F70 vs G70 poly's???

[mockingbird812]

f70s on a BB (even an LS6 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] ) '70 Chevelle was laughable (way undersized series-wise and wheel size-wise) particularly when u consider what the competition at the time was shodding their cars with. Hemi cars got the G60-15s, even Olds had the G70s on their 455 cars. I suppose Chev. figured their customers would replace tires/wheels anyway for their Chevelle SSs so they saved money on tires to keep their prices more competitive.

The answer to your question depends. Are you going for correctness, better performance, personal likes, looks, driveability, etc. If you are not going for correctness....do what floats-your-boat!! There is nothing to say that an owner back in the day would not have upgraded his tire series to improve performance. It probably happened once or twice. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/whistle.gif[/img]


P.S. I like Don's BLUE BEAST too!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[Survivor 69/Z28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">f70s on a BB (even an LS6 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] ) '70 Chevelle was laughable (way undersized series-wise and wheel size-wise) particularly when u consider what the competition at the time was shodding their cars with. Hemi cars got the G60-15s, even Olds had the G70s on their 455 cars. I suppose Chev. figured their customers would replace tires/wheels anyway for their Chevelle SSs so they saved money on tires to keep their prices more competitive.

The answer to your question depends. Are you going for correctness, better performance, personal likes, looks, driveability, etc. If you are not going for correctness....do what floats-your-boat!! There is nothing to say that an owner back in the day would not have upgraded his tire series to improve performance. It probably happened once or twice. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/whistle.gif[/img]


P.S. I like Don's BLUE BEAST too!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img] </div></div>


Sam,
I think we are thinking along the same lines here. My car s far from a trailer queen but it is a nice #'s matching and correct with an exception of headers and a few odds and ends that I am trying to correct. I drive this thing almost every weekend depending on the weather. I would like better drivability and performance while staying period correct. So it sounds like you are saying that the G70's may make the car drive a bit better over all compared to the F70s.
Hmmm, I am still caught in the middle somewhat. Another thought....I am running the factory original 3.31 gears and would prefer not to lose too much gear with a taller tire. But its not a deal breaker, just a thought.
I have Eagle ST 225/70/14 radials on the car now that were put on by the previous owner back in 1994 LOL! Needless to say I can not wait to restore my wheels ASAP and get the correct style tires installed. http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...1526-small.jpg

I like the Firestones, but they do not look quite as good as the Goodyear's IMOP. I know, just a personal preference...

Don, heard your sound clip from your exhaust. OMG, that thing sounds amazing!!!!

That is one killer El Camino!!!WOW!!!

Thanks for the help!!!!

[Don_Lightfoot]

Can’t say there was any noticeable driving difference between the two Anthony.

Sam brings up a very good point. When I bought my 70 Chevelle SS new I got really p’od about a year later when the 71’s came out with the 60 series tires. I couldn’t afford both new tires and wheels so I looked for the tires. I searched all over Oshawa at the time to find a producer of 14” 60 series tires – no luck. Ended up going with a set of Generals which were H70-14. Those suckers were tall, but did accomplish what I wanted, at least to a certain degree (considerably wider than the F’s as well). Like was said, do you want stock appearing or better functionality.

[Salvatore]

I would go with the L60's in the rear and the G60's or the F70's in the front. We always tried to get the widest tire we could in the back. You can buy the RWL L60's from Kelsey now so that is what I would do. Real nice car Don!!