously Chinese tire.

 

I have had some luck finding a single tire from vendors. Locally I have found 1 Continental Tour Contact in my size with a white wall. 3 more and I'm good to go. 4 more and I'm ecstatic! (235/70R15)

Conti's are good, quiet and offer everything I want ... except the MADE IN U.S.A. label.

 

I was lucky and got (the last???) 2 sets of Uniroyal Tigerpaw heavy duty sidewalls 23575R15 for the Toronado and the 88 a few years ago. The 1st set was stock whitewall, the 2nd was a custom whitewall on the same tire through Diamondback, $1100 for a set of 5

When I went to get tires last month for the wagon, the Uniroyals were no longer made.

I wound up with something they said was made by Cooper, says Matrix on it, they seem fine, set of 4 was $330 mounted and balanced, through local Goodyear dealer.

 

If available they are priced right and very quiet and soft and whitewalls.

 

Some good info here people. Thank You for the input. More is welcome as I tend not to be an impulse buyer. (That's not always good when looking for vintage parts)

 

Just curious, what's your Cruiser weigh, and what are you using for shocks now? Looking forward to a few long quiet drives.

 

Nice looking RM Estate. My '95 Estate came with 225/75-15 from the factory. The 235/70's are probably preferable from a handling standpoint, but remember the wider the tread the more road noise you'll hear.
Take a look at the Cooper Trendsetter SE or Kelly Navigator Gold tires. Both are good quality, American brand standard passenger tires with white stripe sidewalls. I never thought much of Continentals. They last a long time but that's about all I could say positive about my experiences with the brand.

 

If you don't mind 75-series, take a lookey at these .
You won't find anything smoother or quieter than Michelin X's

 

That's just a higher sidewall, correct? You may have just solved my problem!

Are these designed for a SUV application or passenger?

 

Right, those tires would be a little bit taller than your 235/70's.
They are a P-metric (passenger) tire with an XL rating. Which means they're intended for heavy passenger vehicles like station wagons, passenger vans, Suburbans, etc.

 

Thank you for this information. Is this tire still in production?

 

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I have BF Goodrich 235/70-15 T/As on my Custom Cruiser. Tires are quiet and handle well, even in snow.

 

Just checked the Michelin site - while the X radial is still in production, they no longer offer it in that size. All the 15" sizes over 215 have been discontinued.

 

Is it the whitewalls you're after, or a quiet tire, or both?
I have had bad experiences with Uniroyal and don't recommend them. I run Michelins on my car now (205/70/15 in summer and 225/60/16 in the winter) I really recommend Michelins though. I run them in the summer and they're smooth and quiet. In the winter, I'm running Goodyear ice radials. They're smooth, and have wonderful traction, but they're noisy.

Have you checked out Tire Rack? http://www.tirerack.com/ I'm sure they have OEM spec tires for your car.

 

Both!

I agree, hard to beat a Michelin.

 

 

Roadmaster - not trying to send you away from this site, but you may want to ask this question www.impalassforum.com. If you're not already on the site, it's dedicated to B and D Body GM (mostly 90s). There are a lot of Roadmaster owners on the site and they can definitely tell you what's comfortable, what's not, and where to find good prices. Good luck if you're still looking.

 

Yea, I joined there before I came here. It's geared a little more toward performance I think. I joined several forums that have Station Wagon threads.

This place was just so danged friendly I decided to hang around.

Thanks for the input though.

BTW ... Found the Goodyear WSW tires at a good price. It's American made, which is 97% of what I wanted or I could have put Toyo's on it long ago.