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Offline 74 challenge

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Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« on: February 18, 2014 - 10:03:38 AM »
What are the original tires for a 74 challenger, and who sells them?

My current tires are total garbage and I am considering changing them over the winter while re-doing the paint on the rims.

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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014 - 11:24:32 AM »
I believe in 1974 you had only two choices of tires on an E Body.
The standard tite they all came with would have been a 7.35 X 14 raised white wall tire. GoodYear
The optional tire would be a F70 X 14 raised white lettered tire - GoodYear PolyGlas GT

Kelsey Tire is the only manufacture of reproduction GoodYear tires.

Radials DID NOT come on 1974 E Bodies.
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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2014 - 02:07:36 PM »
I believe in 1974 you had only two choices of tires on an E Body.
The standard tite they all came with would have been a 7.35 X 14 raised white wall tire. GoodYear
The optional tire would be a F70 X 14 raised white lettered tire - GoodYear PolyGlas GT

Kelsey Tire is the only manufacture of reproduction GoodYear tires.

Radials DID NOT come on 1974 E Bodies.

I am safe to say that this is not listed on the fender tag, correct? does anyone make a radial look-a-like?
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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2014 - 02:08:40 PM »
Here's a question related to the OP...

Is there a radial out there that looks like a reproduction GoodYear PolyGlas GT ?


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OP beat me to it  :grinyes:

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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2014 - 02:17:52 PM »
reproduction tires are crazy expensive & probably drive as bad as they did back in the day. 
14" rims are harder to fit.. Cooper Cobras are probably the best bang for your buck in radials
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/tires/cooper/product/submitProductSize.do?gclid=CPy39fCx1rwCFRRo7AodKBsALg&pc=27431&utm_source=PLA&s_kwcid=AL!3693!3!40821555371!!!g!64302730211!&ef_id=UwOxsQAABFa5Wy2g:20140218191705:s
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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2014 - 03:06:28 PM »
There's no "look-alike" radials out there that I know of. YES, reproduction PolyGlas are expensive and YES they ride just as good as they did in the 70's :thumbsup: I put them on all my cars...

If you want radials, there's endless choices out there. F70 X 14 = 215/70R/14 in a radial :2cents:

Most people decide to go bigger, if originality is not a concern.
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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2014 - 03:16:51 PM »
I'm pretty sure I had 225-70's on mine for awhile.  That was a good looking size.  They were Cooper Cobra GTS's.

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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2014 - 03:22:54 PM »
Quick search on EBay shows there are at least Cooper Tires as mentioned and also BF Goodrich Radial T/A's in the "factory size" http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X215%2F70R%2F14&_nkw=215%2F70R%2F14&_sacat=0&_from=R40
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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2014 - 06:14:57 PM »
I wouldn't recomend buying Kelsey's bias ply Goodyears! I purchased a set of 5 from them for my Super Bee. The first time I drove the car one of the tires came apart. There was a golf ball side bulge in the side wall. They sent me a new one to replace it. Eventually all 5 failed. When the last one failed they wouldn't stand behind them. They were out of warranty by 1 month.
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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2014 - 06:32:09 PM »
WoW....I've NEVER seen that before... :22yikes: I've bought and installed 11 sets (44 tires) from Kelsey tires and NEVER had one single issue....On my personal cars I drive them all the time as well. :clueless: Been using them since 1994.
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Re: Correct tires for a 74 Challenger
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2014 - 06:33:49 PM »
Cool thanks for all the help. I have found several cooper and bfg's. the question I really had was answered no one makes a radial "re-pop" polyglas tire.

I currently have general POS. the amount of wheel spin I get makes me think my 318 is pushing 800hp.
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