Rule 1 - Never mix tyres of different construction on the same axle (except
short
term in an emergency, in which case drive very carefully).
Rule 2 - If you must mix tyres of different construction on the same (rear
drive)
car, always put tyres with the best grip on the rear.
Generally speaking, Radials grip better than Bias, Bias grip better than the old
Crossplies. It's said that although radials grip better they give less warning
when they are about to let go - I can never decide whether this is just because
when you're travelling faster things happen faster.
Cheers
Vic
James Barrett wrote:
> Chris,
> When I bought my Tiger II in the winter of 69, the rear tires
> were worn out. I had the seller add new Goodyear snow tires( bias) to the
> rear. There were radials on the front. I learned right away that
> a normal right angle turn was good for a 360 to 720 degree turn. Still
> have the NOS snow tires in the attic, only about 50 miles on them.
> A few years ago I had a flat on one of the rear radials. I temporally
> changed to B60-13 bias on the rear. The single trip across town was
> like trying to drive a marble on ice. Bias and radials are Not a good idea.
>
>
> At 06:07 PM 1/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >I've got Dunlop bias on my new XKE. I figured they were for show, and
> >proceeded to check out what radial options I had to replace for driving.
> >But everywhere I turned, people were giving options, and appending it with
> >something to the effect that "of course, nothing is good as the original
> >Dunlop bias if you can afford 'em!".
> >
> >Remember the suspension on the Tiger was, well, designed may be too strong a
> >term here, but was set up for bias response. Anybody run both bias and
> >radial on the Tiger?
> >
> >Chris
> >
> James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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