Re: [Amc-list] 'Flexible Flyers' - Radial Tires.

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: "John Elle" <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>
" 
" Armand
"  
" SNIP
" Now that we know the nuances of AMC front end geometry, I really wish I knew
" what to do to convert my car to Radial tire technology. My 70 "Flexible
" Flyer" Javelin still has bias ply tires on it.
" SNIP
"  
" I wouldn't be concerned if I were you, as close as I can tell AMC bolted them 
" to the lug nuts the same way they did with bias tires. I would have to check 
" alignment specs to see if there were any changes, but working from faulty 
" memory nothing particularly comes to mind, 

this was my first thought too; amc was putting radials on essentially
the same front end ten years later.  check what they called for.


" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
" 
" On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 18:21 -0500, Armand Eshleman wrote:
" 
" > Any way what should I do with my front end alignment when the new radial
" > tires and new wheels get here?? Leave it at the factory specs? Or introduce
" > more + or - ? caster.
" 
" YMMV -- but I run maximum negative camber (or -1 degree, whichever comes
" first) and stock caster and toe, and just run radials. I'm not slaloming
" or autocrossing, all cars seem fine with this. Even the ponderously slow
" and tippy-seeming Rambler, with no front anti-roll bar (though it
" doesn't really need one due to the nice Rambler spring-over-knuckle).

camber is good for handling but bad for tire wear - ask me how i
know...  i ran -1/2* for a set of 205/70r14s.

in general, you can increase caster and iirc reduce toe-in with
radials.  oh, and radials like wider rims than bias tires; my 205r70s
were on 6" hornet rims, up from 6.45-14s on 4 1/2".
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