Anyone running bfg radial t/a’s on the front? How do they ride?
I make a lot of comments about BFG T/A's being hockey pucks. :p
But seriously, they're not a
bad tire for cars that are equipped with fairly stock suspension. They're light years ahead of the bias plys that came on these cars from the factory.
Now, I would personally say that one of these cars with fairly stock suspension probably shouldn't be a daily driver because of the handling and stopping power that safe modern daily driving takes, but that's my opinion. If you expect modern handling or performance, you won't get it with BFG T/A's (or Cooper Cobra's for that matter). If you expect your car to handle like an old musclecar and want to stay with 14" or 15" rims, they're probably about the best you can do. BFG T/A's or Cooper Cobra's are probably your best options for larger tires. There are a few more-modern tread designs up to about 225/60/15, but after that it's pretty much just BFG T/A's or Cobra's.
I run a 205/70/14 my only complain is that even though the car is in the garage with the wheels off the ground for storage and no sun light getting on them with 80% of the tread left on them and there about 4-5 years old they get hard as woodpecker lips and I ride like bricks so I replace them. I don't need a blow out I had an older on fail on me one time and I was lucky I was going slow when it happened
Maybe it would help to break it down to categories?
Ride comfort - Very good
Transition/response - Below average for a modern all-season
Grip- Below average for a modern all-season
Looks- Excellent
Fragrance and density of tire smoke - Average :D
Wet traction - ???
Basically, they exist which makes hem vastly better than almost any other 14"/15" tire on the planet
I pretty much agree with these sentiments. They have a pretty hard tire compound that gets harder with age and heat cycles. Their wet traction is pretty marginal even when new, especially if you're comparing them to more modern tire designs/compounds, and also gets worse with age. They "look right" for a musclecar with a factory style appearance. Handling is not their strong suit, although they're fairly predictable.
For what they are they're not bad, and for how most of these cars get used they're ok. You can't compare them to modern performance tires in any way, shape or form and expect them to come out on top. But modern performance tires are pretty much only available in 17" or larger rim sizes, and once you've gone that route and upgraded the tires to that level, you need to follow suit with the rest of the suspension and braking too.
