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looking at getting tires any reviews on the lucas olympic 449/450 21 at 119.00
and i notice an excelsior 450 475 21 at 106.00

I’ve had several sets of the Excelsior’s on the speedster over the years. They used to be made in India, looked nice and performed well. The last pair I bought was bout 6-8 years ago, mold quality was fair and balance is noticeably worse. I kept buying Excelsiors purely due to cosmetics on an open wheeled car, I’ll most likely be ordering Blockley’s next time…

Hi Philip,
I run the Lucas tires on my speedster. I have found them to be rather soft & wear faster than I would like. Had one go out of balance ( as in it
had no issue @ the start of a event but did @ the end ) This may not be a issue for many because many dont drive over 45 mph which is where
the issue showed up. The next tires I purchased where the Excelsiors that Coker makes. I purchased them from Jeg's they seem to be of a
higher dorameter than the Lucas but have not mounted & run them yet. Jeg's is the $106 tires & they will ship orders over $200 for free but
there is a oversize charge thats not too bad. Their tube price is not bad either.
Craig.

Are US made Goodyears no longer available?

Allan from down under.

Too expensive

106 is too expensive?

I posted on another thread of the 450 475 21 would be good replacements for 4.50/4.50 - 21. Does anyone know?

Yes, decent price of correct tubes from JEGs, but unavailable until March...maybe.

I presume the "too expensive" refers to US made Goodyears. Good luck with the cheap stuff.
Allan from down under.

Unmounted they seem to be the same Diameter, the Exselciors are a wider flatter tread. I remember the tires I purchased from Jegs took 6-7
weeks to arrive but did come sooner than the original delivery date I was given. The tubes showed up in a week or so. Welcome to the worlds
largest catalog store & post Covid sierra hotel india tango show.
Ctaig.

Yes 4.50/4.75-21 fit the 26-27 Ford wire wheels just fine, I have a set on my 1918 speedster