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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: 68KillerBee]
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02/12/11 09:11 PM
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Hmm, i think they made these wheel wells pretty big. Little tires doesn't look right, makes it look puny.
Sorry to be OT - 68killerbee - your Bee kills me ! That is one awesome Bee ! Love the stripe delete and OE hood, my first car was a 69 383 Bee with stock hood and stripe delete, F8, black bee, bench column shift - MISS IT !
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: anlauto]
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02/12/11 09:25 PM
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For the tires you should go directly to Kelsey Tire,  or try using member SmallHurst here on Moparts....
Not sure about the rims 
I just had these arrive today 
are those goin on a T/A ??
just askin
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: 71TA]
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02/13/11 11:18 AM
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Remembering that they didn't drive so well when you were a kid? If your tires were worn, your alignment and/or steering had loose/worn components they drove not great. Throw on manual steering and it amplifies the problem. But then again, the same could be said for any kind of tire under those conditions. When we were underfunded youngsters we had to decide whether our limited funds went to headers, beer, women, insurance.....maintenance items were last on the list! 
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: FJ5_Fish]
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02/13/11 11:27 AM
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Since the early 70's I drive on Goodyear polyglass tires. Never tried anything else to compare on a muscle car. 
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: FJ5_Fish]
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02/13/11 11:27 AM
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Remembering that they didn't drive so well when you were a kid? If your tires were worn, your alignment and/or steering had loose/worn components they drove not great. Throw on manual steering and it amplifies the problem.
But then again, the same could be said for any kind of tire under those conditions.
When we were underfunded youngsters we had to decide whether our limited funds went to headers, beer, women, insurance.....maintenance items were last on the list!
well put . 
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: anlauto]
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02/16/11 11:42 AM
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even cheesy BFG's will out brake, out corner,out hook a set of Polyglas tires.. ask the FAST guys about that... ________________________________________________________________________ You would need 2 foot wide TA's to out hook a polyglass tire. been there done that. on my 6 pack cuda 1.8 sec. 60 ft with poly's 2.1 sec with TA's. the polyglass tires do take a little ride out of the car, it does suffer in the curves a little. but the bennies out weigh the $$$$ when you stand back and take a look at your car, it is the cherry on the sunday, buy a set you won't regret it. 
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: cudaman1969]
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02/18/11 10:37 PM
02/18/11 10:37 PM
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the new polys might be a different compound now, haven't bought a set since 71
If they are?, the new repros still feel the same as they did 30 years ago......nicest looking tire out there, ...but that's where it ends, no performance edge vs a modern day QUALITY radial
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: 1hot68]
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02/25/11 01:05 PM
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my plan was to have a set of BFG's (on a 8" rim on the rear) for driving and a set of Poly's for racing (PSMCDR) and shows.
I agree that the Poly's take the look to a whole new level and really finish off a resto. I also think they hook up WAY better than the T/A or almost any modern radial for that matter.
Now I'm wishing I went with the 15X7 steelies and Poly's first as I'm not sure I would have bothered with a second set and If I did they would have been TT's or something different rather than two sets of body colored steelies.....oh well.
Dave
1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack
1974 'Cuda
2008 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Ram 3500 Diesel
2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel
2003 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Durango Limited
[url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]
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Re: New POLYGLASS TIRES
[Re: 1hot68]
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02/25/11 07:17 PM
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I love repop bias tires Some people here are saying they dont work well, but I can tell you from real world experience that they hooked better on my 500 stroker Charger than the BFGs on the ttds. and thewey look the part far better too!!
I'd agree with you Brian on the looks dept, regarding the Polyglass,....but IMHO a 275/60/15 BFG hooks up better on my Daytona or Challenger better than the Poly F60's did,....but the Goodyear Eagle GT II's hook better than the Poly's and BFG's from my experience on either car
Mike
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a set and afford to buy more. Those were the days. I think the BFG TAs look good on my driver.
