Street tire choice

[TLea]

I have a customer with a completely stock car but he wants to put some aftermarket radials is on so he can enjoy driving it. Not looking to start a tire debate or necessarily the widest best performing that could be fit but more a good looking performing tire that will work without any clearance issues. He wants to run them on 15 x 7 torque thrust
Thanks

[CSX 4133]

So far I'm very happy with the BFG T/A (215/60-15) radials I use for casual driving on Shelby's. Low road noise, excellent handling (especially compared to the bias tires) and they don't cost an arm and a leg.

[67 GT350]

I would agree the BF Goodrich are a good choice and at the cost of a finger compared to an arm and a leg. The work well, again for the cost. I had a set of the repro Firestone Wide Oval tires on my 67 GT fastback and I loved them, they road great and the lettering was exact to vintage lettering, they were from Cooker Tire. I only wish that Lucas made a radial version to the Goodyear tire, in nice sizes! There is a boat being missed, lucky for BF Goodrich!

[Greg]

It all depends on how much driving he will do.  Unless he is into brands and has to have the top tier, Hankook $70ish and Century $50ish are good tires. 

If he is going to put 5-10K a year on the car and drive it year around then look at a tire that has a better all season performance.  In reality, for an occasional pleasure driven car the expensive tires do nothing for you except dent your wallet.

[69 GT350 Vert]

I'm going to try the Cooper Cobra Radials next time.  They have a higher speed rating than the BFGs, but not sure if any better or not. 

[greekz]

I have run BFG T/A's for 25 plus years on my '60's cars and never had a problem rain or shine.  I have to replace them due to age, not wear.

[terlingua11]

I am still amazed after all these years that there is not a comparable replacement for the BF Goodrich Comp T/A. That was the ideal tire. It came in 215, 225 and the best rear tire size 235. I have yet to find anything to fill that void. They are still on my 66 and am deftly afraid i'm going to have an issue soon. There needs to be a real good looking tire ( like the Avon ) in appearance and drivability that won't break the bank.

[shelbydoug]

BFG's.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I found the Coker sidewalls cracked/checked within a year in the SoCal air. They were on my Model T board track car. I was told they were sourced from offshore. Now most of their tires are US made so that problem may be cured.

[FL SAAC]

These

[JD]

I found the Coker sidewalls cracked/checked within a year in the SoCal air. They were on my Model T board track car. I was told they were sourced from offshore. Now most of their tires are US made so that problem may be cured.

...is that a tire joke??

[Rbwiii]

I put a set of these on my 66. Radials with a old school look.

[NC TRACKRAT]

An alternative to the Avons would be the Vredestein Sprint Classic in 215/70x15.  Old school look with wet or dry performance.

[Rickmustang]

Never heard of that tire. Good specs though. Even have good sizes available.

[Speed Six]

Vredestein is a very good tire and highly rated on many classic cars on our side of the Atlantic.
Even better are the Avons - they are highly regarded by the racing fraternity too, especially in the rain.
Goodrich are not that good in any circumstances - helpless, when wet - it can be very wet over here...