Firestone wide Oval redlines

[69monaco]

Hi , i like these tires a lot but how are they under a big c-body?( bias diagonale tires ).
I know there are bias look radials at the moment but no redlines if i,m right.
Are these bias ( from these day,s ) better then they were in the 60,s-70,s?

Thanks....Martin.

 

[Big_John]

Diamond Back tires have red line radials.

http://www.dbtires.com/

Coker tire might also have them.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Hi , i like these tires a lot but how are they under a big c-body?( bias diagonale tires ).

perfect

I know there are bias look radials at the moment but no redlines if i,m right.

There are redline radials out there. But they don't look like bias ply tires. They look gay like all radial tires.

Are these bias ( from these day,s ) better then they were in the 60,s-70,s?

No, they are as perfect as back in the day.
These tires got driven back in the day by everyone including Grandma&Grandpa as well as 16 year old young drivers.
Somehow some people don't seem to be as tough as these people back then and need radials today.

But NOW we are coming to the real problem. Firestone sport ovals were not used on a 69 Chrysler 300.
The correct original tires are currently NOT reproduced.

Carsten

 

[Love Shack]

I had a set of the reproduction Firestone Red Line bias ply tires on my 68 Road Runner because I liked the look. They were on there a LONG time, and the rubber started cracking before I had much wear on them. They were lousy in the rain, almost like driving on grease, and they would follow every little crack in the road. Always correcting the steering ( Yes, all the steering was tight, and a new alignment.) When I decided to replace them, I went with a set of Red Line Radials from Coker Tires. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! It drastically improved the ride, handling and grip on the road. Drove better than new, and didn't look gay, whatever that's supposed to mean. The value of all these improvements in drivability far exceed the cost of the tires. I would never go with bias ply tires on anything again, unless it was a trailer queen that was never going to be driven, and what fun is that. This is an unrestored car with 120k on it. Never driven in the winter, original Good Year Red Line in the trunk. I owned this car from 1976 to 2014. Here's a photo, you be the judge on appearance.

 

[69monaco]

@ Love shack..........Thanks!!
I drove the redline radials on other cars but like the bias look more.
@ Carsten............... Grandpa,s and ma,s and 16 year old didn,t know they would make radials in the future(lol).
I know it,s not correct under the 69 300 but the best look at this moment in my opinion.
Original the 300 came with the J78x15 wsw.

Martin.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

here are dual whitelines in the correct size but they are BF Goodrich

 

[BIGBARNEYCARS]

Bias ply tires might be pretty and correct BUTTTTT! Austin, Tx. to Portland, Or. in June of '96 got me the long distance award but new bias ply tirez on a '67 300 2dht for about 5,000 milez and two weekz on the road were the biggest PITA trip of my life. Yeah Yeah Yeah, when that'z all there waz we didn't know any better. And in todayz world you can not run any distance on Asphalt without finding double grovez to run in and bias plyz won't stay in the grovez for more then 100 yardz without heading for the berm or into the fast lane like rite now. Had I known how bad they were in the grovez I'd have gladly bought my friend and the car owner a set of radials just for the trip. Never again, Jer

 

[TNTrooper428]

This might give you some idea. I had a set of BF Goodrich Redline Radial tires sitting in the garage that we used for our long hauls on the THP car. I decided to see what they looked like under the Fury. They are 225's which I believe are too small for the bigger car. If I liked the look, I would go for 235's, but I am putting the whites back on. As mentioned above, bias ply tires suck on long hauls.

 

[jct]

from what i hear that bias ply's are good for is smokey burn outs