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Radial Ride Rough on 71 AMC Matador
On 2013-12-31, sctvguy1 > wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:30:38 -0800, Bill Vanek wrote: > >> On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 04:05:01 +0000 (UTC), sctvguy1 >> > wrote: >> >>>Got a set of Primewell Radials, sized 195R-14 for my 71 AMC Matador, and >>>brother, does it ride rough! I took it on a short trip, 35 miles, and a >>>long trip of 500 miles, and it beat the living hell out of me! I could >>>feel every bump, tar strip, hole, etc. I am thinking about ordering a >>>set of regular old 4-ply whitewalls from Coker. I don't think this >>>thing is made for radials, and it sure rides like hell. I have rebuilt >>>the front end, new bushings, shocks all around, new strut rod bushings, >>>new ball joints, etc. It has to be the damned radials! >> >> You're not supposed to put radials on older cars that were not designed >> for them, but I think that's mostly for handling concerns. I can't think >> of any reason it would ride rougher just because they're radials. How >> much air is in them? And are they maybe just total crap tires? How much >> did they cost? > > I was running 30lbs. in them, then reduced them to the factory 26, since > it is only me running to the store and the doctor. I bought them from > Tires Plus. Primewell is made in China. Should have read more reviews > on them! I think that yes, they are total crap. They were like less > than $100 apiece, with mounting, balancing, and everything else. Just > plain blackwall. Your problem is cheap made in China tires. Cheap tires are hard. Wear like stone, ride like stone, handle like stone. |
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