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    Offline droptail

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    275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « on: July 24, 2017 - 12:22:42 PM »
    Suggestions for replacement tire for 275/50-15  BFG T/A Radial?
    These are for the front - I have 295's in rear - It was a great setup for all these years!

    Thanks

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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #1 on: July 24, 2017 - 02:02:14 PM »
    I don't think BFG ever had 275-50-15... check again your size?
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    Offline GoodysGotaCuda

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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #2 on: July 24, 2017 - 06:57:52 PM »
    Tried Cooper Cobras?
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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #3 on: July 24, 2017 - 08:53:07 PM »
    295/50/15  don't see 275/50
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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #4 on: July 24, 2017 - 09:22:10 PM »
    I spoke with a BFG tire dealer at the Chrysler Mopar Nats at Carlisle about the tire separation.
    He said BFG had an issue with the Radial T/A and have fixed the problem. 
    We have had BFG tire separation since the 80' .


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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #5 on: July 28, 2017 - 10:10:38 AM »
    I think this question was asked someplace else. BFG 275/50 is discontinued. Nitto 555R 275/50 is spot on and MT SR 26x10x15 is the nearest size in a dedicated street tire.
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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #6 on: July 28, 2017 - 11:06:44 AM »
    drag radials on the front and for road handling?
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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #7 on: July 28, 2017 - 11:20:10 AM »
    Quote from: droptail on July 28, 2017 - 11:06:44 AM
    drag radials on the front and for road handling?

    Absolutely Not... Drag radials have to much sidewall flex.....
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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #8 on: July 28, 2017 - 03:02:26 PM »
    All d.o.t. drag radials have met side load specs required to be certified for street use. Run them at normal to higher street type pressure and they are fine. Especially in a 50 series, there is very little sidewall for deflection anyway. It is the thin walled bias ply slicks that are designed to wrinkle up tha tyou would never want to run up front. Some d.o.t. radial slicks even come in stiff sidewall construction as well for those higher power cars that really punish the tires.  FWIW, even regular, dedicated street radials are only 2 ply sidewalls, just like a drag radial.

    If it worries you, then use the MT SR is 26x10x15. I think it is only fractionally narrower than a 275/50.

    http://www.stangtv.com/tech-stories/wheels-tires/dot-drag-radials-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-drag-radials/
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    Re: 275/50-15 BFG T/A Radial
    « Reply #9 on: July 31, 2017 - 01:35:06 PM »
    BFG TA 275/50R15; 25.8 tall, 10.8 wide. MT SR 26x10x15; 26" tall, 10.0 wide.  So .2 taller or about an 1/8" increase in ride height. .8 narrower or about 3/8" narrower per side.

    I've got this exact tire on the front of my Challenger mounted on an 8" wide rim.  The MT specs for size are spot on. As a late model designed tire, it actually has a carcass that is several decades newer than the BFG (it was originally designed as an 18" replacement tire that they sized down to 15" diameters) and comes with a considerably softer tread compound.
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