Radial and Bias Tires.

[John Roberts]

Originally Posted by 5851a

Radials were an option on my 67 Galaxie. I put radials on my 58 Ford and it was so nice not to be chasing cracks in the road. I didn't think it made it ride rougher. For a rough ride you need nylon bias tires setting outside overnight at 20 below.

I don't care what anyone says - modern bias-ply tires ride a lot harder than the old. I used to drive on the old, and whilst I don't disagree with tramlining on cracks, taking a set even in moderate weather after being unused and loss of ultimate grip (though I have had 215/75R14 Toyo steels suddenly let go in the wet under braking and Nangkang-branded steels slide slowly off a rain-streaming roundabout at walking pace necessitating a complete stop and restart! - I couldn't stop laughing), the ride was definitely better than steel-belted radials, otherwise the public would have complained about it. Even textile-belted radials rode better than steel.