I am biased...

"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123) 07/09/2015 at 22:58 • Filed to: None

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The Cutlass is now sporting period correct G78-14 one inch white wall bias ply tires. I can sleep easy, now. They definitely ride differently than radials.

I love the squatty profile and olde timey tread pattern.

camaroboy68ss > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 07/09/2015 at 23:09

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I have toyed with putting true bias ply redlines on my 68 Camaro but I love my yokohama redlines from diamondback.

they do right different though. the sidewall is super weak and will fall over on itself in a corner

NinetyQ > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 07/09/2015 at 23:12

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Did you cross-shop retro-looking radials or did you just want the bias ply originality? I love the look of bias ply tires, but we went with Coker radial tires for our ‘52 Buick.

http://jalopnik.com/5950722/a-stun…

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > camaroboy68ss 07/09/2015 at 23:16

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They seem to require a lot more correcting, they seem to grab hold of cracks in the road, and like you said, the sidewall seems to be made out of butter.

But they are beautiful...

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > NinetyQ 07/09/2015 at 23:27

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I did, had a hard time finding bias looking 1” white walls in the G78-14 size. I think people are more invested in the original look of their mid 60’s and older cars that there is more choices for those style tires. I don’t think as many people car about their 70’s barges as much to justify as much variety in the smaller stripe white walls. I decided to just be the purist that I am and go with something that would look and feel original.

camaroboy68ss > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 07/09/2015 at 23:32

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yeah if you want that factory fresh look its the only way to go. I wouldn’t mind doing a day 2 look on my car with bias plys in the front and cheater slicks in the rear.

camaroboy68ss > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 07/09/2015 at 23:35

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yeah thin white walls are next to impossible to find outside of coker or diamondback. took over a month to find inch and a half white walls for out 56 chevy

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > camaroboy68ss 07/09/2015 at 23:45

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I love old cars that are modified in a period correct way.

boxrocket > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 07/10/2015 at 01:05

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Firestone had/has 1” white walls available with their FR380 radials from 13-17” sizes. Not sure what would be equivalent to G78-14, though. Fairly simple tread design. Did you look at those?

Bias ply tires scare me and I can’t imagine having them in anything but a trailer-queen show car.

camaroboy68ss > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 07/10/2015 at 01:49

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I do too, pretty much the family fleet is period correct in looks

Your boy, BJR > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 07/10/2015 at 02:17

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Sweet poke, bro

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Your boy, BJR 07/10/2015 at 23:42

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Thanks, dude.