Thanks! Yes, I would say those tires have been on there since the early 90's. So, maybe 25 years. The guy who gave me the car, I helped him put the engine in, in about 1996. It was the same tires then as now. Still has good tread and no dry rot. They look nice but are Maypops.
I'm drawing a blank on what a 4"bp is. Only thing I can think of is bias ply? But they're radials and I don't know what the 4" is (width?). They're 205/60's in the front and 225/60's in the rear. I was kind of hoping that 215/60's would work out. 216/60's corrects the speedometer, and I was hoping new more compliant tires would provide more gription. But after the experiment the other night, I have my doubts. The caveat being that on a drag strip, there's enough sticky down, that with new tires, lowish rear air psi, and the TrueTrac, maybe it would hook up. The tires I'm looking at are less than $400 and would be good around town, so maybe it's worth it to try it. I'm reading these replies, and appreciate it.
The front end suspension of the Scamp is great (for old school). Quiet and compliant. The rear is crap, with air shocks. Rides like a 1950 Ford F100 in the rear. I'll address that at some point. But with the air shocks at least I can adjust the ride height.
451Cuda - Right now that seems the most reasonable plan. I just would prefer not to have to swap wheels and tires in order to achieve a 13.99. I'm thinking, get the tires I planned (because they are *relatively* cheap), and see if I can hit 13.99 with them. If not, then do as you mention.
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