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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Spanky]
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05/19/11 08:53 PM
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Dante
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Ran into that problem last fall with the BFG 235/60, I got lucky and found a set for sale on CL localy that were brand new. I said the same thing to my tire guy, how can you not be making 235/60/15? Those have to be the most common musclecar size. 
Dante's Mopar Parts One of the countries largest Interior Dealer, e-mail for a discounted price quote.
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Dante]
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05/19/11 09:20 PM
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Neil
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I like these better than the T/A's. They don't offer them in that many sizes though. http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/street.php?item=SportsmanSTYou could also get the Firestones, or the Cooper Cobras. If you compare the ratings between the BFG's and the Firestones on the Tire Rack website you'll find the Firestones get much better reviews.
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Spanky]
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05/19/11 09:30 PM
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GO_Fish
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That problem with the T/A's has been happening for a few years now. They'll produce a run, then not schedule another production until they are all sold out. Not very many muscle cars on the road (compared to the total number of cars), and the muscle cars on the road are typically not daily drivers so they don't go through tires as fast (burnouts aside!).
Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Spanky]
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05/19/11 09:55 PM
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I got a set from Tire Rack (225/60-15 and 255/60-15) a few months ago and no problem with availability. I just checked again and they are still in stock in those sizes but the 235/60-15 are NOT in stock and I entered my zip and it comes up PENDING in all (six or seven warehouses?) locations. Can you use or want to try another size? I know that doesn't really help you but........and I wonder why the 235/60-15's are out of stock????? After I mounted them on my new wheels...still have the blue protectant on the letters  MikeR
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
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05/19/11 09:57 PM
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Neil]
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05/19/11 10:20 PM
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Lettering on the tires is aligned with the spokes in the wheels, and the lettering on the tires is oriented the same way with them setting on the ground.
When you park the car do you jack the car up and re-align the lettering so they are the same for the next time you drive it?  
 and the valve stem is at the 6:00 O'clock position on all of them just like the car and tire ads. Next time you see an ad in a magazine (or on TV) notice that 99% of the time the spokes are positioned perfect with the valve stem at the 6:00 position and if it's a tire ad the name is at the top.......now back to finding BFG 235/60-15's
MikeR
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Spanky]
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05/20/11 07:19 AM
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DAYCLONA
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Tire stores around Columbus, OH don't have/can't get them in a 235/60 15 (the standard factory replacement size). I called BFG & was told that they were depleting the inventory & will be producing another batch in June. I griped, but was told that the Radial T/A is just not a common tire. Really? Did the musclecar world change & I missed it?
What tires are you guys using?
Even if your running them on an E body, switch over to 245's,...and run the GoodYear Eagle GT II's..get'em at Summit racing.com,...I ran the BFG's for years, you'll find the Goodyear a much better tire IMO
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Spanky]
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05/20/11 10:58 AM
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ongoing problem for us "hobbyists" BFGoodrich snubs their noses at us, despite the fact that we are all so loyal to them with the Radial T/A being one of the best looking tires out there...even if they are not the best performing. some of us like looks over performance for a weekend toy.
compare the number of radial T/As they would sell to "us" in ALL sizes, per year, to how many of just one type and one specific size to an OEM for use on the production line? or at the major tire stores for new trucks/cars?
sucks to be us, but it's just business...why devote all that production time towards making the radial T/A in all the sizes we could want, when that cuts into production of their highest selling tire that they can't keep in stock due to demand?
I thought coker or some other "retro tire company" bought the molds so they could produce them and offer them in their catalog next to 1947 Packard white wall tires? (at double the cost they are through normal tire stores)
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: 70Cuda383]
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05/20/11 11:13 AM
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the Indy 500's ride much better and better traction, than T/A's
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: ZIPPY]
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05/20/11 11:37 AM
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the Indy 500's ride much better and better traction, than T/A's
They also look just as good, if not better
When did Goodyear Indy 500's first hit the market?
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
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05/20/11 12:08 PM
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I don't know the answer but I have been using them on two vehicles for 4 years now.
1970 YO7 A66 [Canadian Export] F8 Challenger
340 (Currently in shop for stroker assy.)
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: 63stabamatic]
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05/20/11 02:44 PM
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Just a FYI to all I have a friend that owns a Large tire store and there has been 5 price increase's so far this year and there is only like 3 max in any given year and guess when the next one is coming .... June 1st and I was told there are more coming this year and most are trying to get rid of 14" and 15"
Switched to the dark side...
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Spanky]
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05/20/11 11:54 PM
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Golden-Arm
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try the tire rack? free delivery with their orders.
"When Tyranny Becomes Law, Rebellion Becomes Duty"
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
[Re: Golden-Arm]
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05/21/11 12:50 AM
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i got mine over craigslist. 95% tread and only $100. 22/70/15 and 255/70/15 i'm going to put these on my RR when I get it back
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Re: Anyone else probs getting BFG Radial T/A's?
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05/24/11 03:47 AM
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Kern Dog
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Oh and what's really bad about doing that is; you see those yellow paint marks on the tires well that's marked by the tire manufacture to indicate the lightest point on the tire so that the (yellow mark) gets positioned at the tire valve which is the heaviest position on the wheel to minimize the amount of weight that might need to be added to balance the wheel and tire.....now if you think that's not a cost savings for an automobile manufacture think of 1969 Road Runners that they made over 80,000 of them times (X) 4-wheels per car and if it saved just one weight per car..............I'd like to have the coin saved for 80,000 lead weights 
MikeR
THANKS for the nugget of info. I was unaware of the significance of the yellow marking!
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They were the BEST looking radial tire. Best looking tire period is the Goodyear Polyglass but not everyone wants to run bias plys. 
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