new wheels....20yrs ago...what tire?

FordCustom1 · 12-22-2008, 03:15 PM

ive got 10 hrs in polishing these wheels...im gonna strap em on my 91 ext. cab 4.0

http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ent=stk112.jpg
http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ent=stk113.jpg

the front are 14x7 and the rear are 14x8.5....

i want 9+ inches of tread on the ground with a 25-27 inch height...the only way i could do this would to go with a bias-ply tire....what would be the down side of this compared to a radial

the biggest radial i could find was a 245/60/14 bfgoodrich
mesured 25.6 high and tread at 8.6 inches...

i have a set of 275/60/14s and thas about the size i want...but these are dry rotted very bad...they are right at 26 high and 9.5 wide...this is the size i want...

re fresh my memory....why not a good idea to run the bias-ply tires over radials on a daily driver?

**JohnnyO** · 12-22-2008, 04:12 PM

There simply isn't much selection in 14" tires any more. The BFG might be the biggest you'll find unless Mickey Thompson still makes some.
Radials just handle and track better.

FordCustom1 · 12-22-2008, 04:20 PM

mickey does make some....they are like semi drag slicks or indy profile tire that are175-200 apeice and all bias-ply

Chris.S. · 12-22-2008, 04:29 PM

bias ply vs. radial is mostly about heat retention and a bias will create more heat at higher speeds which could cause tire failure...

Stay away from bias on street vehicles, period.

FordCustom1 · 12-22-2008, 04:56 PM

i knew they ran hotter im lookin for 65-70 mph and slower when towing a samurai (2400 lbs) with a tow bar...i want the wider tires for looks and also my foot gets a little heavy and the 4.0 will light em up...

Chris.S. · 12-26-2008, 11:24 AM

I wouldn't recommend em for you. I would ONLY use bias ply on a trail rig that never sees more than 30mph or so....

FordCustom1 · 12-27-2008, 12:35 PM

yeah ill have to stick with 245/60/14

12-22-2008, 03:15 PM	#1
FordCustom1 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Year: 91 Make: ford Model: 4.0 ex. cab ranger Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	new wheels....20yrs ago...what tire? ive got 10 hrs in polishing these wheels...im gonna strap em on my 91 ext. cab 4.0 http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ent=stk112.jpg http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ent=stk113.jpg the front are 14x7 and the rear are 14x8.5.... i want 9+ inches of tread on the ground with a 25-27 inch height...the only way i could do this would to go with a bias-ply tire....what would be the down side of this compared to a radial the biggest radial i could find was a 245/60/14 bfgoodrich mesured 25.6 high and tread at 8.6 inches... i have a set of 275/60/14s and thas about the size i want...but these are dry rotted very bad...they are right at 26 high and 9.5 wide...this is the size i want... re fresh my memory....why not a good idea to run the bias-ply tires over radials on a daily driver? __________________ http://adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm wheel bolt pattern list http://www.izook.com/gearcalc.htm gear ratio calculator
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12-22-2008, 04:12 PM	#2
JohnnyO Clean And Articulate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Year: 2008 Make: Ford Model: Sport Trac Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: Daily Driver Posts: 3,767 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (1)	There simply isn't much selection in 14" tires any more. The BFG might be the biggest you'll find unless Mickey Thompson still makes some. Radials just handle and track better. __________________ Steeler Nation does not have to travel. We're already there. "It is not the multitude of ale houses that occasions a general disposition toward drunkenness among the common people; but rather disposition arising from other causes necessarily gives employment to a multitude of ale houses." -- Adam Smith, 1776
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12-22-2008, 04:20 PM	#3
FordCustom1 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Year: 91 Make: ford Model: 4.0 ex. cab ranger Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	mickey does make some....they are like semi drag slicks or indy profile tire that are175-200 apeice and all bias-ply __________________ http://adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm wheel bolt pattern list http://www.izook.com/gearcalc.htm gear ratio calculator
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12-22-2008, 04:29 PM	#4
Chris.S. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kelowna, BC Year: 2010 Make: Ford Model: Ranger FX4 Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: A bit of everything... Posts: 746 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	bias ply vs. radial is mostly about heat retention and a bias will create more heat at higher speeds which could cause tire failure... Stay away from bias on street vehicles, period. __________________ 2010 FX4 4X4, 4.0 SOHC, Auto, Magellan nav, 265/75 16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, 2" TT , 2" Shackles
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12-22-2008, 04:56 PM	#5
FordCustom1 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Year: 91 Make: ford Model: 4.0 ex. cab ranger Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	i knew they ran hotter im lookin for 65-70 mph and slower when towing a samurai (2400 lbs) with a tow bar...i want the wider tires for looks and also my foot gets a little heavy and the 4.0 will light em up... __________________ http://adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm wheel bolt pattern list http://www.izook.com/gearcalc.htm gear ratio calculator
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12-26-2008, 11:24 AM	#6
Chris.S. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kelowna, BC Year: 2010 Make: Ford Model: Ranger FX4 Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: A bit of everything... Posts: 746 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	I wouldn't recommend em for you. I would ONLY use bias ply on a trail rig that never sees more than 30mph or so.... __________________ 2010 FX4 4X4, 4.0 SOHC, Auto, Magellan nav, 265/75 16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, 2" TT , 2" Shackles
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12-27-2008, 12:35 PM	#7
FordCustom1 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Year: 91 Make: ford Model: 4.0 ex. cab ranger Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	yeah ill have to stick with 245/60/14 __________________ http://adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm wheel bolt pattern list http://www.izook.com/gearcalc.htm gear ratio calculator
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