Tires for a 1957 Golden Hawk

[Pdskinner]

Diamondback Toyo Tires appears to be my best choice. Should I purchase the normal, wide or extra wide Whitewalls? I have a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk . I like the extra wide ones the best on the rack but not sure how they would look on my car.
Thanks for your help
Paul

[StudeRich]

If your choice is the "Gangster Whitewalls" that wrap onto the shoulder of the tire like would be used on '47-'55 Cars, go for it, but it will NEVER look Like a '57 Golden Hawk.

Your Money, Your Car, but to me it will look just WRONG!

All '56 to '62 Whitewalls had a raised Black "rub strip protector" and a more recessed, narrower Whitewall than '55 and earlier tires.

[345 DeSoto]

PAUL - Check out the M5's (page 9 of their catalog). They have them in the sizes you need. The extra wides are more for the cars older than '57. The M5's are easier on the wallet, too...

[Mark Klinger]

We've got 2 1/4" bias on our Hawk. That width looks pretty good on her.

Forgot to add that I also have the original spare, 7.10-15 BFG Silvertown whitewall width on it is also 2 1/4" if that helps.

[RadioRoy]

How wide are the whitewalls in the sales brochures? They are a good indication of the styles of the time.

[studegary]

How wide are the whitewalls in the sales brochures? They are a good indication of the styles of the time.

Of course the sales brochures do not give whitewall width. I roughly scaled the whitewall width to the 15 inch rim and came up with 3.33 inches. This was from PD 1014 ('57 Hawks).

Even the 1957 Salesman's Data Book does not give whitewall width, only tire size of 7.10-15, with no option available for 1957 Golden Hawks.

I know what they should look like, but not in inches. I think that 3.5 inches would be good and the older style 4 inch would be too wide. They are within the rub strip, as Rich stated.

[Studebaker Ron]

Anyone have Toyo tires? That sound like a china brand to me.

[alaipairod]

I've had the Diamond Back white walls...made in the USA, on my M5 for 4 years, and running.....
...They have not "yellowed".......They say that they use a different process to apply the whitewall.
I use a non ammonia glass cleaner spray to clean them, and keep them factory fresh................

[ckbreazeale]

Hi. I'm restoring my golden hawk finally after owning it for 45 years only thing on my bucket list I'm not sure how I found you guys but I'm glad I did I was just looking for tires how do I find you again! Thanks. Cindy Breazeale. ckbreazeale@yahoo.com

[StudeRich]

Hi Cindy, welcome to the Studebaker Drivers Club (SDC) and to the SDC Forum!

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Here is a '58 with more correct narrower Wide White walls than most of the reproduction W/W/Walls have, especially when you get into the larger sizes.

The White should go to the Rub Rail: raised Black strip, and NOT onto the Shoulder of the tire like a pre-1956 did (see Post #2).