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oldblue72c10 · 07-19-2010, 05:49 PM

My grandpa was telling me that when he used to mess around with wheels and tires that there was a way to have whitewalls without the price. He said you would break the bead around the wheel and put a white ring around the wheel ring and you would have a whitewall. does anyone know what they are called and if you can still get them.

Thanks

1LoC10 · 07-19-2010, 06:25 PM

http://www.portawalls.com/

72BlckButy · 07-19-2010, 07:52 PM

*make mine low!* · 07-25-2010, 08:22 AM

a friend of mine has a 52 buick that he painted his own white walls for very little cost...he went to walmart, bought krylon "fusion" paint for plastic furniture. he painted his own white walls 3 years ago and they still look kool! like anything prior to painting, prep work is important. once cleaned and masked off, apply several light coats to achieve the best finish.

entourageguy · 09-06-2010, 08:48 AM

flappers... porta-walls. I ran/run them on my 59. You can find them on ebay or check out Lucas tire on the internet. I think they are in Ohio and California.
They worked well on the rear as there is not a lot of weight on the rear and the side walls of the tire don't flex as much. The fronts last about a year and a half. More flex and bulge causing the white wall flex. I ended up running a real wide white on the front and a flapper on the rear. Still good for me.

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cdowns · 09-16-2010, 12:34 PM

pay attention to the warnings when using with radial tires// i've seen them fail and they whip around and destroy wheelwells and other sheetmetal around the tire area

crawdadfox · 09-17-2010, 11:34 AM

I found out that Coker wide whites ain't cheap...i could have bought 20's for what these 14's cost!

cdowns · 09-17-2010, 03:23 PM

do ya thunk thats why hes askin bout the makebelieviers???

72BlckButy · 09-17-2010, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawdadfox

I found out that Coker wide whites ain't cheap...i could have bought 20's for what these 14's cost!

14's huh? Now what is that on? Inquiring minds want to know...

Sillyoldman · 09-17-2010, 09:43 PM

How about some gyspy white walls?

tcb-1 · 10-21-2010, 09:17 PM

check out youtube on "how to make whitewall tires". it's an interesting old school technique.

my pops used to run the portawall back in the days, but said he always has issues with them.

I have a set of BFG Silvertowns on my Cadillac that was purchased from Coker..... and they were NOT cheap! try about 200 bone a PIECE!! eeeeek!

jwalk · 10-22-2010, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

14's huh? Now what is that on? Inquiring minds want to know...

I'm going to guess a............. '59 Impala, Bel-air, biscayne, or wagon?

But yes I would like to know and see more.

foxhole · 10-22-2010, 02:18 AM

you can buy coker tires cheeper from jegs than you can from coker, think i paid 186 each for 215/70/15's bfg silvertowns for my old mans aztek a while back

mwipp · 01-26-2011, 08:38 PM

i saw this on youtube on how to make cheap whitewalls. it seems pretty risky but its another option i guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkcm3rh60p0

NoNeck · 03-22-2011, 02:21 PM

In 1964 at 15 years old I worked installing tires at a tire store as my first job. We sold a bunch of those "Port-A-Walls" for every car model imaginable. Western Auto also sold a million of them over the years.

An inner tube (pre-tubeless tires) was REQUIRED to install the "Flappers", and I would think you would still need to run them because of sealing issues. You basically deflated the tire, stretch the whitewall bead to the inside of the wheel bead, and re-inflate.

As you can imagine, in hot summer driving the Port-a-Walls would eventually give up the ghost and decorate the roadways with little white "alligator tails".

Just my 2 cents.

NoNeck

BusinessProfessor · 04-22-2011, 12:38 PM

Port a walls are a little dodgy used with radial tires due to speed and sidewall flexing. Bias ply tires are best used with inner tubes as mentioned previously. Ask me how I know!?!

07-19-2010, 05:49 PM	#1
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07-19-2010, 06:25 PM	#2
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07-25-2010, 08:22 AM	#4
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09-06-2010, 08:48 AM	#5
entourageguy Yellow truck club Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barrie Ontario Posts: 2,080	Re: fake whitewall flappers... porta-walls. I ran/run them on my 59. You can find them on ebay or check out Lucas tire on the internet. I think they are in Ohio and California. They worked well on the rear as there is not a lot of weight on the rear and the side walls of the tire don't flex as much. The fronts last about a year and a half. More flex and bulge causing the white wall flex. I ended up running a real wide white on the front and a flapper on the rear. Still good for me. 3" on a 50 series 3" on a 70 series 3" on rear 70 series __________________ ................................................................ Brian ...... My hub garage address http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/59apache I gue$$ everything has it'$ price ALL GONE NOW *59 Chev Apache* *PRAISE THE LOWERED* 350 700r lokar shifter power MII front end, shockwaves tilt, 4 wheel discs 4-link and bags 10 bolt limited

09-16-2010, 12:34 PM	#6
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: fake whitewall pay attention to the warnings when using with radial tires// i've seen them fail and they whip around and destroy wheelwells and other sheetmetal around the tire area __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-17-2010, 11:34 AM	#7
crawdadfox Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Orleans Louisiana.....a great place to visit but you wouldn't want to live here!!! Posts: 883	Re: fake whitewall I found out that Coker wide whites ain't cheap...i could have bought 20's for what these 14's cost! Attached Images __________________ Down......with the sickness!!

09-17-2010, 03:23 PM	#8
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09-17-2010, 09:43 PM	#10
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10-21-2010, 09:17 PM	#11
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: fake whitewall check out youtube on "how to make whitewall tires". it's an interesting old school technique. my pops used to run the portawall back in the days, but said he always has issues with them. I have a set of BFG Silvertowns on my Cadillac that was purchased from Coker..... and they were NOT cheap! try about 200 bone a PIECE!! eeeeek! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson Last edited by tcb-1; 10-21-2010 at 09:17 PM.

10-22-2010, 02:18 AM	#13
foxhole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: victoria BC Posts: 226	Re: fake whitewall you can buy coker tires cheeper from jegs than you can from coker, think i paid 186 each for 215/70/15's bfg silvertowns for my old mans aztek a while back

03-22-2011, 02:21 PM	#15
NoNeck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,106	Re: fake whitewall In 1964 at 15 years old I worked installing tires at a tire store as my first job. We sold a bunch of those "Port-A-Walls" for every car model imaginable. Western Auto also sold a million of them over the years. An inner tube (pre-tubeless tires) was REQUIRED to install the "Flappers", and I would think you would still need to run them because of sealing issues. You basically deflated the tire, stretch the whitewall bead to the inside of the wheel bead, and re-inflate. As you can imagine, in hot summer driving the Port-a-Walls would eventually give up the ghost and decorate the roadways with little white "alligator tails". Just my 2 cents. NoNeck __________________ 2016 RAM Laramie HEMI 1966 Fairlane GT/A, 390/335 HP If it costs you a dollar to make a friend, KEEP THE DOLLAR. If it costs you a friend to make a dollar, KEEP THE FRIEND. Last edited by NoNeck; 03-22-2011 at 02:22 PM.

04-22-2011, 12:38 PM	#16
BusinessProfessor Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 109	Re: fake whitewall Port a walls are a little dodgy used with radial tires due to speed and sidewall flexing. Bias ply tires are best used with inner tubes as mentioned previously. Ask me how I know!?! __________________



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