radial tires for my john mcrae what is the best radial for a mid year corvette that meets the judging manual requirements for ncrs i mean size brand whitewall width etc thanks for any advice
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Re: Radial tires for my 66
re radial tires for my gary schisler the judging manual is very clear about the tires reproduction tires must match the available oem brand name identification x size designation bias ply etc that means you cannot use radials even if everything else is good many folks who are having their cars judged get two sets of tires radials for the street and repro bias for shows and judging many will tell you that bias ply driving is a little weird or even scary if you will look in the driveline magazine you can often see repro bias plys for sale that have almost no mileage on them they were bought to obtain their top flight awards then sold btw i have 's on my they fit and drive just fine i do not think i will be buying bias plys until and if i show my car gary -
Re: Radial tires for my 66
re radial tires for my bill clupper check the latest version of the judging reference manual for info on this i believe the restrictions have been eased somewhat on major brand tires of the correct size although they won't make a in a judged environment i forget what the current number is but if you look it up it should apply consistantly to any judging situation you put them in i believe the acceptable size interchange is in the size rangeComment
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Re: Radial tires for my 66
re radial tires for my john mcrae gary thanks for the quick reply the car has been judged at carlisle what i want to do is get some radials from one of the oems listed in the judging manual correct size whitewall width etc suggestions welcomed i want to drive the car and do not want to deal with the bias ply tires were you at carlisle my car was the maroon thanksComment
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Re: Radial tires for my 66
re radial tires for my jack layton after years of riding on the repro's i purchased a set of michelin x all season x x tires with a whitewall the appearance is quite close to the repro's but clearly not a bias tire the ride handling difference was astoundingComment
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Sorry, my slip is showing
sorry my slip is showing gary schisler hope i didn't give anybody the wrong scoop i referenced my year old judging manual gues i better get a new one however i do like my radials garyComment
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Re: Radial tires for my 66
re radial tires for my ed jennings i also have mich 's on my ditto the above they ride and drive very well i had some bias ply repos on a a couple of years ago and they were sort of scary the 's are closer to the correct size but they are not as readily available as the 's the 's do not look out of place on the car like some of the larger tires do nor are there any problems with rubbing or hitting the wheelwell my car had 's on it when i got it and they would clear but looked out of place i run them blackwall out on repo bolt ons the whitewalls are about the same width as the mid 's era whitewalls keep in mind that the standard tire was a blackwall though there were probably almost no cars ordered this way unless the person ordering the car intended to change the tires immediatelyComment
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