Who's running their white letter tires OUT instead of in still?

[jcharliem]

Young or old. Letters out = Dork. C'mon.

[cantvalve16]

Gotta be the right wheels and tires on the right vehicle. Chevy rallies with with letters look great on restored Chevelle or Camaro. Also, if you're building a period piece, white letters may suit the era. Answer: it depends.

[Deaf Bob]

Don't want a theif to read how good tires they are from a distance..
Or people to know what a tightwad I am...
Thus..white in, like my shorts!

[oldschoolcamaro]

[silver_bullet]

liking the proper vehicle/tire combo... depends on the look you are going for...

[yellomalibu]

I'm in a transitional period.

I used to ALWAYS put white letters out, because it was the law or something. This last time, I had the white letters put IN on the Chevelle's BFG's, with the Centerline Auto Drag wheels... and after a very brief adjustment period, I like it.

The 84 C10, however, with it's 8" truck rally wheels, still has Indy 500 255/70/15's with the white letters out, and I like it - and get lots of compliments on the truck.

When I buy new tires for the truck, will I go black or white out? That IS the question!

[NewEnglandRaceFan]

white out..

[BigBlockMopar]

On the 'right' cars the letters can be out, like most musclecars.
On all other cars it often looks sputip...

Some 25 years ago I used to put the letters out on my first and second cars (Ford Taunus / '67 Newport) ... Then I realised how 'misplaced' it looked, putting 'sporty-looking tires on a luxury car.
Since then I always put them inside. My current car stash doesn't lend for having letters out.

Some cars look much more 'business' with blackwalls.

[Matt Cramer]

It depends on the tires and what they're going on. Trying to capture the flavor of a certain era can require it. Hoosier slicks have rather over the top lettering, but they're over the top tires too, so I wouldn't hide it.



On the other hand, I can't think of any street tires on the BMW that would look right with the white letters out.

[Beagle]

It depends on the tires and what they're going on. Trying to capture the flavor of a certain era can require it. Hoosier slicks have rather over the top lettering, but they're over the top tires too, so I wouldn't hide it.



On the other hand, I can't think of any street tires on the BMW that would look right with the white letters out.

No wide whites?

[NewEnglandRaceFan]

It depends on the tires and what they're going on. Trying to capture the flavor of a certain era can require it. Hoosier slicks have rather over the top lettering, but they're over the top tires too, so I wouldn't hide it.



On the other hand, I can't think of any street tires on the BMW that would look right with the white letters out.

first mistake driving a bmw
;)

[R442]

White 4x4 Suburban. White outlined letters out. 1966 442 letters in when I ran BFG's.

[BangShift McT]

Prefer them out only on BFG T/A's or Firestone Indy 500's.

[Bamfster]

Chevelle:



But if running regular street tires .... letters go in.

On the B all end all Exp? white outline general grabbers. They compliment the clean white body and tinted windows.

[milner351]

Definitely depends on the vehicle and situation - for slicks, I say run the letters out in nearly every case on a car older than around mid 80's.