SEMA Show: Coker Unveils New Whitewall, Other Tires

Coker Tire Co. has launched several new tires, including a new whitewall product, and has added sizes to its Firestone Wide Oval Radial line.

The tires are on display at Coker Tire's SEMA Show booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The new Coker Classic Star Series tire has been engineered with new molds and compounds, "with a sharp focus on balance and performance," according to Coker officials.

"With a UTQG rating of 480 AA, the tire's treadwear and traction ratings offer a long tread life and excellent wet and dry traction. Several sizes, especially those on larger cars, are built with reinforced sidewalls, putting them in the extra-load (XL) category."

The Coker Classic Star Series is available in 28 sizes, fitting wheels ranging from 13 inches to 17 inches in diameter, with most offered in the 14-inch to 15-inch sizes for fitment on 1940s through 1970s classic cars and trucks.

Also new from Coker Tire is the Excelsior Roadster, a "bias-look radial tire" designed to provide the traditional look of a bias-ply tire, "while offering the smooth ride of a modern radial."

The product is available in five sizes, including 600R16 that fits 1935 through 1948 Ford cars, as well as light-duty trucks into the 1950s. The complete size line-up includes 450/475R16, 600R16, 650R16, 700R16 and 750R16. 

"These sizes cover most Amerian makes and models from the 1930s and 1940s, as well as select European sports cars."

New sizes for the Firestone Wide Oval Radial, which Coker officials say are "perfect for Day Two muscle cars with aftermarket wheels and mild modifications,"  include Er60-15, FR60-15, GR60-15, HR60-15, LR60-15 and NR50-15. Tires in these sizes carry the alpha-numeric sizing structure of the original Firestone Wide Oval.

Firestone Wide Oval Radials in the newly introduced sizes will be available with a 3/8-inch redline or in famous raised white letters. The tires are backed by Coker Tire's "Life of the Tread Warranty."