Tire Recommend for '63 Split Window

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Codifus - 11 Jan 2007 09:00 GMT

I've got a restored '63 split window vette. It's been running on
Continental SportContact2 tires, but I'm unhappy with the road holding
of these tires.

Any recommendations for vettes of this era would be appreciated.

Codifus

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Kickstart - 11 Jan 2007 11:41 GMT

> I've got a restored '63 split window vette. It's been running on
> Continental SportContact2 tires, but I'm unhappy with the road holding
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> Codifus

I doubt if its the tires,
The problem is more than likely the wax they use on museum floors.
It builds up on your tires, my suggestion would be to clean your tires
before rolling the car outside to load on the trailer.

kickstart

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'Key - 12 Jan 2007 02:05 GMT

>> I've got a restored '63 split window vette. It's been
>> running on
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> kickstart

how did ya get a "museum" reference out of that ?

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PDDeen - 12 Jan 2007 05:45 GMT

I was last running 215.65 Bridgestone radials on mine and it handled
well. Original was 6.70X15 belted which were really skinny but made for
a Hellofa burnout.

PDeen

> >> I've got a restored '63 split window vette. It's been
> >> running on
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Private - 15 Jan 2007 20:15 GMT

I talked to a lot of owners and did a lot of fit checks on other midyear
cars with various tires. I found that the most common point of interference
was the bolts for the steering box and that cars with tires wider than 215
always had shinny bolt heads from tire rubbing.

I obtained the specifications of the (largest OEM stock) 7.75x15 tire and
calculated that the P215/70R15 was the closest modern tire size that would
result in the same OD and height.

I am currently using BF Goodrich Radial TAs which were only available with
whitewall which I mounted to the inside. I have not had any clearance
problems and am satisfied with the 'look'.

YMMV

>I was last running 215.65 Bridgestone radials on mine and it handled
> well. Original was 6.70X15 belted which were really skinny but made for
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Codifus - 26 Jan 2007 05:20 GMT

> I am currently using BF Goodrich Radial TAs which were only available with
> whitewall which I mounted to the inside. I have not had any clearance
> problems and am satisfied with the 'look'.

So the Goodrich Radial TA's aren't "one way" tires? I know some of
these performance tires are only designed to rotate in one direction.

Putting them on backward would also have these "one way" tires running
the wrong way, I think.

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Bob I - 26 Jan 2007 20:15 GMT

>>I am currently using BF Goodrich Radial TAs which were only available with
>>whitewall which I mounted to the inside. I have not had any clearance
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> Putting them on backward would also have these "one way" tires running
> the wrong way, I think.

Nope, not directional.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Radial+T%2FA

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