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R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
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12/15/10 09:14 PM
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I want to get a set of G70-14 bias ply Goodyear Red Lines for a '69 B-body but there are so many different opinions out there, what do you guys think, should I or just get radials like BF Goodrich T/A's (you know the guys WITHOUT the Blimp  ) MikeR
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Re: R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
[Re: anlauto]
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12/15/10 09:38 PM
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Wendy, I'm home.
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Mike, I just replied to a similar question the other day... I have around 8000 miles on my Firestone redlines since I put them on before Carlisle '05 and have had zero issues. I keep my distance, as I would expect most classic car owners to do, and try to stay out of the rain. Never have had a scare due to the tires and have never felt like I didn't have the control I need. Sure, they ride with a little more firmness, but I wouldn't trade them for radials. I just like the period correct look.
dstryr, since 1986.
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Re: R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
[Re: 05dakota]
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12/15/10 10:25 PM
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Some good friends of mine drove their car from Chicago to the Grand Canyon and back. No problems with the tires.
Snarl softly and carry a BIG stick
1969 Hurst/Olds Pure Stock
13.23@ 103.1 and the a/c blows cold!
Rusty Small
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Re: R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
[Re: SmallHurst]
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12/15/10 10:37 PM
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If you have a good front end and alignment go for it!
1969 Hemi Roadrunner 2nd owner
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Re: R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
[Re: 05dakota]
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12/15/10 10:55 PM
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how much do u plan to drive it?
I've been doing anywhere from 100 - 200 miles total just about each weekend during the cruising season (late March-October) Drove from El Paso, TX to Ohio about 2200 miles but I don't think I have plans on doing that again soon  Some shows can be as much as 100 - 300 miles away (one way) so jounts like that could be necessary and not out of the question. I'm not going to do red line radials, they just don't look "right" in radials, I'd do the T/A's before that, so it's bias ply red lines or T/A radials....rather do the bias ply Goodyear red lines on stock road wheel/"magnums" for now and if not then it's Torque Thrust and T/A time. I just think with this look (stock wheels) the red lines are a better look for now.
MikeR
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Re: R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
[Re: B1Frank]
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12/15/10 11:22 PM
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Re: R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
[Re: B1Frank]
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12/15/10 11:29 PM
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...Save your money and get the red line radials,..because the road's in NE OHIO are bad, i know im from summit county,...the bias tires feel every crack in the road ! 
True, very true but this time I'm going for a better set of shocks than the KYB's I had on my '68 Road Runner so maybe a little better ride even with bias ply tires?
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Re: R bias ply tires really that bad to drive your Mopar on
[Re: moparo]
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12/15/10 11:32 PM
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Polyglass tires as long as they are new feel just like they did when these car were new.
The look of them makes up for the not so great points.
Hey lets not forget they hook when you heat them up good.  
I Photoshop'd some red lines on the GTX, what do you guys think?
(car is missing the GTX trim and wheel opening trim too, sorry, it will be on there in the Spring even if I have to borrow it from the A12 eh Gary T  )
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Lets see some b bodies with the wide O on them. Thats my plan when I get to that point on the 68 rr
I cannot even imagine running bias on the front. .jpg){kind=link}
