Re: Radial or Bias Ply Tires???

Posted by Packard41 On 2010/10/15 21:03:19

Sean:

A few months ago I was exactly where you are now. My 1941 180 limo was getting ready to roll and it needed new tires. I read all the opinions, asked everyone I could and it was just about 50-50. I do have radials on my MGA 1600 and Morris Minor woodie and love the way they handle. Driving my friend's MGA with bias-ply I do notice the road "pull" at times which I don't experience with the radials.

But in the end I went with Firestone 700-16 bias-ply with the 4" whitewall from Coker.

A few weeks back I went to the restoration shop for a test drive. The car handled perfectly. I drove it for over three hours - in town, along the highway, up hills, down hills, around curves etc. I never even gave a thought to the fact that I was on bias-ply tires. They look great, they felt great, I had no mis-givings about my selection.

Hope this helps,

Neal