Wide Oval Radials from Coker..

[WILMASBOYL78]

Just saw an ad for these in the back of MCR...wonder what you folks think <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif

https://www.cokertire.com/new-wide-oval-radial

-wilma

[70 copo]

Red stripe still looks to be in the wrong position on the sidewall. Other than that I think it as a fine idea

[Mr70]

I LOVE that they kept the original tread design,as that was always a pet peeve of mine about the radial.
Looks pretty good on the vid,but I'd still like to see the edge siping transition up close.
I like the prices quoted,but would hope that would maybe become less if more people buy them over time?

I could see buying a set for weekly driving,but Bias-ply will always grab better in my book.. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif

[SS4Real]

That is awesome! We discussed this demand in a thread a couple of years ago. Best of both worlds for those of us who prefer radial tires for routine driving on our muscle cars but still want the original look. Can't wait!

[68l30]

I'd be happy if they reproduced the correct 69 Wide Oval. Wonder why they don't???


BIG

[novadude]

Sounds like a great idea to me. If it is a well-engineered tire with good quality control, they should sell a ton of them.

[70 Forest Green Zee]

Kelsey needs to do the same thing with the Goodyear polyglass and the wide treads that so many of the late 60's and early 70's cars came with.

[Damien]

I saw these at Sema, where they had their debut and to honest I had to do a double take after realising their was no bias ply shoulder.
I think they will be one of those items that will polarise the hobby to some degree. There will be those that love them and those that will not.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

These are in my Cutlass's future:-)

I will let's lots of people try them before I jump on board:-)

Ryan

[Bill Rose]

I tried to order a set of G/70/15's a few weeks ago. They're listed on their site, but they aren't available yet. It looks like he F's are available now.

[L16pilot]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 Forest Green Zee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kelsey needs to do the same thing with the Goodyear polyglass and the wide treads that so many of the late 60's and early 70's cars came with. </div></div>

Agreed Larry...I spoke to Rusty Small at MCACN about Kelsey possibly doing a radial version of the Goodyear Polytglas GTs...did not seem to be much interest at Kelsey from his perspective. Anyone have any contacts direct at Kelsey?

[SmallHurst]

Sorry, you are not going to find anyone else who is going to be talking to Kelsey more than I am.

Kelsey's stance is that he has always been the most accurate reproduction tire on the market. He is not ready to jump into this and like someone else mentioned, polarize the market.

I am going to be watching the results and listening to what is being said.

As for radials, Kelsey is taking care of the 70's and into the 80's with accurate tires for the era.

As for the pricing, I do not see it sliding back down. The testing necessary for DOT on radials is a lot more than the bias plys.

If anyone purchases these tires, I would be interested in hearing about the way these tires preform.

[Salvatore]

For as much as anybody drives these cars there is nothing wrong with the nylon thumper repros. Concentrate on correctness (red line and white wall positions) and everything else is pretty good I think.

Its a shame that most of these cars really only see first and reverse after their restorations.

[novadude]

I still think someone needs to make a bias ply (or look-alike) L-60-14 for guys that want a wider &quot;day 2&quot; tire with factory 14x7 wheels. There are no wide tire options anymore for a 26-27&quot; tall 14&quot; tire. G70-14 or 225/70R14 is all we have. 245/60R14s are a little too short for the right &quot;look&quot; on an A-body car. I love L60-14s on the back of a '69-70 Chevelle SS with stock 14x7 wheels.

[Dave Rifkin]

It would be nice if they offered them with white stripes in addition to the red.

[SmallHurst]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: novadude</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I still think someone needs to make a bias ply (or look-alike) L-60-14 for guys that want a wider &quot;day 2&quot; tire with factory 14x7 wheels. There are no wide tire options anymore for a 26-27&quot; tall 14&quot; tire. G70-14 or 225/70R14 is all we have. 245/60R14s are a little too short for the right &quot;look&quot; on an A-body car. I love L60-14s on the back of a '69-70 Chevelle SS with stock 14x7 wheels. </div></div>

I know of a couple of other request for a couple of different sizes. Seeing as how the day 2 movement is gaining momentum, I can give a real reason to Kelsey to have him look at making the L60-14 Polyglas.

I need more phones ringing to make the case have some weight.

[novadude]

Rusty - seems like it would be a natural addition since so many muscle cars came with 14&quot; wheels. Seems like 15s weren't all that common until the 1970s. I'm guessing that 7&quot; is about as narrow as you can possibly go with an L-60 tire? Might be an issue for the cars that came with 14x6 wheels? However, it seems like there are plenty of wider &quot;day 2&quot; wheels available - just no tires to mount on them.

[SmallHurst]

Honestly, there has been little asking for 14&quot; day 2 additions/sizes. That being said, I will inquire.

[Zman1969]

Thank you Lord as you have finally come through for car guys! should of done this a long time ago!
I love the look

[NorCam]

I think I'll be ordering a pair for another set of wheels I have for the Z/28

Would like to see Kelsey doing the same with the Goodyear tires but I am still happy with the Polyglass for my second set wheels.

[cook_dw]

They look great and I'm sure will perform well. I still hate that you don't get that hard edge from the tread to sidewall as the poly tires have. For me that is a major part of the look. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif

[67 Nova Boy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cook_dw</div><div class="ubbcode-body">They look great and I'm sure will perform well. I still hate that you don't get that hard edge from the tread to sidewall as the poly tires have. For me that is a major part of the look. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif </div></div>

X2!! It is the hard edge that gives that squared off look that is a deal breaker for me.. I'll keep my Coker Firestone wide ovals F70/G70 <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif

They look good from a distance...commend Coker for going forward with them and hope they do and sell well. Please Coker...keep making the normal bias tires for the purist at heart!

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I would like to see them both up close, the edge looks fairly sharp, not crisp like original but really close.

I assume they would handle, turn, better? Last longer?

Ryan

[Mr70]

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[danachevroletfor1967]

I just wanted to let you guys know that the latest Muscle Car Review issue has an article on the new Coker Firestone wide-oval red line radials. They don't have the hard edge and the red line isn't into the sidewall like the original bias plies, but for everything related to handling they got a good review.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

The article gave the information I was assuming.

Less noise
Better handling
Less tracking/following road defects

It was kind of silly as they changed the size of the tires from (bias ply) small 14's to (radial) mid size 15's:-(

Ryan

[Mr. Chevy]

My friend has them on his 70 Chevelle and loves them...

Rich

[Mr70]

HotRod just released this.. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/putting-coker-tires-new-firestone-wide-oval-radial-tires-test-corky-cokers-1967-rs-camaro/

[SS4Real]

HotRod just released this.. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/putting-coker-tires-new-firestone-wide-oval-radial-tires-test-corky-cokers-1967-rs-camaro/

"but by letting you fully enjoy driving a restoration with correct-appearing Firestone tires once again shows that Coker Tire has its finger on the pulse of today’s collector car hobby."

Been waiting for somebody to listen to this for years! Very nice and hats off to the Coker guys for listening to the market.

[NorCam]

Still waiting for someone to have stock in the FR60-15 but they keep pushing them back from June to mid Sept now.

[Dave Rifkin]

Do they offer them with the white lines?

[Lee Stewart]

Do they offer them with the white lines?

No.

https://www.cokertire.com/tires/styles/bias-look-radials.html

[olredalert]

----Not yet, but maybe in the future. I'm liking pinstripe whitewalls more and more as time goes along. Redlines sometimes get lost on a darker colored car......Bill S

[MosportGreen66]

We just put these on a '70 LS6 Chevelle real deal car. They're awesome tires...

Dan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

----Not yet, but maybe in the future. I'm liking pinstripe whitewalls more and more as time goes along. Redlines sometimes get lost on a darker colored car......Bill S

My Glade Green car came with thin white stripe tires. I hope these radials come out in thin white stripe next year:-)

Ryan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

We just put these on a '70 LS6 Chevelle real deal car. They're awesome tires...

Dan

Please share a few pictures!!

Ryan

[Zedder]

Any recent feedback on the Coker Firestone Radials?

[olredalert]

----My set on my 69 SJ Grand Prix are great. When I 1st got the car several years ago I put the earlier Coker radials on it and really didn't like them. They were bad handling. I was invited to the St. Johns Concours (thanks Bob A) and wanted the car as close to original as possible so bought a set bias-plys. I didn't mind those so much because they looked so good, but were hard riding. When these new Cokers came out I snagged a set and I love them. Pretty close looking with very good handling. In my case it was wise to look up a later GP that came delivered with radials and redo my alignment to those specs. I think that would also be a smart move on a 70 Vette with these Cokers as well..….Bill S

[Zedder]

Thanks Bill...I appreciate the feedback!