Charles,
I agree. If you had no choice, radials in the rear and bias up front was
better than the reverse. Never tried it myself. You get the worst of both
worlds that way.
For best cornering, the same size all around is best. But sometimes traction
requirements of big HP mandates big rear tires. And it is not practical to
use biggies in front. If carefully chosen for similar characteristics,
especially different sizes of the same series, moderately bigger rear tires
should not be a big issue.
Dave
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Hi Dave,
I have noticed the same things you are mentioning. Quality tires= quality
ride, handling, etc. Just one thing I want to add.
I read someone talking about running radial in front and bias in rear. Just
so everyone knows, this is a big no-no. In fact, it is illegal here in
Ohio, and they can impound your car on the spot if they catch you. My
experience was with my 69 Charger, running old (OLD)radial up front and old
(OLD) Kelly bias plys in back. I was young and stupid, and that was what
was on it when I bought it. The car would literally swim down the road,
softly swerving back and forth. This was very profound at speed. Needless
to say, I switched to radial all around. Firestone Firehawks, and I had NO
problems whatsoever the 35,000 or so miles I put on them before I sold it.
Handled dead flat (thanks to huge sway bars front and rear) and wonderfully
in a straight line, 13.20's in stock trim.
As for the mismatched tire sizes, the factory put mismatched size (albeit
14" front and rear) tires on AAR Cudas and TA Challengers in 1970. Don't
recall the size though. My advice find a tire shop that likes old cars,
most look down their noses at them. The Firestone dealer liked the combo on
my car so much they took a picture of it and hung it in the customer lounge!
Anyway,
Stay safe,
Charles- still looking for the cash for the elusive 60 Saratoga (not to
mention the car).
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