Thread: radial vs bias-ply tyres

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I'm going to start selling popcorn when these subjects come up.


Don

sorry for nto searching the subject before post

No need to apologize! Don likes popcorn and the income that comes with it. But if he plans on meeting me in Tampa for the Nats, he had better get back to the garage. Only 47 more days.

No, I wasn't busting your chops for asking........it is just that certain subjects on here (and every forum) evoke more emotion from both sides than any other. Bias ply vs radial is one of those subjects. My vote always goes to bias ply as I like the old timey looks and have had good personal experience running them for years and years. Others think that is dark ages thinking and that radials are the only way to go. Both sides have good points.

47 days!!!!!!!!! Geesh, I better get off of this chair and get moving.

(Hey, have I EVER missed a deadline????? )


Don

I recently heard bias ply are better for trailers.
Is that true???
I suppose they flex better??

I had this discussion with Magic Tilt Trailers one time (we bought their trailers at the marina where I worked). They recommended bias plys if you are going to be using the trailer on long trips on the interstate, and radials if you only use it for short trips, like from home to the launch ramp. The logic was that bias plys sway less from side to side at those high speeds.

They suggested we ask each customer how they intended to use the trailer and order the trailer with bias or radias accordingly. Ken Thurm builds trailers, maybe he will see this thread and comment.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I had this discussion with Magic Tilt Trailers one time (we bought their trailers at the marina where I worked). They recommended bias plys if you are going to be using the trailer on long trips on the interstate, and radials if you only use it for short trips, like from home to the launch ramp. The logic was that bias plys sway less from side to side at those high speeds.

They suggested we ask each customer how they intended to use the trailer and order the trailer with bias or radias accordingly. Ken Thurm builds trailers, maybe he will see this thread and comment.

Don

My new trailer came with big heavy duty 8 ply radials!!! Best stability I've ever had with a trailer....!!!!! But other then spending the big $$$$ for tires like this on a trailer, I'd go with a bias....Unless you tow at the speeds we sometimes do, then you should have a high speed tire!!!!!!!!