I'm running Hurst Cheaters in back and Coker bias up front. I was told by BOTH places this was an ok thing to do. I haven't seen any negative issues as a result either. Vance
May not be a problem as stated above, but if it is, I think hurst caps a coker bias ply, more $$$ though.
Call Cody. He'll tell you what you need to know, even if it means him not selling you his tires. That's just how he is. Vance
Radirs aren't capped tires. MT makes them for Radir and you definitely want to run bias ply up front with these. As suggested, I'd call Cody on the Hursts. -Lee Atomic Radio www.atomicpinup.com
It was always acceptable to run radials on the rear and bias plys up front. The opposite was always a no-no, possible handling problems with bias only in the rear. I don't know if it was an oversteer (rear coming around the front) or what the real problems were supposed to be. Could be BS. Just like don't cross rotate radial tires they will come apart/ seperate if they are rotated the opposite direction then they used to. I have never seen that happen at any shop I worked at. Marty McF.
No, my deal is that I have some radials on the car for rollers. They are brand new, tread wise ,but probably 20 years old. I was gonna drive on em until I had the cash to get my cheaters. So ,when I saw that the Hursts were recapped radials I wondered if I could run them with the old radial fronts, until I got some more $$. Right now I am waiting on a final quote for a set of Radirs.
Ordered up a set of Radirs through my buddies at Hot Rod Ch***is......I'll let ya know how it turns out.
"They are brand new, tread wise ,but probably 20 years old." I always heard you could not mix radials & bias on the same axle but front & rear was OK but not ideal. I'd be way more concerned running 20 year old tires up front. Sometimes tires deteriorate internally before any defects are seen. Tires/brakes/steering not the places to stretch your $ IMHO. Terry
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