With the demise of the Hankook whitewalls H724 with the 108XL load rating I searched for the next best alternative and came up with one that is even better in my view. It is the Nexen whitewall with an even higher 109XL load rating! The price is a little higher than the former but not much and to me well worth it. The tire doesn't look underinflated when on our C bodies like the Hankooks did either and the name "NEXEN" is a much preferred name for a tire on an American special interest car even though both the Hankook and Nexen tires are made in Korea (rather than in China, which I see as a plus). While the Cooper Trendsetter is another whitewall radial currently available (I do not know where they are actually made) I felt the tread design is an old one and the whitewalls don't stay white very well and they have a standard load rating - but still a reasonable alternative.
NEXEN TIREN PRIZ AH5235 /75 R15 109S XL WW
50,000 mile warranty$96.00/ea
+ Installation costs added in cart
The Cooper Trendsetters are also available at a slightly lower price:
COOPERTRENDSETTER SEP 235 /75 R15 105S SL WW
40,000 mile warranty$89.00/ea
+ Installation costs added in cart
I had a set of the Nexens installed on my 1971 Chrysler New Yorker that I bought a couple years ago now for a huge investment of $700 - see previous thread in this link:
For Sale - 1970 chrysler new yorker 2dr $700,-
I intend for this to be more of a driver vehicle, although eventually a very nice looking one. Here it is in its new configuration since initially acquiring it after installing a drive train from a rust bucket 1971 Dodge Monaco that had 41K miles on it and had its original standard 440 engine in it (T code). Wyatt @71Polara383 can attest that it indeed was a rust bucket since he saw it in the flesh (what was left of it) and got some parts off it when he was here a couple years ago now.
When I bought the New Yorker it didn't have a front bumper or grille in it and was missing its front valence too but those issues have been resolved and are now installed except for a front valence that still needs some body work done before installing it (so does the rear valence but I put it on now so I would have a license plate holder). The rear bumper has also been replated with some new tail light bezels as was the front grille/bumper. I plan on having the New Yorker repainted since the original body did have some prior body work done to it and and not done all that well plus some dents and the body lower side trim needs some replacing with new and some alignment issues fixed. So my body/paint guy will restore the body and paint it including the original style paint stripes a little later. I will also put on a new vinyl top and new headliner/carpets, but it is shown in its current state and I am driving it around currently and enjoying it a lot. It runs really well and will lay scratch with just a moderate part throttle tip-in from a stop (I am not to Wyatt's level yet!!
). Idle is also very smooth.
I did go through the engine just to make sure all is well, replaced the core plugs, new steel head gaskets, new timing chain, etc. I did clean up the engine compartment and also cleaned the stub frame and coated it with Por 15. The engine compartment looks presentable now but I am not aiming for show quality on this one. There are some things to complete yet in the engine bay but this is where it is currently. I note that although this car was bought in Washington, it has a Californis emission sticker on its original fender well that I left in place when I refinished the fender well, so it is back home again. I also rebuilt the automatic transmission, redid all the brakes, etc..... Fortunately, there is no rust on this vehicle anywhere.
Anyway, here are some photos of the tires installed and also some views of where the car is at currently. I have been working on two other vehicles in the same time period so this one has taken a little more time than I estimated but is getting there..............
NEXEN TIREN PRIZ AH5235 /75 R15 109S XL WW
50,000 mile warranty$96.00/ea
+ Installation costs added in cart
The Cooper Trendsetters are also available at a slightly lower price:
COOPERTRENDSETTER SEP 235 /75 R15 105S SL WW
40,000 mile warranty$89.00/ea
+ Installation costs added in cart
I had a set of the Nexens installed on my 1971 Chrysler New Yorker that I bought a couple years ago now for a huge investment of $700 - see previous thread in this link:
For Sale - 1970 chrysler new yorker 2dr $700,-
I intend for this to be more of a driver vehicle, although eventually a very nice looking one. Here it is in its new configuration since initially acquiring it after installing a drive train from a rust bucket 1971 Dodge Monaco that had 41K miles on it and had its original standard 440 engine in it (T code). Wyatt @71Polara383 can attest that it indeed was a rust bucket since he saw it in the flesh (what was left of it) and got some parts off it when he was here a couple years ago now.
When I bought the New Yorker it didn't have a front bumper or grille in it and was missing its front valence too but those issues have been resolved and are now installed except for a front valence that still needs some body work done before installing it (so does the rear valence but I put it on now so I would have a license plate holder). The rear bumper has also been replated with some new tail light bezels as was the front grille/bumper. I plan on having the New Yorker repainted since the original body did have some prior body work done to it and and not done all that well plus some dents and the body lower side trim needs some replacing with new and some alignment issues fixed. So my body/paint guy will restore the body and paint it including the original style paint stripes a little later. I will also put on a new vinyl top and new headliner/carpets, but it is shown in its current state and I am driving it around currently and enjoying it a lot. It runs really well and will lay scratch with just a moderate part throttle tip-in from a stop (I am not to Wyatt's level yet!!
). Idle is also very smooth.I did go through the engine just to make sure all is well, replaced the core plugs, new steel head gaskets, new timing chain, etc. I did clean up the engine compartment and also cleaned the stub frame and coated it with Por 15. The engine compartment looks presentable now but I am not aiming for show quality on this one. There are some things to complete yet in the engine bay but this is where it is currently. I note that although this car was bought in Washington, it has a Californis emission sticker on its original fender well that I left in place when I refinished the fender well, so it is back home again. I also rebuilt the automatic transmission, redid all the brakes, etc..... Fortunately, there is no rust on this vehicle anywhere.
Anyway, here are some photos of the tires installed and also some views of where the car is at currently. I have been working on two other vehicles in the same time period so this one has taken a little more time than I estimated but is getting there..............
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