Got a class ONE car, that means overrestored and AACA junior car?
Buy ORIGINAL type tyres with those wonderful treads that had NO grip and
squealed even at 15 mph as your round city corners and add 50% to your
stopping distance.
Want to drive your car on an irregular basis? Find a bias ply with a modern
style tread with sipes and noise deadening pattern. It will track reasonably
well and stop fairly decent.
Want to DRIVE yiour car at 65 to 75 mph, kroozing along with yer elbow out
the window and fuzzy dice waving in the breeze,all the while combing back
your ducktail and keeping the left forearm draped over the wheel? Buy modern
radial tyres but check that your rim width meets the mfg requirements, such
info avail from the mfg be it Goodrich, Coker, etc. all on their websites.
Now if U have an over 4000 lb car those radials will most likely have the
same plush ride at 25-45 mph they do at 70. If U have a 3200 lb car chances
are good U will feel the potholes, tarstrips, bumps, and roadkill much more
with the radials then with bias plys.
Like marriage, tire selection is a tradeoff.
Yes you may send this to Dr Laura!
sign me, been there, done that, and have been driving on radial equipped cars
since 1970, having put radials on my 55 st. regis hardtop, and now
considering going back to bias plys for my 56 wagon for in town ride comfort.
Fun fun fun til my wallet goes dry.
Enjoy-
Lars
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