If you need 30x3 tires with sawtooth tread you may want to check this link Coker tire

[JTT3]

SKU NUMBER 80600

https://cokertire.com/tires/coker-class ... -inch.html

BEST JOHN

[George House]

Wow!.. $99 @ tire ! Good price ! Thanks John

[Allan]

Almost 1/3 the original price! I wonder what the catch is?

Allan from down under.

[NoelChico]

they are on back-order, possibly not available for 6 months. I've got 2 on this backorder.

[Dan Hatch]

Friend showed me a post on Facebook where somebody just got some new tires and they were cracking in sidewalls. Just like they did a few years ago. Don’t recall the brand. We went through this same crap about what 10 or 15 years ago?

[Erik Johnson]

Regarding sidewall cracking: I have 30 x 3.5 Coker sawtooth tires on my roadster. They were on the car when I acquired it 30 years ago and, at that time, the sidewalls were already cracked. I don't know if this is an issue with current production.

On the plus side: Coker 30 x 3 Coker sawtooth tread tires are true, 30 inch tires so they aren't bulbous so they look really good on the front wheels of pre-1919 Fords.

Minus side: Unless I'm misinformed, it's not a period correct tread for a Model T Ford.

[Steve Jelf]

I had to use the link to see what sawtooth means. Is it better than treads on Blockley, Wards, or other Model T tires, or is the attraction here the bargain price?

[Jerry VanOoteghem]

I had to use the link to see what sawtooth means. Is it better than treads on Blockley, Wards, or other Model T tires, or is the attraction here the bargain price?

C'mon Steve, we're Model T guys, it's definitely the price!

[Erik Johnson]

I had to use the link to see what sawtooth means. Is it better than treads on Blockley, Wards, or other Model T tires, or is the attraction here the bargain price?

To paraphrase my elderly father, sawtooth tread is "modern tread" and not period correct for a Model T Ford.

Regardless, they are good looking tires and, as I posted above, the 30 x 3 tires are true, 30 inch tires so they look great on the 24 inch front wheels of pre-1919 Fords.

My 1917 roadster below has 30 x 3.5 Coker sawtooths all around (some time between 1917 and 1947, the original owner replaced the original factory 24 inch front wheels with later, 23 inch square felloe wheels). Also, if you zoom in the photos, you can see the sidewall cracks. However, they are at least forty years old.

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Almost 1/3 the original price! I wonder what the catch is?

Allan from down under.

I called my sales rep and he said those tires are to be used only as a static display due to their age. After a tire is 4 years old, Coker's policy is to liquidate them from inventory. The next shipment of 30x3 and 30x3½ tires are due in around the end of July.

[TXGOAT2]

FWIW, I got over 13,000 miles out of a set of 7.00 X 16 Lester tires on a '37 Packard. The tires had little wear when I got the car, but they were over 20 years old. They were polyester cord. I have a (now) well-worn set of Lucas tires on my Model T, and two of them are fairly old, and show micro-cracks in the sidewalls. I have worn two of them to the cord with no issues. I believe the are also polyester cord. How tires are stored has a lot to do with how well they last.

[TXGOAT2]

I believe the sawtooth tread pattern became fairly common in the mid 1930s.

[Henry K. Lee]

And all those tires/tyres made by certain people are marked..., "FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY" non DOT approved. Meaning not for road use or passenger carrying and that is why lil boys and girls they do not last! Second...., they pass on the liability to you by that statement, which in turn opens up a major lawsuit to "YOU" the owner operator on the road if an injury/death occurs. Two really good insurance investigators look now for this and can deny a claim. Read the fine print!

Knowledge can be a bitch

[Dan Hatch]

The tires I am talking about are BRAND NEW. Guy just got them and they have sidewall cracks. You guys on Facebook should be able to find the post. I was told about it and saw his post.
Same problem we had a few years ago.

[NoelChico]

Does this mean that if I am driving ANY vehicle with tires over 4 years old that I am liable for any accident that occurs? It looks like I need to stop driving all my vehicles.

[JTT3]

For you folks with a law degree wouldn’t the company have to state as a disclosure the information that Brent was told by his sales rep in the advertising of the tire on sale information? I placed an order for 4 tires & paid for them. Currently they are on back order. So based on the afore mentioned Information am I to expect that when Coker receives their new order of tires this summer that my order will be filled with static display type tires. I would think that would be a huge liability to the company if that were the case.

[Henry K. Lee]

No...., The tire itself has no DOT rating, and says "not for highway use", so....., the liability lies with the owner. They disclosed it on the product. Just like Sure Stop Brakes use an "off road" utility vehicle master cylinder and Wildwood trailer brakes, ie, rotors, calibers, pads...., "Not for Passenger Carry" "Not for Highway Use". Tires that are over 10 years old should not be trusted unless they are of very high quality.

Info to all concerned...., I spent over $100,000.00 on the development, production, DOT testing on mechanical brakes for the Model T Ford that looked period correct, worked excellent and with an excellent review with praise from DOT. Here's was the problem, since the market is very limited, cheap people, etc...., the insurance would have been $800.00 per unit at a minimum of 100 units. All the goodies as a kit with insurance to the customer....., $2,800.00 plus shipping.

Just stating facts of sources found.., if you do not want truth, listen to the media. Companies hire very good law firms in how to disclose any liabilities on to the user...., I recommend educating yourselves! Yes..., you are welcome!

I am a non attorney paid spokesperson

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Does this mean that if I am driving ANY vehicle with tires over 4 years old that I am liable for any accident that occurs? It looks like I need to stop driving all my vehicles.

Utter nonsense. As I stated above (-please reread!) that Coker Tire has a policy for themselves that they deeply discount tires in their inventory which are 4 years old or older. The Consumer can do anything they wish with them, ...and most people will likely have many good miles of wear even with them being 4 years old at the time of purchase.

[TXGOAT2]

Six years is often cited as an expiration point for tires. Since Coker sells new tires, that will likely be in service for a number of years, it is good policy for them to limit how long they hold stock. Battery vendors are in a similar situation. The Lester tires I had were labeled, "not for use on cars built after 1948". They had no DOT certification information on them. I'm not sure if the Firestone tires I replaced them with have DOT numbers. They're more durable than the original cotton cord tires, DOT or not. Most of the tires I've driven on the the last 62 years would send Ralph Nader into a shrieking fit, but I've never had any issue other than flats. The Lucas tires on the Model T have no DOT #, and what may be a date on 2 of them is 1-10-16.

[love2T's]

This is too long of a thread for my attention span so I'll just chime in with my worthless 2 cents.

1. As they say, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually IS.

2. Let the buyer beware!

3. What with all the past seemingly hacking crap going on with this forum, and I'm getting "repeat texts of same thing" from two fellas who happen to be "frequent flyers" on the forum, I'm wondering if THAT has had anything to do with it, therefore what I'm leading up to is, unless you REALLY think you can trust ANY links on here, I sure's heck wouldn't click on em. Just 'cause it says "coker" on it doesn't mean a dang thing. These creeps can do just about anything to fool you. I used to even get scam calls on my landline showing up on the caller ID with MY OWN name and number on it! That was the end of the landline for me. Just sayin guys.

[KWTownsend]

I had a text from a friend about the 30x3 NON SKID tires looked at the Coker wrbsite. I called Coker before I ordered to make sure that the information on their website was correct and they hadn't been hacked. The lady told me it was indeed acurate and the tires were new. I ordered my tires (2 for me and 2 for a buddy to get a better price on shipping) then called John and a few of my other buddies to spread the word.
My tires arrived three or four days later, just before Easter.

I have not unwrapped them to see if there is a date code.
I know I want to store them in a dry cool place. What would be best to store them in? Heavy duty Hefty bag?

: ^ )

[love2T's]

Well a friend of mine just today tried calling them...got answering machine saying number changed...then some idjut gets on the line and tried to sell him a $100 voucher! This seems suspect to me.

[ewdysar]

I'm the friend that Keith mentioned, and while shopping for tubes on the Coker website on 4/11, I happened to notice that 30x3 black Non-Skid tires were $78, marked down from $500. I ordered 2, texted Keith, and when I checked on the Coker website about 5 hours later, those tires were now on backorder. Checking 2 days later on their website, my order showed shipped via Fedex and the new tires (wrapped just like ones in Keith's pic) showed up this week, along with the metal stem Hartford tubes that I had ordered. Nothing shady, just a regular online transaction with a trusted vendor. And the contact phone number on their website works just like it is supposed to, during their regular business hours.

I haven't unwrapped my tires yet to look for a date code, but the previous pair of the same tires don't have a date code, so that might be a fool's errand. And just in case anyone cares, the tires have a paper under the plastic wrapping that states "Made in Vietnam", so I expect no country of origin markings on the tires themselves.

Keith does have a good question, what is the best way to store these until I want to replace my current tires. I think that first step is to leave them wrapped in a dry, cool, dark spot. Is there anything else that we should do?

Keep crankin',
Eric

[TXGOAT2]

Store in a cool dark place away from any source of ozone, such as an arc welding operation. Leave them wrapped. I would not stack them.

[Allan]

A cool, dark place is good. Any time you walk past them, pick them up an rotate them 1/4 turn. Long term storage will lead to a flat spot, and any cracking will start where the sidewalls are distorted. Extra long term storage may lead to tyre shrinkage, making them very difficult to fit.

Allan from down under.

[RecklessKelly]

I have 2 year old 17" Coker Excelsor tires that came on my '26 coupe. They are around $100. I havent seen any cracking yet.

[Allan]

I should hope not John, after just two years. Would you find cracking in the sidewalls acceptable in your modern car tyres? Why should it ever be acceptable in our tyres for older cars?
A New Zealand acquaintance had cracking in the sidewalls on an almost unused two year old set of BE tyres on a T he bought. The car failed its annual Warrant of Fitness test for registration because of this. The tyres were rubbish and were clearly not fit for purpose.

Allan from down under.