Vintage Rubber or Radials on a 69 Z28 ???

[hvychev]

Anthony, don't listen to all the usual stories about Bias Ply tires. I have driven about 20,000 miles on them in the last few years and I have NEVER had a problem and they handle fine. I have raced, street raced, burned out, Chicago expressway driven, you name it on them! Muscle cars were designed and built with these tires. They look cool and are made for the cars. Drive on them and enjoy a authentic ride and feel!

[Survivor 69/Z28]

Thanks for the responses! This really helps me.
It seems that either folks are against driving on them or its no big deal. I am not too keen on having another set of tires just to drive the car around town. Its not like I am driving this thing across country any time soon. But I guess that would be pretty fun....

Do the guys that are racing in FAST use the style tires?

Thanks,

Anthony

[DarrenX33]

For the first time I ran with a set of redline wide ovals on my Z over the summer. I heard the negative comments and expected the worst. After a number of hours on the road I don't think they are that bad. Obviously not as good as a radial but unless you want a ride like a Cadillac then I think you will be ok with them. I'm gonna leave mine on for a while. And I do have a set of rallys with BFGs on them for back up. But I like the redline look better..

[SmallHurst]

To answer your question, ALL of the guys in FAST are running the repop bias plys. It is actually in the rules for their races. As for the Pure Stockers, I would say 75% are using the bias plys. Add me to that list this year.