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re: When did white wall tire go out of style?
Posted on 10/5/25 at 8:41 am to travelgamer
Posted on 10/5/25 at 8:41 am to travelgamer
Just bought a pair
for my motorcycle.
for my motorcycle.
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Posted on 10/5/25 at 8:43 am to LanierSpots
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No hot rod was complete without some white letter tires
Same with SUVs. When I became a dad in 1997, traded in my sports car for an SUV. Always had to have raised white letters (RWLs) on the SUVs (Cherokee, 2 Xterras and a Pathfinder) and the cars always came from the dealer with raised white letter tires already on them off the lot. When I replaced tires, I always HAD to get new ones with RWLs. Just liked the look.
Kept a bottle of bleche white and a wire brush in the shed for special cleaning of them.
In 2021, got a new Explorer and it came with all-blacks. Can't say I really miss the whitewall cleaning.
This post was edited on 10/5/25 at 8:46 am
Posted on 10/5/25 at 9:03 am to BRich
Absolutley. I remember when we started doing black walls. No raised letters and no white. It honestly, was just odd at first.
I remember buying a marker at Kmart in high school to either enhance the white on the white letters or totally turn black letters white (no racist). It would wear off in about a month and you would have to do it again. Did it many times
I remember buying a marker at Kmart in high school to either enhance the white on the white letters or totally turn black letters white (no racist). It would wear off in about a month and you would have to do it again. Did it many times
Posted on 10/5/25 at 9:03 am to travelgamer
I think dads finally got tired of kids not scrubbing very well with westleys.
This post was edited on 10/5/25 at 9:05 am
Posted on 10/5/25 at 9:14 am to travelgamer
Early to mid 90’s.
Whitewall was luxury. The. The push by baby boomers to drive trucks and SUV’s phased out the whitewall. It’s a generational shift in interests just like every generation.
By the 90’s, whitewall became the old geezer tire. No one young wants to associate with that.
It was cool when it was in style.
Whitewall was luxury. The. The push by baby boomers to drive trucks and SUV’s phased out the whitewall. It’s a generational shift in interests just like every generation.
By the 90’s, whitewall became the old geezer tire. No one young wants to associate with that.
It was cool when it was in style.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 9:30 am to travelgamer
I'd say mid/late 70s. Had 1 set then the raised letters came in hot.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 9:31 am to Mariner
And spoked wheel covers
See them in East LA still.
See them in East LA still.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 9:35 am to travelgamer
Back when you were lucky to get 90k miles out of a vehicle
Posted on 10/5/25 at 9:51 am to travelgamer
My Dad’s 55 Chevy Bel Aire 2 door sported the white walls. Scrubbed those clean often for him. 
Posted on 10/5/25 at 10:09 am to gumbo2176
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gets-------no scrubbing the fender wells to get off road dirt that accumulates, no deep cleaning of tires and rims, no wiping down the door jambs or the metal on the underside of the trunk and hood.
Single, childless man activities.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 10:18 am to Yewkindewit
Don't miss getting on my knees and scrubbing away with a brillo pad
Posted on 10/5/25 at 10:20 am to travelgamer
decades ago
Posted on 10/5/25 at 10:21 am to travelgamer
When Oasis broke up.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 11:05 am to travelgamer
When low-profile tires became popular
Posted on 10/5/25 at 11:07 am to travelgamer
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I remember scrubbing mine as a teen
LOL = I remember PAINTING them on - that was not a good idea. Could be I did it all wrong - but it looked awful and luckily it wore off pretty soon.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 11:17 am to Bayou
GFY.
What I did kept me on the road.
Wasn't going to.wait for them.to.order my size tires.
What I did kept me on the road.
Wasn't going to.wait for them.to.order my size tires.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 11:20 am to travelgamer
They looked great with my Cragar Mags on my 67 Camaro
Posted on 10/5/25 at 11:20 am to Red Stick Tigress
Getting rid of whitewalls made the cost of inventory cheaper.
Posted on 10/5/25 at 11:48 am to travelgamer
I always turned mine inside. Thought they looked stodgy.
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