European Classic 6:00-16

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European Classic 6:00-16

Post by Joe Friday » Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:59 pm

The other post on tires seems to be locked, so I will try to share the answer to my question myself.

The tires are ECE "E" marked with a country code of E8, which is Czech Republic.
The letters DOT without the full string does not make it a US department of transportation approved tire.
They seem to have borrowed the "Ground Grip" name from Firestone.
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Re: European Classic 6:00-16

Post by sprprops » Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:52 pm

Yup the other thread got locked. I guess trying to add helpful information to an already existing helpful thread really upset someone. I loved the EC tire so much I ordered 4 more and they just arrived. They changed the tread pattern since I bought one last year and now I love them even more. Now they feature pencil points with no wear bars. They are now faux Goodyears for half the price.


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Re: European Classic 6:00-16

Post by Joe Friday » Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:02 pm

They do look nice.

Is there a full DOT on one side?
I noticed it said 6 ply nylon. I was just curious if it was actual 6 ply. or six ply rated.
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Re: European Classic 6:00-16

Post by dpcd67 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:11 am

Who sells them?
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Re: European Classic 6:00-16

Post by sprprops » Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:13 am

Joe Friday wrote:
Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:02 pm
They do look nice.

Is there a full DOT on one side?
I noticed it said 6 ply nylon. I was just curious if it was actual 6 ply. or six ply rated.
No full DOT code on either side but a new addition is a small date code on one side which the broken pencil point I bought last year didn't have. The mfg says its 6 ply and in comparison to some old US made tires the same size marked 6 ply it is about the same weight and thickness. In comparison to new 6 ply deestone tires the bead area is thicker on the deestone. Also if I remember correctly the broken pencil point was super thick definitely 6 ply, I had a hell of a time mounting it on a regular jeep rim. These new ones seem lighter than the old one, if I had to guess I would say they are probably only 4 ply. Also they are 52 lug which is interesting.


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Re: European Classic 6:00-16

Post by dpcd67 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:21 pm

Who sells them? Shouldn't be that hard to answer this.
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Re: European Classic 6:00-16

Post by sprprops » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:39 pm

dpcd67 wrote:
Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:21 pm
Who sells them? Shouldn't be that hard to answer this.
I used Google. Typed in European Classic. Found the company site, found an email and asked. Got a nice reply from a guy named Jorgen, he told me where to send money and a week later these bad boys showed up. Shipped from a Tennessee warehouse. The US distributor I used last year for the broken pencil point kept giving me the runaround and finally said there weren't any in the US and because covid they couldn't get more, which I now know was completely false.

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Re: European Classic 6:00-16

Post by dpcd67 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:13 pm

Does the company have a name?
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