Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

[David S.]

I'd prefer to go with a BFG something similar to a Silvertown 660 as I have an original spare. What BFG's are acurate and where should I buy them? Coker? Otherwise, what repro bias ply tire do you all recommend?

Thanks,
Dave

[Michael J.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

I think Coker is the only one with bias ply BFGs with the 5/8 inch whitewall. They ride better than the Firestones or Goodyears, which are nylon and flat spot pretty bad, I think the BFGs Coker makes are polyester, so not as accurate as the nylon ones.

[David S.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

Thanks. Any other suggestions....?

[Peter L.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

I got the Kelsey Goodyear Power Cushion whitewalls for my 67. They judged with the standard deduction. As Mike mentioned they have a flat spot after standing, so from that perspective they are just like the "original" tires; but they drive OK. I drove them 100 mile to the Regional in Albuquerque last year.

Also, the spare tire doesn't have to match the road tires, it is judges separately. So whatever your original spare is will work fine.

Pete

[Michael J.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

Pete, yes, Kelsey does have them, here:

http://www.kelseytire.com/pages/preformancetires2.html

[David S.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

I've bought from Kelsey in the past. They made a great product. To me however, there aren't too many BFG tires on the show field and BFG's will match the spare, so I guess the Coker 5/8 will be best?

Thanks,
Dave

[John C.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

Dave

It sounds as if you are trying to get maximum judging points. Coker was not an original supplier of tires in 1967, therefore you will receive a greater deduction for them then you would for an original supplier tire all other things being equal.
John

[Peter L.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

John - You are correct. In fact, as far as I know, none of the suppliers including Kelsey, Coker, etc. of currently available reproduction tires that were available in 1967 are the OEMs. To receive no deduction you would need NOS OEM 1967 tires; the next least deduction as specified in the Judging Reference Manual is for reproduction tires that match the OEMs and trade names as listed in the TIM&JG. Pete

[Michael J.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

Right Pete, and people need to remember the Coker and Kelsey tires discussed here do not have Coker or Kelsey on them, they are Goodyear, BFG, Firestone, and the molds used are the same as the OEM ones, but they are DOT stamped of course.

[David S.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

So to recap, if I go with the 5/8 white wall BFG tires from Coker, they will receive the same points deduction as the 5/8 white wall Goodyears from Kelsey...?

Thanks,
Dave

[John C.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

Yeah, I blew it. I don't know why but I was thinking Dave was looking for a radial tire that would earn the max points. If that was true the Coker classic certainly wouldn't be the way to go.

John

[Michael J.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

So to recap, if I go with the 5/8 white wall BFG tires from Coker, they will receive the same points deduction as the 5/8 white wall Goodyears from Kelsey...?

Thanks,
Dave

Yes, that's right, 10% (3 pts. deduction), since they are DOT stamped, on originality.

[Terry B.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

So to recap, if I go with the 5/8 white wall BFG tires from Coker, they will receive the same points deduction as the 5/8 white wall Goodyears from Kelsey...?

Thanks,
Dave

You need to be interested in the tread count on the tires too. I know for my '68 tires, and I would assume for '67's too, Coker is incorrect and Kelsey is correct. A real easy way to spot a poor replacement tire is the tread count. Don't make a $ mistake if you can avoid it.

Terry

[Dick W.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

You need to be interested in the tread count on the tires too. I know for my '68 tires, and I would assume for '67's too, Coker is incorrect and Kelsey is correct. A real easy way to spot a poor replacement tire is the tread count. Don't make a $ mistake if you can avoid it.

Terry

And some of the repros do/did have incorrect nomenclature on the sidewalls

[Michael J.]

Re: Most Accurate Bias Ply White Line Tire for a 67?

I don't know about all that, but I bought a set of four BGF Silvertown bias ply redlines for my '67, and there was only a 3 pt. originality deduction at the regional due to the DOT stamp, all else was fine.