Wheel & Tire Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

Tire Size Guide: Radials, Poly/Fibers, Bias-Ply’s, Cheater and Dragster Slicks

November 13, 2018 Roadkill Customs

A comprehensive list of Radials, Poly/Fibers, Bias-Ply’s, Cheater Slicks and Dragster Slicks — each original tire size is listed — and each of the related measurements is charted. [More…]

1967 Chevelle Wheel and Tire Swap

November 9, 2018 Roadkill Customs

This 1967 Chevelle has a great patina look and gets a fresh look with a wheel and tire swap [More…]

Custom Tire Raised Lettering Kit ~ Fits All Vehicles

Custom Raised Tire Lettering Kit ~ Fits All Vehicles!

October 26, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Tire Stickers Tire Lettering Kit – Create Your Own Custom Tire Lettering Add-On Accessory – Fits all vehicles! No more boring, plain black tires! Trick out your ride with custom raised white tire lettering on [More…]

How to Balance Tires Yourself at Home

October 24, 2018 Roadkill Customs

How to Balance a Tire Yourself with a Portable Wheel Balancer from Harbor Freight… [More…]

STEEL vs ALLOY Wheels ~ Which is stronger?

October 24, 2018 Roadkill Customs

They guys from the Hydraulic Press Channel put both steel and aluminum alloy wheels into a 150 ton press — and crush them to find out which one is stronger… Also of Interest: Old School [More…]

Wheels: Measure Twice, Buy Once

June 7, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Learn The Right Way To Measure for Wheel Sizes Before You Place An Order So, you want a new set of wheels for your hot rod or muscle car. That’s totally understandable because wheels go [More…]

How To Polish Aluminum Wheels to Look Like Chrome

May 6, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Mike Phillips along with Oley Jentzsch, the President of Flitz Metal Polishes, show you how to remove years of oxidation and corrosion on aluminum Mag wheels the quick and easy way using the Flitz Mag [More…]

Wheel, Tire and Fender Fitment Calculator

January 21, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Wheel and Tire Technical Information – Calculate Wheel Fitment, Tire Stretch and Rolling Radius. Includes Speedometer Error Calculator. Play with specs, try different settings and combinations, compare results… [More…]

Portawalls - Firestone Style White Wall Tire Inserts

How To Install Portawall White Wall Tire Inserts

January 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Portawall White Wall Tire Inserts ~ (Sometimes Port-o-walls, white wall inserts, slap-ons, Mickies, fake white walls, etc.) ~ Firestone Tire Style White Wall Tire Inserts make a great accessory for your Custom Car, Truck, Hot [More…]

Do It Yourself Wide Whitewalls

September 21, 2017 Roadkill Customs

Using a grinder and flapper wheel to work through the outer layer of a tire to explose the illustriuos whitewall layer – Hence: Do It Yourself Wide Whitewalls. Be careful… [More…]