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

[FordCustom1]

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

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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]

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]

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

 

[Chris.S.]

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]

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.]

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]

yeah ill have to stick with 245/60/14