Re: What's the difference?

Posted by West Peterson On 2010/4/22 8:13:45

Amanda
I am not a fan of the way radial tires look on prewar cars, either. I drive my car all over the place with the bias ply tires, and with a completely rebuilt front end, including tie-rod ends, king pins, center steering link, and steering box, I have no problems whatsoever with the way the car handles. I then did a drive test between my car with bias (1940 limo) and my father's car with radials (1942 limo), and concluded very little difference. Both cars had their front ends rebuilt.

I will concede that in emergency braking situations, the radials will stop you faster.