Red line radial versus bias ply

[TDW]

What it all depends on how bad the roads are. In Michigan, we have some of the worst roads in the Country. I drove the 68 Z28 for a couple of years with Goodyear bias tires. I then tried some BF goodrich radials. The difference was night and day. I now run radials on all my cars.

[Johnny Horsepower]

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I would never put radials on an old car. I think it ruins the look and besides, I'm in it for an authentic experience. If I want to drive something with perfect handling and road manners I'll drive a newer car. I feel that the old vehicles and suspensions were designed to work best with the bias ply tires because that is all they had back then. I've experienced the tracking a few times, but once you drive on them enough it becomes a sensation you get used to and you expect to feel. I've never had a situation where the control of the car was put in jeopardy. We've been well over 100 with the G70-15 wide ovals in my dad's 68 Z24, and the car took on the road like a champ! I think we have about 13000 miles on the current set and they still look sweet. I just wish the red stripe was a little brighter.

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what he said

[XXXGoldL34M20]

When i bought my 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 just this past September the car had the B.F. Goodrich TA Radials.
I took them of in less than a month as i could not stand the look of modern day tires.to me it ruined what the car was all about "originality" so i bought the Goodyear Poly-Glas Tires in a hurry. after i put them on i said to myself "now that's the look i like" The ride is not bad at all. I am like other people here, if a car is nicely restored to original and you put Radials on that car it looks like Crap and i just keep walking to next car. Original tires really sets your car apart from all the other modified cars at a cruise.

[Xplantdad]

Nice Camaro Tom....I think it needs to be a Members ride?

[hvychev]

Driving a muscle car with radials is like ------- with a condom on. You just don't get the full experience! Lewd analogies aside, I drove/raced my 70 LS5 Chevelle for 13,000 with Wide Ovals, my Yenko Deuce for about 2000-3000 miles also with Wide Ovals, and my 70 396 Chevelle for also about 3,000-4000 miles with Goodyear bias plys. NEVER had a problem. The car was engineered to have bias ply tires so that is the way it should be driven. People who say otherwise must not be truly driving the car the way it should be. If you want a nice smooth ride, then drive a Lexus.

[TDW]

OK, whatever.

[CDNL-78]

Looks the verdic is out . I'II be order some bias ply red lines from coker when I get back home. For the next question, would you go with the E70-14(original size), or go for the next size up, which would be F70-14 I believe ?? Fill in the wheel wells a bit, or what do you all think. Thanks guys for all the opions, I value ur time. Springs coming soon, can't wait to get out there and listen to the rumble again.

[DarrenX33]

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Driving a muscle car with radials is like ------- with a condom on. You just don't get the full experience! Lewd analogies aside, I drove/raced my 70 LS5 Chevelle for 13,000 with Wide Ovals, my Yenko Deuce for about 2000-3000 miles also with Wide Ovals, and my 70 396 Chevelle for also about 3,000-4000 miles with Goodyear bias plys. NEVER had a problem. The car was engineered to have bias ply tires so that is the way it should be driven. People who say otherwise must not be truly driving the car the way it should be. If you want a nice smooth ride, then drive a Lexus.

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If that's truly the case doesn't that throw the whole "day 2" (tires, carbs, traction bars, valve covers with breathers and etc) concept out the window? Those mods and more deviated from how the car was originally engineered.

[1969l78]

Original for me

[camarojoe]

Zero to Hero! What a difference.