I just got FR70-14 Firestone Redline radials that Coker puts out. About 90 miles on them so far, I’d say they are ok, but the rims they went on are bent all to shet, so can’t tell you that much. Felt ok on some roads, felt rough on others, handled like I would expect. They look so different from the bias plys I would say they are loosely based on them at best. At least they have the red stripe.

Coker has a deal with Lucas(has huge display ad of several pages in Hemings each month) tire to sell the firestones. Lucas was in a lawsuit with them for years, eventually cut a deal. Lucas actually has the original molds for the Firestones, which is another story in of itself. I’m not sure how it shakes out as to what molds Coker is using to make theirs, just that some deal was reached in the litigation.

A lot of the repop tires are made in molds that have had to be repaired over the years, you can see areas where they appear patched. My radials have a section like that.