Quote Originally Posted by joeybsyc
Don, those tires look perfect on that car....are they Coker Classics? Thats the only brand I have been able to find in the L78-15.. While they look good, I really like the "piecrust" edges of the bias ply firestones better, but it doesn't appear they make a tire as big as the L78-15. Btw, what width are your front wheels? Mine are 6", and I'm wondering if they're too wide for 560's. Oh and Dave, I'm not arguing or claiming to know more about anything than you or anyone else...I respect your opinion as well as the opinions of everyone else, regardless of how old or young they are, how many cars they've built, driven, or owned... I know I'm not alone with that thought either, as this always has seemed like a site where everyone's opinions are respected. Many people have strong opinions against original style bias-ply tires, and I am just speaking from personal experiences with musclecars when I say I've never had a problem with them. Maybe they DO suck on a 2500lb hotrod. I don't even know how my car handles with radials on it at this point, which is why I intend to put some break-in miles on it with the radials I have, before deciding to switch over to bias plys, admittedly done solely for the "look". Do you have any experience with modern reproduction bias plys as opposed to genuine original old-tech bias plys from 30+years ago? I've heard the way they are now made is vastly improved over the original technology, so maybe the repro ones I've used are better than the originals they are reproductions of? Just a thought...

-JB

Yeah, put three sets on customer's stuff last year, two from Coker's, and another brand X set that were total junk!!!! The Coker's are a bit bettern then the bias tires we grew up with, or perhaps they seemed better because the suspension is so vastly improved....