Technical Bias Ply Looking Radials

Is anyone running the bias ply looking radial tires? Pros, cons?

 

I think you meant "bias look radials"? They are not bias ply tires, they're radial ply tires. A tire can't be built both ways.

 

Yea...no such tire..!
Radials would not...be "radial" in design with a "bias" cord lay..! A bias cord lay would not work as a radial tire, it would work as a...bias ply tire. You can't have it both ways in one tire.
Read the details a little slower.

Mike

 

You are both correct. They are bias ply LOOKING radials.


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I have those on my 56 and love the look. I was planning on just running bias ply tires but came across a good deal on the wheels and tires used and they were only about a year old. However, we struggled getting them balanced and actually ended up with balancing beads instead of weights. Not sure if it was the wheels or tires. Otherwise, I like them so far.

 

I would look into Diamond Back Auburn radials. These are all new tires built on new molds, with two different styles; Deluxe (pie crust) and Premium (vintage). All are tubeless radials.

 

If it was the wheels, they would have a 'notable' mass of excess material in one spot!
Unbalance of a sphere is noticeable when the unbalance is out toward the circumference. Ergo, 'Tire Balancing' is what the service is, not 'Wheel Balancing'.
(although the corrective weights are applied to the 'wheel') But the tires are what's 'out of balance'.

 

I love them!! Ride is awesome, Had real bias ply on before, no comparison(IMHO)6.70-15 front and 8.20-15 back! Pete

 

Ran them (B/Ws) on the roadster for a year and a half.
Minimal weights and ran really nice.

 

Hi. I have the Coker on both my 46 chevy coupe and my 50 Plymouth Deluxe. Tire shop had no problems balancing them and they really improve the steering compared to bias. I have close 8,000 miles on the Chevy and are showing very minimal wear. Only hade them on the Plymouth for about 800 miles at this time as I have not been driving the Plymouth much lately for other reasons but should get it back on the road next month as I am ordering new instrument gauges today. Jimmie

 

Been running them on my roadster for a few years now. Not overly impressed with how they are compared to the Bias set I always ran. Was hoping for a big improvement but that was not the case. Considering the cost there going to be on the roadster until they wear out.

 

Hmm...don't recall seeing the word "looking" this morning...but ok, you win.

Mike

 

Hear a lot of good things about the diamond back h78-14 tires

 

The "con" would be the $277 price. But maybe I'm financially naïve, as I run used tires on all my cars.

 

I've had them on the truck for almost two years now. Smoother ride than the Coker bias I had before and I like the look, too.

 

Wow, $277.00 for 4 tires. Seems like a screaming deal!

 

Well if that's the price for four, I eat crow!

 

89F72614-98C4-4AD8-8116-B1691000F1D6 by KFC posted Oct 3, 2018 at 3:33 PM

I’ve had them on my 41 for a couple of years, handle and ride well, balanced fine.
They have made the steering heavier but it’s a trade of against actual wet weather grip so no contest.
They don’t tram line and the car will cruise at 80 all day comfortably