"big letter" goodyear eagle tires

[eagle4444]

Can anyone tell me if you can purchase goodyear eagle tires with the billboard lettering that has not been stencil painted on the tire? Can you get a real billboard tire? I would love to get a set for my 67 cobra. Please help!

[Earl J]

Originally Posted by eagle4444

Can anyone tell me if you can purchase goodyear eagle tires with the billboard lettering that has not been stencil painted on the tire? Can you get a real billboard tire? I would love to get a set for my 67 cobra. Please help!

No. These are Race tires, though some brave folks will drive with them on the street for the look.

If you want the stencils, here's the link:

Tire Lettering Stencils : Raceline Digital, Do More for Less

I've seen Hoosiers with Goodyear logos as well as BF Goodrich TA's with Goodyear, Avon and or Firestone logos on them. I guess if a person is sponsored by a certain tire company and need to comply but prefer a different brand, here is a solution. These are great for the posers too...lol

Cheers,
~Earl J

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by eagle4444

Can anyone tell me if you can purchase goodyear eagle tires with the billboard lettering that has not been stencil painted on the tire? Can you get a real billboard tire? I would love to get a set for my 67 cobra. Please help!

Not sure what you mean by a "real billboard tire." The tires come from Good Year with the white lettering spray painted on. The GY workers don't always stay between the lines when they paint and when some of them show up the lettering is already chaffed off. On this last set I bought, the lettering was pretty scuffed up from shipping and one tire was missing the paint altogether on the word "Eagle." I suspect these are made in the same Akron, Ohio plant where the NASCAR tires are made and realizing they are manufacturing vintage racing tires, not much attention is paid to such cosmetic details. You can remove the GY white lettering with one of several solvents, or you can go the other way with Ranger Tire Paint and make them look prefect.

The tires are a very soft compound. They're sticky, they throw rocks, they flat-spot in 15 minutes and as was already noted, they follow the grooves in the road. They are quite unmannered and are a departure from the smooth ride and easy handling you'll find with normal 15" street radials. But there is no substitute for the look and they are very predictable in the way they handle when you are pushing the car.

[Lew Ledyard]

Check out sascosports.com as well. They are on the east coast. Look at the Avons as well. Sasco sells Avons and Goodyears.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

Not sure what you mean by a "real billboard tire." The tires come from Good Year with the white lettering spray painted on. The GY workers don't always stay between the lines when they paint and when some of them show up the lettering is already chaffed off. On this last set I bought, the lettering was pretty scuffed up from shipping and one tire was missing the paint altogether on the word "Eagle." I suspect these are made in the same Akron, Ohio plant where the NASCAR tires are made and realizing they are manufacturing vintage racing tires, not much attention is paid to such cosmetic details. You can remove the GY white lettering with one of several solvents, or you can go the other way with Ranger Tire Paint and make them look prefect.

The tires are a very soft compound. They're sticky, they throw rocks, they flat-spot in 15 minutes and as was already noted, they follow the grooves in the road. They are quite unmannered and are a departure from the smooth ride and easy handling you'll find with normal 15" street radials. But there is no substitute for the look and they are very predictable in the way they handle when you are pushing the car.

Everything Elmariachi said...They are a ***** when you roll out until you heat them up and sort out the flat spots. Then they are sticky, predictable and somewhat like flypaper for rocks. The rocks will tend to add "patina" to your fenders which, for me anyways, you will have come to peace with. They do hunt on our freeways, they are not DOT, and they have the "hack-job" paint job on the lettering, which I am also at peace with and actually think is cool. I bought the Ranger Tire Paint, and several CC members have done the nice "Color inside the lines" thing, but I actually like the look just the way they sent them so I never did it. Also, Krause was great. Just talk to the son (Brandon Krause?). He was awesome and took good care of me. Followed up to make sure I was satisfied etc...

[SuperHart]

NO matter how many times you ask the question about Billboards there will always be dialogue. Last year I tried a set of Billboards. As previously stated, the paint is sprayed on by employees who don't give a damn about where the letters are sprayed on the tire and are usually significantly scuffed up from shipping. The compound is real sticky and soft so they throw anything and everything from a grain of sand up to a small pebble all over the paint finish of your beautiful car. They wander terribly on uneven pavement and their lifespan is very short on the road due to the soft compound. They drive terrible and many times require tweaking the suspension and alignment to get them to behave properly on the street. They are not DOT so if a trooper stops you and wants to be a real nitpicker he can and will ticket you for having non-approved parts on your vehicle. All that said, they still look WAY cool. If your car is a trailer queen, go for it. If your car is a driver, think twice. Although I wouldn't do it, the stencil set could be a good alternative especially if you have already chosen a nice set of Goodyear radial tires for your ride. Myself, I chose a set of Cooper Cobra radial tires not only because I knew they ride and handle well but I liked the name COBRA already on them and the cost was more than reasonable. Just my $.02 worth.