Need your opinion on tires, polyglass or radial on a 68' Charger BB?

[StockMan]

I have a newly restored 68' charger 383 4bbl/auto and am looking to put tires on it.  I have 14X6 rims.  This car came with 14s with deep dish caps and the white line polyglass tires.  I would really like the purchase the same tire, maybe a touch bigger, but have been told I'll be very disappointed in the performance.  Years ago I owned a big block 68' charger with polyglass and didn't think it was to bad.  If I go with polyglass I will not have had the chance to drive on radials, so I wouldn't know the difference in performance anyway.  What are your thoughts?  Thanks

[Dodge Don]

I have a set of both. The Polyglas are only for show duty.......the radials are for driving. The difference is huge.

[Ghoste]

Don is right, a short drive around town on the polyglass will very quickly make you wonder how we ever drove around on those things back when they were state of the art.

[Plumcrazy]

I have a set of both. The Polyglas are only for show duty.......the radials are for driving. The difference is huge.

  Switching to radials was the biggest improvement I ever made to the way my car drives.

[Mike DC]

 
Radial tires ride smoother and they're dowright safer. 

It's not only the hypothetical grip stats that are better, it's the characteristics too.  When you've pushed a tire past its handling limits, modern radials break loose in a more predictable/gradual manner than the old bias-plys did.  They're just better all around. 

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You can get reproduction radial tires that are meant to look like certain old polyglass patterns.  You might wanna look into this option.