Tires

In my view.... how much will you be driving your A?
It seems many current A owners are not driving many miles per year.
In that case... the tires will age out before they will wear out.
The Olympic tires from Lucas Tire are only $119. They will not last
Like the Firestone / Goodyear tires. But for some... they are a option.

Gil. NoCal
 
Jegs 104. each for excelsiors

radials, starting at 500. each

what do you really want? price ride quality or all the above? lol
 
My story on tires.
My '28 Tudor had Wards tires on when I bought it 30 plus years ago. They looked good, new, but I don't know old they were. Lasted less than 5K miles.

Put Firestones on. Made in the USA. They lasted 11000 miles; 20 years it took me to put that many miles on it. As I understand it, Firestones for Model A's are not made in the USA anymore.

I just bought American Classic Radial tires from JEGS. Made in the USA. They had an online coupon that took $20 off a tire, so $260 each. Same price as Firestones from Snyder's. And JEGS gave free shipping. Had the tires in 4 days.

Been so cold here I haven't drove much, just around town. Seem to ride smoother, but that might just be they had tread on them! HAHA

So, bottom line I'll update you in 20 years!
 
I just bought American Classic Radial tires from JEGS. Made in the USA. They had an online coupon that took $20 off a tire, so $260 each. Same price as Firestones from Snyder's. And JEGS gave free shipping. Had the tires in 4 days.

Been so cold here I haven't drove much, just around town. Seem to ride smoother, but that might just be they had tread on them! HAHA

So, bottom line I'll update you in 20 years!
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You can let him know in 20 minutes if you drive on roads with "Truck Ruts"...:)

TOB
 
The radials cost more but last longer so they may be more cost effective in the long run. I do not have an opinion on brand.
 
nkaminar said:
The radials cost more but last longer so they may be more cost effective in the long run. I do not have an opinion on brand.
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I've heard conflicting information on that. One dealer says you get longer life, the other says you don't. When radial tyres became available here, they returned great mileages - often about 80,000 miles and they were made here. Conventional tyres couldn't get near that sort of life but it wasn't long before the local company was bought out and tyre mileages fell to the now about 25,000 miles
IMO, big companies like tyre manufacturers manipulate the market and they get away with it because people have such a short memories.
I can't see them behaving any differently with the tyres we use.
 
13000 miles on Goodyear's and only 1/3 of tread is worn.l expect to get over 30000 miles from them
Rubber on side walls is still soft and pliable no cracks.The car drives beautifully on them.
I checked out the price on them the other day, and got a shock at how expensive they are now.
 
Blockhead, Im going by previous threads. this topic has been discussed at least 50x.......

we all have our preferences.
 
this topic has been discussed at least 50x.......

we all have our preferences.[/QUOTE]

I understand -- but I wasn't here 50x times ago. I appreciate this discussion
 
White walls or black walls, bias or radius, compressed air or nitrogen, to balance or not, if you do a search here ! you’ll be busy reading for a month ;-)
 
I have been using Universal Tires for many many years. Typically the Universal Tires last 24,000 to 25,000 miles, but it takes 10 to 12 years for me to wear a set out. The Universal Tire has a tread and sidewall pattern that mimics tires of the early 1930s. I use 303 Preservative on the tires because it eliminates the yellow ooze from new rubber, and it does not cause premature cracking of the sidewall. Traction is excellent. I bought a set in 2024 for $120 each plus tax & shipping. I run the tires with 30 PSIG in the rears, & 32 PSIG in the fronts.
 
Like Bob just said.... we're running Goodyear Diamond treads mainly because I love the look but a set of Universals are probably the best run for your money.

I'm a 200 mile per year tops guy on a Model A, don't do long trips, so these type of bias ply tires are fine with me.

If you do a lot of driving, then I'd go with the radials.
 
I have spoken with some Model A'ers who run radial tires and they do not think their high cost has any significant benefit in car performance. What are the noticeable performance benefits of running radial tires on a Model "A"?
 
Bob Bidonde said:
I have spoken with some Model A'ers who run radial tires and they do not think their high cost has any significant benefit in car performance. What are the noticeable performance benefits of running radial tires on a Model "A"?
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This Model A'er loves my radials. I drive several thousand miles a year and the difference in bias and radials is like night and day. "Try it and you'll like it".


TOB
 
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