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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I bought my Tiger in 1979 with bias ply ply tires on 13 inch rims and ran it that way for 10 years. The car was slick in every scenario but one. On the street it was best to steer with the accelerator pedal but I was embarrassed more than once not doing so. Busy intersection making a normal left or right hand turn on 4 lane roads after waiting on light, the rear end would just swing around and I would be pointing the wrong way in the middle of the highway. Cars would start honking, hands waving, no middle fingers, basically just laughing. I would throw up my hands in surrender and then in a swirl of smoke and rubber head off down the road.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The only time that these bias ply tires seemed to be any benefit was when drag racing on the beach. Uncap the CAT 3" cutouts on their headers, let a bunch of air out of the tires, wave money and take on all comers before the bands started on the beach and the serious drinking began. Bias ply tires seemed to work then.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Now 15" LAT 70 wheels with good radial rubber, it is a different car to drive and much more enjoyable without the 180 degree rear end swinging around.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Different times, different tires, some things do get better with age.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Joel Martin<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 04:26:17 AM EDT, tigers-request@autox.team.net <tigers-request@autox.team.net> wrote:
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To answer your basic question ("What was it like..."), in 1966 I was given a used (but still good) set of Michelin X tires (remember them?). I installed these in place of the original equipment Dunlop SP tires (1965 Mk1). I was amazed at the difference these
made in the overall enjoyment of the car. Handled better; rode better; better mileage; etc. etc. It was a revelation to a person who was still very early in his automotive journey.</div>
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Dan Cordray<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt;" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2022 12:19 PM<br>
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<div class="ydpd651e91byiv3663922648PlainText">I know it’s been a long time ago, but does anybody remember the difference between switching from bias ply to radial tires? It’s pretty much an academic question I know, because everybody’s running radials, but I was wondering what it
was like to drive a Sunbeam Tiger or Alpine on bias ply tires.<br>
Jim Armstrong<br>
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