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Curious to see what brand tire anyone is running on their old school 14" rims.
I am interested in running a set of 14x6 rally II rims. All I find in a 245/60/14 tire anymore are BFG T/A radials. Are there no other manufacturers of this size anymore? I know the demand is not what it use to be back in the 80s-90s for these tires, but seem to be erased from the charts.
Uniroyal,Dayton,Cooper,Dunlap
Thanks for any input.
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Well....
I have BFG T/A's on my 14 inchers...
how's that for a useless post?
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I used to use BFGs 245s/60/14 , but cannot find anymore , then I switched to 235s....then I needed to replace 2...and Discount ture found ONLY two in all of Houston....cant wait to see what will happen next time...may have to buy other rims...? might have to look for Buicks 15s...lol
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Try not to use 60 series tires on 6 inch rims. I've got 235-60-14's on the back and there is little sideways stability. I can push on the car at the back and it moves easily back and forth. The 70's in the front don't do that. When I first put them on I noticed a weird sensation when going around corners. I can't wait to replace them when I have some extra cash. Luckily I got them cheap from a friend.
I think the best size for 14X6 wheels is 215-70-14 if you can find them. The 205-70-14's on the front are a little small looking but are actually close to the stock size. I put 225-70-14's on my 69 goat which are readily available in TA's. They might look a little big on a bird.
My 2 cents...
Last edited by Bob S.; 08/26/13 09:51 PM.
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Yes I see Cooper still have a 235/14. I dont have anything against BFG's, used them many years. Just wanting to try a new flavor.
These will be going on a 64 Lemans i purchased. I have a set of vintage American Racing 14x7 200s rims that look good on the Lemans, or a set original 14x6 rally II's that belong to my 68 Bird I could put on it. Either set needs new tires, just wanted to see what others are running on their 14s.
I run 15" rally II's or 15" autodrags on the Bird, depending on what kinda night on the town she wants to have..
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