White letters in or out?

[Frankenchevy]

So far the longevity looks as good as the Michelins I had on the car before, but the odometer is still out on that one. I don't know if the Jetta is the best metric for tires. It's so light it can't really push the sneakers to their limits. So for the car they're comparable to Michelins. I don't know that I'd be that confident putting them on the truck and loading it up with a bed full of steel stuff.

What load range are your generals? They are sticklers at most tire shops with my truck being a one ton and 10-ply load range E tires..

Most I’ve ever put in this truck is a yard and a half of pea gravel when I did the French drains around my garage. My feed store won’t load more than 18 bales in a one ton, no matter what. That’s around 2000lbs for alfalfa. Load range E tires exceed the weight rating of the rims. The factory 16x6.5 steelies are only rated at 3045lbs a piece, which is still far beyond most truck’s payload capacity.

 

[bigcountry78]

Here are a couple. Not great pics, and they’re dirty. But I vote letters out.

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[Dougnsalem]

Out for Goodyears, Michelins, Bridgestones, Firestones, etc.

Han-what? Sorry, I wouldn't advertise that.

Bravo! Post of the year!!! Right on the money....

 

[Blue Ox]

What load range are your generals? They are sticklers at most tire shops with my truck being a one ton and 10-ply load range E tires..

Most I’ve ever put in this truck is a yard and a half of pea gravel when I did the French drains around my garage. My feed store won’t load more than 18 bales in a one ton, no matter what. That’s around 2000lbs for alfalfa. Load range E tires exceed the weight rating of the rims. The factory 16x6.5 steelies are only rated at 3045lbs a piece, which is still far beyond most truck’s payload capacity.

The Generals are on the Volkswagen. The truck always gets Michelins. I've never looked into Generals for it so I have no idea if they even make an E tire. I probably wouldn't have looked at them for the Jetta either if Michelin didn't stop making the size I needed.

 

[Crispy]

I'm the second vote for in. They look good on certain vehicles but its just not my style.

 

[Frankenchevy]

Bravo! Post of the year!!! Right on the money....

You know your best buddy honky has Hankooks, right?

 

[Frankenchevy]

I think I’ll go letters in. Reason being, I don’t detail cars. I vacuum the inside often but rarely do more than drive through the $7 quick quack. I’m thinking if you don’t put tire stuff on the lettering will go bad after a while. I wasn’t a fan when my bfg t/a ko’s started to peel their letters after a year or two. My buddies old dodge had the same tires with no issues, but he was always detailing that truck with tire dressing, etc.

 

[Craig 85]

I always go letters in and paint the letters. If you're painting the rims white, I think the letters would take away from it.

A second option is run a factory center cap from any 1989-2010 8 lug truck. I pulled this from another member's post. He drilled out the front cap to fit the hub. You would just need to buy new lugs with the threaded tops as that's how the caps attach.

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[bucket]

White letters don't come off unless you scrub curbs all the time, and then you end up with white sidewalls.

Making the letters look new again is simple. All it takes is some soapy water and a quick scrub with a red scotchbrite pad. Easy peasy.

 

[bucket]

I always go letters in and paint the letters. If you're painting the rims white, I think the letters would take away from it.

A second option is run a factory center cap from any 1989-2010 8 lug truck. I pulled this from another member's post. He drilled out the front cap to fit the hub. You would just need to buy new lugs with the threaded tops as that's how the caps attach.

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It's funny you mention this. I really love white letter tires on a white painted steely. Opinions and ******** they say.

 

[Frankenchevy]

If you're painting the rims white

I’m doing a color rustoleum calls “smoke gray”...it way the only gray color in a gallon of rustoleum professional. I’m going to paint my headache rack and flush mount weather guard with it, too. Maybe the grill as well depending on how light it looks when dry. I don’t want the grill to look very dark. I might pick up a pint of gloss white to mix into the gray for the grill.

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[Colin]

Out... appropriate for our vintage '73 - '87 trucks.
In on newer model vehicles.

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[77 K20]

I kinda think of white letters out like wearing jeans or a jean jacket. Looks more "tough?" I guess? With the letters in it looks more classy. Like you wouldn't put white letters out on a Cadillac Escalade (at least I wouldn't)

Compare Colin's Silverado with mine. Tires can make a big difference (including how the tread looks).

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[bucket]

I kinda think of white letters out like wearing jeans or a jean jacket. Looks more "tough?" I guess? With the letters in it looks more classy. Like you wouldn't put white letters out on a Cadillac Escalade (at least I wouldn't)

Compare Colin's Silverado with mine. Tires can make a big difference (including how the tread looks).

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That explains it. I go nowhere without bluejeans and my nice jacket is a jean jacket. My newer truck also has the white letters showing.

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[Rusty Nail]

Voted white out.

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