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Old Mar 30, 2019 | 08:19 PM
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I recently bought a 1970 454, and looking to replace the 12 year old Goodyear Eagle GT+4 (225/70R15) which are presently on the car, with Firestone Wide Oval GR70-15. They’re radial but look like polyglas. According to Coker they are equivalent to a 225/70R15. I’m also leaning towards redlines but the RWL looks pretty nice too. Opinions?

Most importantly, is anyone driving on these tires? Any fitment issues?





How’s the performance and ride quality? Pictures and comments appreciated.

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The raised white letter would look OEM for a '70. Redlines look great. You will not have any fitment issues. The ride and handling will not be as good as modern radials.
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I put the FR70-15 wide oval radials on my 69 and love them. Look like biased ply but run like radials. On your 70, personally I would go with the white letters since redlines weren't available in 70....
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Originally Posted by KingRat
The raised white letter would look OEM for a '70. Redlines look great. You will not have any fitment issues. The ride and handling will not be as good as modern radials.
Thanks! I thought the GR70-15 are radials that look like bias polglas tires? Shouldn’t they perform well?
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Originally Posted by bigdaddy33
Thanks! I thought the GR70-15 are radials that look like bias polglas tires? Shouldn’t they perform well?
They are radial construction and do handle better than bias ply. However, they are based on old tire tread design.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/putt...967-rs-camaro/
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I wanted a set of red lines ,until I seen the price ,then I thought no!
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Originally Posted by KingRat
They are radial construction and do handle better than bias ply. However, they are based on old tire tread design.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/putt...967-rs-camaro/
That’s exactly what I would think, only the review in the link seems to say otherwise, as do the couple of reviews I found on the web.
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Originally Posted by Bills72n84
I wanted a set of red lines ,until I seen the price ,then I thought no!
They are pricy, especially compared to the BFG Radial T/A. There are a couple of discount codes available for the next couple of weeks which can knock a couple hundred off the price. Still expensive, but not quite as bad.
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Bigdaddy33,
Who is offering the discounts?
I maybe interested
Thanks
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Bigdaddy33,
Who is offering the discounts?
I maybe interested
Thanks
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I found this ad and I believe there is a discount offering additional savings when ordering 4 tires which can be combined with this code.
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