Author Topic: 56 cadillac whitewalls  (Read 366 times)

Offline cainboy56

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56 cadillac whitewalls
« on: October 22, 2009, 04:27:26 PM »
What is the correct width of the whitewalls on the 1956 models?

jeff1956

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Re: 56 cadillac whitewalls
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2009, 05:41:03 PM »
3 1/4 inch

Offline Otto Skorzeny

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Re: 56 cadillac whitewalls
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2009, 06:03:00 PM »
Are you sure, Jeff? for some reasonI thought they were 2 3/4.

Actually, I have my original spare. I should measure it.
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jeff1956

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Re: 56 cadillac whitewalls
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2009, 06:08:04 PM »
 2 3/4 is correct otto...measured the original us royal spare in mine....my bad, but 3 1/4 inch look just as nice...pictures of mine are on the whitewalls threas in general discussion.

jeff

Offline Otto Skorzeny

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Re: 56 cadillac whitewalls
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2009, 06:14:48 PM »
Yes. I like the widest possible on mid 50s and earlier cars. mine are 4 1/4" in the photo.
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