Re: IML: Tire expiration ?Radial vs. Bias Ply Alignment?

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

My cars always went to my favorite front end shop (once I found a good one) on a regular basis when I was driving them. I don't recall that any of them were adjusted specifically to run radials, but if they needed that, they got it. I have been very picky over the years about correct handling and alignment.

I have had NO issues running radial tires on any of my Imperials.

Paul W.

In an email dated 3/6/2005 5:50:27 pm GMT Daylight time, Crestonave@xxxxxxx writes:

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>My ?Imperials do the best all around with high quality radial tires.
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>Paul ?W.
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>OK so I admit to being mechanically challenged. I just drive 'em, not fix ?
>'em. I own two Chryslers: a 1968 Imperial Convert and a 1960 New Yorker coupe. ?
>Both cars have bias ply tires on them. I have a very competent mechanic who ?
>services these cars and I seem to recall him saying some time ago that he would 
> have to adjust camber, caster, toe in before he could put radials on the 
>car. ?Based on the discussions I've read on this list recently, it seems to me 
>that ?you guys are saying that one could just take off the bias ply tires and 
>put on ?steel belted radials and the cars would be very drive able with no other 
> adjustments necessary. 
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>Am I correctly interpreting the conversations?
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>Thanks
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>Tom
>1968 Imperial
>1960 New Yorker
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