First Impressions: BFG Radial TA 225/70/14 tires

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

On my 14x6 wheels, I went from a much smaller set of tires to the 225/70/14s which look good, fill the wheel wells, and so far, seem to fit the rims well. 

I'll put a few miles on the car and report back, but in the meantime, I took one of the old skinny tires which felt "loose" when I drove, and I could palm the tire at 3 and 9, then squeeze it 'til the center portion nearly touched. What a flimsy POS 

Anyone else running the 225/70/14 BFGs on their 2nd gen? 

[Finoke]

I have that combo on my 70 road runner and like the way it looks and drives. Some have said the car looks too low. But I like it that way.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I have that combo on my 70 road runner and like the way it looks and drives. Some have said the car looks too low. But I like it that way.

That's surprising, as the tires are just over 26" tall. The tires I removed, were a little over 3" shorter 

[XH29N0G]

I'm thinking about running these on the front to replace some 215 75 14.  I have 245 60 15 on the back.   

If it is not too much trouble, would you post a picture to show how the 225 70 14 fits in the front wheelwell and overall?

Thanks

James

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I'm thinking about running these on the front to replace some 215 75 14.  I have 245 60 15 on the back.   

If it is not too much trouble, would you post a picture to show how the 225 70 14 fits in the front wheelwell and overall?

Thanks

James

I'll see what I can do...

[Chryco Psycho]

I will run on the rims before I use BFGarbage

[PlainfieldCharger]

Chryco
what type of "street tire" do you like to roll. I got some Uniroyals that are a "new" 6 years old so when I finally get this on the road I will be in the market....

[Cooter]

Car looks to low to run 14" tires IMO.

[Chryco Psycho]

Tough to find good tires in the right sizes , Dunlop , The Firestone Indys , Coopers , Dean Stinger are all possibilities , I am using Nitto drag radials for the rear on mine , great tires

[A383Wing]

I got that size on one of my first gen Chargers, which equates to the 7.75 x 14 tires is came with originally

Bryan

[1974dodgecharger]

I will run on the rims before I use BFGarbage

that much hatred towards BFG? story?

[Chryco Psycho]

I have seen so many failures , belts coming apart , sidewalls ripped out , brand new tires that are far from round poor traction . They were almost giving them away at a local car show just so they would get the advertising from being on as many cars as possible , people were laughing at them & not signing up to get them for sure . A friend was going down the highway with 200 miles on the car , total rebuild , he asks why the fenders are dancing around so much , I told him tires , he said they were just balanced , we lifted the car & measured a 3/8" step in the tread where the belts overlapped  the tire store had a tire grinder to grind them round , lost about 1/3 or more of the tread on one area .
The only thing that keeps them popular is the readily available variety of sizes common to muscle cars .

[ODZKing]

205-70-14 in front on 5.5 rim
245-60-14 in rear on 6.0 rim