What's with Radial TA's?

[GTO_DON]

Im happy you now understand!

[RamAirDave]

I like them fine for a street radial on a car that gets driven regularly. Have a good look to them compared to many of the cheesy looking, more-generic radials out there, and inexpensive to replace.

[tom406]

They're the only game in town for inexpensive RWL tires these days. They've got a reasonable sized lettering, and a simple name. No "Super Defender Pro Grand Prix G/T" in billboard letters down the side. I don't mind Cooper Cobras, but given the cobra name, they usually end up looking best on Mustangs of some sort. Goodyear has inexplicably left this market again with the passing of the Eagle GTII's, which really had lettering that was almost too big. Firestone? INDY 500 billboards don't work for most cars.

My wish? I would like to see someone take the old '80s Goodyear Eagle GT molds (square shoulders, blocky tread) and produce some with old small Polyglas/Wide Tread style lettering. Like a no-size Polyglas, just with "Eagle GT" instead of "Polyglas GT". 215/70/14, 215/65/15, 245 or 255/60/15. You could even do the OWL on the reverse side, for all of the guys restoring Monte SS's, Buick GN's, and '80's Vettes and Camaros.

I agree that bias looks best, but there are times when folks would like radials. There should be more options - at least BFG is consistent and there when needed.

[233monte]

GM-26, your chevelle is BEAUTIFUL!!!

[Chateau Slate 66]

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They're the only game in town for inexpensive RWL tires these days. They've got a reasonable sized lettering, and a simple name. No "Super Defender Pro Grand Prix G/T" in billboard letters down the side. I don't mind Cooper Cobras, but given the cobra name, they usually end up looking best on Mustangs of some sort. Goodyear has inexplicably left this market again with the passing of the Eagle GTII's, which really had lettering that was almost too big. Firestone? INDY 500 billboards don't work for most cars.

My wish? I would like to see someone take the old '80s Goodyear Eagle GT molds (square shoulders, blocky tread) and produce some with old small Polyglas/Wide Tread style lettering. Like a no-size Polyglas, just with "Eagle GT" instead of "Polyglas GT". 215/70/14, 215/65/15, 245 or 255/60/15. You could even do the OWL on the reverse side, for all of the guys restoring Monte SS's, Buick GN's, and '80's Vettes and Camaros.

I agree that bias looks best, but there are times when folks would like radials. There should be more options - at least BFG is consistent and there when needed.

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Very well said!

[ANDY M]

Jegs sells the BFG TA's in the size I wanted, for 15" rims. No other tire store had them in stock, and they all wanted more money. The factory tires wore out fast, due to extensive road testing.
When day two really was more like year two of ownership, and it was time to replace the wheels and tires, the TA's were a popular choice. So were Uniroyal Tiger Paws, which were also used by Pontiac on the GTO. Less expensive, but hard to find today, so I went with the TA's.
If you really want to look like back in the day, just buy the cheepest RWL off brand tires you can find. Check out the old photos of barn-finds, and that's what you're likely to find.



If you were going to street race, you had a set of slicks for that. If you wanted to show off by buring rubber, better to buy the cheep tires. JMO

[Steve Shauger]

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Has anybody ever seen T/A Radials in G-60 and L-60 sizes? I have an nos set!! Ive never seen another set like them.

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I bought a set of Cragars with L-60-15 for my 69 Z28, from K&G speed in Havertown, PA. Chris Gaines (sp) set me up in 1976. They were the first design tread.

[ANDY M]

Here are all of the sizes from Jeg's, most of them for 14" or 15" wheels.
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...46885_-1_11287

[DaJudge]

Correct me if I am wrong but the first design T/A's were a little more square and the lettering looked more like the other Tires from that era???? I think I remember the old style and they looked good on muscle cars

And I would rather have the T/A's then the Daytona radials

[tirebird]

Well, among all of us, I have a probably the best reason to run the tires. Many of you know the "Tirebird" got it's name from BFG, who had the car built as one of 5 race replica's in 1971 for the SCCA TransAm series, to promote the, then new, BFG T/A Radial. BTW, the Hot Rod Magazine Ad(attached) is from 1978.