No more raised brown letters

[69conv]

Apparently B F Goodrich produced a defective run of tires. I bought 4 with some cool wheels from American Specialty an the back tire were constantly turning brown.

I finally got tired (see how I did that) and filed a claim to get them replaced. I had less than 500 miles on them due to the ongoing resto but they were about 5 years old. They gave me a 50% credit toward the replacement tires so I guess I shouldn't complain, but more importantly I won't have to apologize for the way they look any more.

 

[4spdragtop]

Glad they came "good" for 1/2 price...did you have to turn the old ones in?
Ps we dont see enough pics of the topless one, beautiful!

Thanks. Little details that I didn't post included making it line up. There's some play/adjustibility in the hinges. It took several adjuments in positioning the cover on the hinges to get it to line up and have an even gap.

Apparently B F Goodrich produced a defective run of tires. I bought 4 with some cool wheels from American Specialty an the back tire were constantly turning brown.
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I finally got tired (see how I did that) and filed a claim to get them replaced. I had less than 500 miles on them due to the ongoing resto but they were about 5 years old. They gave me a 50% credit toward the replacement tires so I guess I shouldn't complain, but more importantly I won't have to apologize for the way they look any more.

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[69conv]

They kept the old tires and I bought smaller profile tires for the front to address a slight rubbing issue. So they came out OK financially. Otherwise the would have been remounted blackwall out and I would have a smokefest!

 

[Joey4speed]

69,
Got my My BF Goodrich 's maybe 2 years ago, only have about 500 miles on them, seem get white again after some scrubbing but turn tan to brown in a few days.
Is that similar to your situation?
How did you go about starting the replacement process?
I guess they know the serial#s for the bad batch?
Thanks,
Joe

 

[69conv]

Sounds identical. Found my rec't and took the the tires to the local B F Goodrich dealer. When it seemed they were dragging their feet I called the warranty number
1-877-788-8899 and initiated a claim. Then I called the dealer with the claim number and they finished it up. This is an ongoing problem reported many times on FABO.

 

[toolmanmike]

Sounds identical. Found my rec't and took the the tires to the local B F Goodrich dealer. When it seemed they were dragging their feet I called the warranty number
1-877-788-8899 and initiated a claim. Then I called the dealer with the claim number and they finished it up. This is an ongoing problem reported many times on FABO.

My fronts are good. My 255/60-15 rears are a pile. I contacted Goodrich and they suggested I go to a local dealer. 2 local dealers gave me the "take them back to where you bought them" run around. Looks like I need to dial the 877 number above. Thanks for the info!

 

[69conv]

They have a process where you initiate a claim, take them to a dealer and the dealer calls B F while you are right there and hopefully resolves the issue.

 

[coyote42]

They kept the old tires and I bought smaller profile tires for the front to address a slight rubbing issue. So they came out OK financially. Otherwise the would have been remounted blackwall out and I would have a smokefest!

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What size did you have up front that rubbed and what did you go to? I am building a 67 Barracuda FB and will need to know what works. Thanks

 

[69conv]

I had 225 70 15's and I went to 225 60 15's. Gave me about 3/4" smaller tire. I also have the torsion bars up a bit to clear the headers too. Hope this helps. Good luck with your build!

 

[coyote42]

I had 225 70 15's and I went to 225 60 15's. Gave me about 3/4" smaller tire. I also have the torsion bars up a bit to clear the headers too. Hope this helps. Good luck with your build!

Thanks for the input. I have some different sizes In the loft to try but Your info helps narrow it down. I like the stance of wide tires on the front. I will have my 70 Duster done by the spring first and will start testing that one first.