Quote Originally Posted by Matt167
I wonder why some school busses and big rigs run bias on the front and radial on the rear, and then there the 1's that run all bias or all radial. anyone know? I don't see the point behind it. almost every full size buss ( International Chassis, bodied by bluebird ) that my school has, runs ither all bias or bias on the front, radial on the back
Bias tires for trucks are almost impossible to purchase new any more. All our trucks since 1993 have come with tubeless radials,and 1990 with tube type radial. Also ,it's radial side walls that flex more, thats why they look soft when fully inflated, and require diffrent tubes if installed. Hank