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Originally Posted by First time restorer
I am restoring my grandfather’s 39 Ford. As far as I know it has the original rims. Will radial tires work or should I stick with bias ply.?
I read somewhere that radials can cause stress on these rims.
Thanks
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You're going to get a lot of vastly different opinions here.
Me? I think radials look like poop. But, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Radials are much heavier and as such, unless you're front chassis is in very good condition, you're likely to have operating issues.
Wheel tramp is common.
The wide five wheels are different than'35 rims mentioned in a previous response. I'd be very apprehensive to mount radials on them.