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That makes me feel better. I still have the original Goodyear Speedway spare in the trunk of my GTX, but I'm running Firestone redlines. I'm a cheapskate and didn't want to spring for Goodyears, plus they were back ordered. So far nobody has called me on it.
I agree with all the previous posts. But I bought Firestone red lines for my '69 GTX because of the back order on the Goodyears. Current tires were 20 year old BFG Radial T/As, not a viable option. Hopefully will be able get Goodyears again without the delay next time around. My Mopars haven't...
I dealt with tires from all major manufacturers in the trucking business. There was a definite connection to price and service, in terms of durability, reliability, and adverse weather performance. In later years I ran Generals on my own truck because they were the cheapest. I never re-capped...
I recently took a 20 year old set of BFGs off my GTX. White letters were still good. Tires had 1000 miles, car was kept in climate controlled storage. Against my better judgment, I drove 50 miles on them to get home. Not pushing my luck any further. Dealt with lots of blown tires tearing up...
It depends. Case in point - I've posted this point/counterpoint before, my former factory bare bones 4 speed GTX, former street racer, I went with 15 inch wheels, 60 series radials, which I felt were consistent with the car's as built function. My factory A/C, power window upscale luxury GTX, I...
This seems to be the trend. With that in mind, I was going to install reproduction Goodyears from Universal Tire on my current GTX. They were on a six month back order, Cokers were immediately available with free shipping, so I took the bird in the hand. The market seems to have spoken. I...
Coker has different series of red line radials. When they came out with the bias ply look series based on the Firestone Wide Oval, I put a set on Baby Blue. Ran them until I sold the car, never had an issue. These are more expensive than the ones with the standard radial tread pattern. Most...
I bought one at Carlisle about ten years back, looking for a correct rim for the spare tire. I've been in this situation a couple times with cars that have had the original spare removed. But I'm a bit off the beaten track, as I run 14" magnums for the original look, instead of larger pieces.
In 1991, I replaced the bias plies on my third GTX with a set of Goodyear Eagle STs. They were still on the car when it showed up for sale on the internet 27 years later.
I ran Coker Firestone red line radials with bias ply tread pattern for four years on Baby Blue, and was pleased with them. Others may have had different experience. I was going to put them on my current GTX, but they were out of stock for six months. The car I have now is a show pony that...
When my current GTX was still an untitled Dealer Demonstrator, it ran four different sets of tires, all on stock 14x5.5 chrome magnums. It started out with F70 Goodyear Speedway Wide Treads, then G70 red lines, later 855-14 Goodyear power cushion bias ply white walls (my least favorite, and...
I've run 14s on most of my GTXs, with both stock, and wider rims. I had 14x7's on the third one, ran Eagle ST 245-60s, which were still on the car the last time it was on the market, 30 years later. No clearance problems with the tire. On a 14x7 wheel, I had a problem with wheel weights...
As you know, I owned an original unrestored 1970 GTX with factory trim ring road wheels back in day. I always recalled those wheels as 14x6, but that was a long time ago. So I did some research. Everything you posted is accurate. But I came up with some additional information. I am quoting...
I currently run Coker Firestone GR70-14's on my '68 GTX, radials with bias ply style tread pattern. Tires on the vintage picture were G70-14 fiberglass belted bias plies on 14x6 magnums.
I've had the Firestone red line radials on my GTX for three years, and can't tell any difference from the BFG radial T/A's I had before. Not by plan, this includes driving in the rain, the car makes annual trek to the Chrysler Nationals, never trailered.
There is a professionally done youtube video of a '69 GTX I owned in the '90s. I put Goodyear Eagle STs on 14" chrome magnums, white letters in, black sides out. Size was 245-60R14. Gateway Classics marketed the car nearly 30 years later with the same tires in place. Video shows car from all...