[berrygoat]

I need a pair of 235/60/15's BFGoodrich TA radials for the GTO and can't find them anywhere. Summit, Jegs, local shops all tell me they are on national backorder until at least January. I also checked out as many on-line discount tire houses I could fine and nadda. Any thoughts ? thanks

[BOPcollector]

I just had the same problem finding a pair of tires for my pickup. Bridgestone REVO II 10 ply were all over the place a few months ago and then a month ago, none could be found. I did locate leftovers on the TireRack at a warehouse in New Castle DE. and grabbed them up.

[David Jones]

I ran into that a few years ago when I needed some 255/60-15's. I finally ordered them from TireRack and waited. If you have to have TA's that'll be your best bet. I think next time I'm going to look into some Firestones.

[80ws6ta]

I had the same problem a couple months ago trying to find some 255-60-15s for my T/A. It was a headache. I wound up finding some Firestone Firehawks and had them put on. I was tod that the 15" range is getting hard to find anyway because all of the newer cars have larger wheels. They just don't use 15" tires like they used too.

[2manyponchos]

Have heard that they are only running the Radial T/A's 3 to 4 times a year. When supply is gone you have to wait 3-4 months for the next run. This has been the case for atleast the last 4 years with BFG. I purchased the Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/Ts last time. They are a fairly new tire which is competition for the Radial T/A. I have been happy with mine so far. Running Black walls out as I still don't care for any white letter design as much as wither the Radial T/A, Wide Ovals, or Good Year Polyglas. JMO.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/B.../?autoview=SKU

[Bjorn]

have you checked Discount Tire?

[shawn e.]

I shopped for weeks for some BFGs finally settled for Firehawks and am happy with my choice. I think they look nostalgic!

Shawn

[Lloyd-TX]

FWIW - I'm partial to Goodyear, and the Goodyear store we deal with had me a pair of 255/60R15 Eagle GT II's the next day. Production date was just a month old, too.

[klunker]

I've never understood the attraction to TA radials, they seem to be a very hard tire. Not what you want on a "performance" oriented car. There are a ton of softer better gripping tires out there, broaden your horizons.

[2manyponchos]

Originally Posted by klunker

I've never understood the attraction to TA radials, they seem to be a very hard tire. Not what you want on a "performance" oriented car. There are a ton of softer better gripping tires out there, broaden your horizons.

Appeal to me is a classic look in a radial tire. They are timeless in my opinion.

...and provide a significantly good smoke show in a good burnout. You can usually count me in for a set of back tires every summer on each car I drive regularly. When I sold my Lemans vert, the fronts still had the wear nubs and it was on the 4th set of rears. All about personal preference I guess.

[David Jones]

Originally Posted by klunker

I've never understood the attraction to TA radials, they seem to be a very hard tire. Not what you want on a "performance" oriented car. There are a ton of softer better gripping tires out there, broaden your horizons.

I suspect that most of the people that purchase Radial T/A's, buy them because of the LOOK. Not many people out slaloming their old iron. Somebody interested in furthering the performance of their old car probably isn't running 14 or 15" tires anyway. The horizon isn't very broad in T/A sized, white letter tires.

[Mr_GTO]

Amazing people care about the look vs the performance. Firestones and Goodyears are light years better. BFG hasn't put a lick of technology in those tires in 25 years.

[David Jones]

Originally Posted by Mr_GTO

Amazing people care about the look vs the performance. Firestones and Goodyears are light years better. BFG hasn't put a lick of technology in those tires in 25 years.

So the technology in them is somewhat newer than the cars they are going on?

[Dens71TA]

BFG Radials have been on national backorder for at least 6-months. The rumor mill is speculating that BFG is shifting production to some 3rd world country.

[Mr_GTO]

Originally Posted by David Jones

So the technology in them is somewhat newer than the cars they are going on?

I'd say it's about the same..poor at best. If you don't care about performance buy repop Polyglass GT's or redlines...they look a 100X better than the BFG's.

[MikeNoun]

Hmmmmm...take a look at TireRack.com for BFG Radial T/A Reviews. Over 16 million miles logged by hundreds and hundreds of buyers, and they rank the Radial T/A 3rd (top 15%) in the category. For the price, they're the best tires in the world.

Goodyears are the most overrated tires in the world. I've had dozens of sets of Goodyears (all GM cars) on my new cars, and they suck. They wear like sponge rubber donuts, and they're twice the price of other tires.

I know someone that claims BFG's 'blow up' or 'fly apart' on daily drivers, and the only thing they're good for are show cars and old cars that are rarely driven. But I guess he's a little ticked off because he bought Pep Boys tires for his old Pontiac and didn't know BFG was making Radial T/A's again. When he found out, he went on a personal campaign to tell everyone BFG's will explode and tear your fender off. I guess it's a case of sour grapes.

I would think if ANYONE had a problem with BFG's, they would have reported it to TireRack at some point during those 16 million miles that people have racked up.

Best tires for the price, bar none.

[David Jones]

Originally Posted by Mr_GTO

I'd say it's about the same..poor at best. If you don't care about performance buy repop Polyglass GT's or redlines...they look a 100X better than the BFG's.

I'm sure you have a link that proves your opinion. What do you use on your frequently driven old Pontiac...oh wait....you don't have one.

[Mr_GTO]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

Hmmmmm...take a look at TireRack.com for BFG Radial T/A Reviews. Over 16 million miles logged by hundreds and hundreds of buyers, and they rank the Radial T/A 3rd (top 15%) in the category. For the price, they're the best tires in the world.

Goodyears are the most overrated tires in the world. I've had dozens of sets of Goodyears (all GM cars) on my new cars, and they suck. They wear like sponge rubber donuts, and they're twice the price of other tires.

I know someone that claims BFG's 'blow up' or 'fly apart' on daily drivers, and the only thing they're good for are show cars and old cars that are rarely driven. But I guess he's a little ticked off because he bought Pep Boys tires for his old Pontiac and didn't know BFG was making Radial T/A's again. When he found out, he went on a personal campaign to tell everyone BFG's will explode and tear your fender off. I guess it's a case of sour grapes.

I would think if ANYONE had a problem with BFG's, they would have reported it to TireRack at some point during those 16 million miles that people have racked up.

Best tires for the price, bar none.

They rank 3rd....nuff said.

I had some on my '66 back in the early 90's....they were awful in my opinion compared to what I drive on now.

[Mr_GTO]

Originally Posted by David Jones

I'm sure you have a link that proves your opinion. What do you use on your frequently driven old Pontiac...oh wait....you don't have one.

Mike pointed it out for me.. They rank 3rd.

Who said these tires are going on a frequently driven car?

Go put Firestones on your car and let me know the difference.

[Steve C.]

Are these worth considering ?

http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...em=SportsmanST