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Originally Posted by Bill S
Any thoughts on Coker reproductive Firestone Wide Ovals ? I recall reading old time bias ply tires held up good over time, but wear quick vs radials. Not sure about these "special" tires. I like the old school look of these, but for half the price can get Cooper Cobras or BFG TA's. Putting on 1000-2000 miles a year, may feel better wearing out the bias vs tossing radials with thread left.
My current Firestone Firehawks are 2000 vintage, so they got to go.
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Bias ply tires are not steel belted, and don't explode and come apart like steel belted radials do. They can blow out, but tend to cause no damage to the car. I've run 45+ year old bias ply tires on cars in the past with no issues. And 20+ year old Goodyear ST radials. The new steel belted radials are not the same quality rubber used in the past due to the Green Agenda, and deteriorate much quicker. So, I would be inclined to run older bias ply tires with no worry as long as they were not degraded, but it's a tougher call with steel belted radials. I have a friend who is running 74 year old Wards Riversides on his '26 Ford, but it never sees over 40 mph.