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.