New Poly-glass arrived today !!

[reborn73]

Can't wait to get them mounted !!

Got them from Rusty in Missouri, great guy to do business with.

 

[moparleo]

I hope its a show car and not for the street.

 

[DetMatt1]

Great looking tires! Can't wait to see them mounted up.

 

[jeff968]

Sweet, enjoy.

 

[reborn73]

I plan on driving the *&^%% out of it. Well, not really but it is not going to be a show car.

 

[moparleo]

Just meant that they are not only very expensive but they have a poor ride, cornering, braking and long tire wear compared to modern radial tires. But they will look nice.

 

[nakabrd]

I'm with Leo. Worst ride ever. I had a set on my '71 RR. They looked great but caught every cut in the road and cornered terribly. Took me back to the '70's. Also had to put the car on jack stands if I didn't drive it for a while. Bias ply get flat spots if not driven. They looked great though.

 

[DetMatt1]

Let's hope he knew that going in. I know a couple of guys who refuse to put anything else on their classics because they want the WHOLE experience of these cars from back in the day. My Imperial came new with triple stripe whitewalls that would look killer on it but I just couldn't see dropping that kind of coin and actually losing driveability.

 

[reborn73]

Yea, I knew the ride would be crap. That is the tire that was on it when I bought it back in '79. They didn't last long and I switched to radials back then. I remember buying a set of JC Penny radial for $220 mounted and balanced and lasting about six months. I had a very heavy foot and like to see the smoke :nono:

Now that I have it back, it may be driven but not abused !

 

[DetMatt1]

So how much did this set set you back? If you don't mind me asking.

 

[Joe mama]

Check the date code on the back side of the tires. I didn't check the dates on mine until they started coming apart. 4 of 5 came apart. My were 12 years old when I got them! Here a example of one of the tires.

 

[plumgtx]

wow good advice

 

[reborn73]

$1,110 with shipping

 

[moparleo]

Wow. Beside old date coded tires that come apart is when they come apart on the freeway at 70 mph and destroy your fenders, and possibly lose control and wreck your car.

 

[DetMatt1]

These tires that he purchased are new reproductions, yes?

 

[Joe mama]

These tires that he purchased are new reproductions, yes?

The tires that came apart on me were supose to be new reproductions. The production dates were from 1997. The warranty replacements were both 1997 and 2007.

 

[reborn73]

This is what I think is the production info. from the sidewall. There were supposedly made in June of this year.

 

[moparleo]

You are correct. 25th week of 2015. I hope that isn't a crack along the edge of the dot number. Probably just the camera angle.

 

[reborn73]

Yea, just camera angle. They look great.

 

[74 challenger]

Hope to see them on your car. Puts some pics up please.