Great ST tire information

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS

Nope I wouldn't either....but then again I STILL run bias tubeless on "Bertha".

Bob

When men were men and tires were tires.....:-)

Those are gorgeous!!

[ROBERT CROSS]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

When men were men and tires were tires ...

Those are gorgeous!!

Thank's there on our toe vehicle.....




Bob

[perryg114]

I remember going from bias ply tires to radials on my 68 Dodge van. The Radials were ten times better. They gripped the road better and rode better. They handled better as well. The were better in sand than bias ply tires. Radials have better contact patch with the road. They also run cooler due to their construction.

Perry

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by perryg114

I remember going from bias ply tires to radials on my 68 Dodge van. The Radials were ten times better. They gripped the road better and rode better. They handled better as well. The were better in sand than bias ply tires. Radials have better contact patch with the road. They also run cooler due to their construction.

Perry

Yeah - we had a '73 Plymouth Duster (used - our first car as an engaged couple) that came with bias ply and that's when FIL delivered the speech as we were contemplating radials. Felt 1000 times better - less "sloppy".

I am just going to stick with the GYMs for now....

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS

Thank's there on our toe vehicle.....

Bob

Sweet ride!

[mojo]

Remember Goodyear Polyglas tires with fiberglass belts?

They were OEM on my 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 six-pac. Seems they only lasted about 8-9K miles....

[SteveH]

The company I worked for in the late 60's early 70's bought Goodyear Poliglass tires for our company cars, and we routinely got 20k miles on them....well, on the ones we didn't tear up, anyway.

Seems they couldn't take a heavily loaded sedan driven day in, and day out at 90+ MPH.

[Globie64]

This is all really helpful- I'm inclined to go with the bias ply 700/15s, they sound like they may do the best if there is a failure. On the other hand, I am a second generation Michelin buyer and they seem less prone to failure. So do failures happen without any kind of warning, or is it (almost) always preceded by bulges or tread separation (which I'm seeing now on my no-name Chinese tires I bought in a pinch).

[Not Done]

I'm not a tire expert but I believe BULGES ARE REALLY BAD!!!

[Globie64]

Yes, I believe bulges are bad. The Globie isn't moving until I have new tires mounted on the rims, which I will reinstall on the trailer.

[CapriRacer]

Let me confirm: Bulges are bad!! No belief needed.

[perryg114]

I have never had a tire actually come apart. I have come back to my car and found a flat and changed it. I usually spot a tire with a nail in it before it becomes a problem. I did have a plug come out of a tire when I hit a rail road track and I pulled over as soon as I could and changed it. It did happen to be raining in the bad side of town. I am running 50 psi 235/75-15 XL BF Goodrich car tires on my trailer and I don't expect any problems with them until they get about 10 yrs old. At that point, I will put them on my flat bed trailer that rarely gets used. It has 4 tires and nothing to tear up when a tire blows.

Perry

[Globie64]

okay okay okay, I get it! As a late teen/20 something, I worked for four years in a Chevron station, selling among other things, tires (repairing, mounting new, balancing) I caught my share of failing tires on customer's cars... I take it seriously. I ordered Bridgestone LT 255 75 15s today.