Red line radial versus bias ply

[StealthBird]

I hear ya on the Bleche-White. What the heck is that stuff made out of anyway?

It does do a nice job on the redlines. I usually spray some Bleche-White onto a rag, then wipe the sidewalls. But I tell ya, you get some on your fingers (when it soaks through a towel), and the stuff feels weird, and it's hard to get off your fingertips even after a few scrubbings with Go-Jo.

My Firestones balanced nicely. But (and this is weird) when I switch between some BFG T/A's (14x7) and F70 redline Firestones (two sets of rally wheels, all balanced and done up nicely), the steering wheel is not centered, but the car still goes down the road straight! Don't know which set is the problem, I suspect the radials. Since I don't change very often, I simply unbolt the steering wheel and moved it a few notches. But it's weird because the car still goes down the road straight and does not pull with either set of wheels/tires on the car.

[ss427copo]

Well, I have bias on the Camaro. Nothing can take the place of Goodyear E75-15's on the front and L60-15's on the rear. IT DOES SUCK when the tires want to follow every groove....That why I drive it fast. On the other-hand, the Big car Impala rides GREAT with the Coker Radials, especially down the NJTP or 295.

Oh yea....that is Courtney Hansen from Speedvision PowerBlock TV doing an interview using the two Rats as a backdrop.




Jeff x 2

[Xplantdad]

That's really cool Jeff!

[427TJ]

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That's really cool Jeff!

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I have a 16x20 (ish) framed photo of Jeff's Camaro hanging in my garage. It's the photo where he's lighting them up on the street. The quintessential muscle car image.

[427TJ]

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couple things about the Coker's

they have NO speed rating..

they may not be round...

take that for what it's worth

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Yeah, I got lucky with my Cokers--they balanced easily (not a lot of weight). I'll probably go with the UVT F70 pinner whites.

[Xplantdad]

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That's really cool Jeff!

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I have a 16x20 (ish) framed photo of Jeff's Camaro hanging in my garage. It's the photo where he's lighting them up on the street. The quintessential muscle car image.

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I have one too! Jeff's a cool cat!

[Xplantdad]

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My tires were shipped on Monday out of the USA, here at my place in Red Deer , Alberta, Canada by noon friday. Hats of to Rusty (smallhurst) for going that extra mile for a perfect stranger. IÌI get Bruce to post some pic`s of it after I get them on the car. Thanks again all.

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Here's the before and after

[CDNL-78]

Thanks Bruce for putting up the picturtes.
I think Camarojoe said it best in this post, zero to hero. What a difference it make in the appearance of the car. It does grab some of the grooves in the road now, but nothin to out of control. Happy cruisin everyone.

[XXXGoldL34M20]

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Thanks Bruce for putting up the picturtes.
I think Camarojoe said it best in this post, zero to hero. What a difference it make in the appearance of the car. It does grab some of the grooves in the road now, but nothin to out of control. Happy cruisin everyone.

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I Agree it looks much better now.
Nothing looks better than the original set up.

[SmallHurst]

I forgot to mention. Someone was asking me the best way to take care of the apperance of the sidewalls--- SOS pads!!! It is amazing what those little things will do for a set of round rubber donuts!!!

Point of information:

For reproduction tires, there are two players in town, the rest are resellers of the tires they put out.

Coker-- Firestone and BFG reproduction bias plys

Kelsey-- All Goodyear reproduction tires, bias ply as well as the Customgard Flexten 'Radial GT' that came out on the '78 Indy Pace Car 'Vette and the upcoming Polysteel Radials, 225/60/15.

Darcy,

That car is lookin bad! I hope that you enjoy them!!!