which is better? bias or radial?

i'm looking for pro's and con's of both. any input?

 

quick google search http://www.mud-throwers.com/bias_vs_radial_tires

 

sweet! thanks bro!

 

You will not realize how spoiled you are by radial tires until you run some bias-plys. Seriously, this has to be one of the greatest automotive technical advances EVER.

 

On-road, yes, radials by al means. But off road, it is hard to beat a bias ply tire. I ran some 33x15.50 Swamper TSL-SX bias plys and they were awesome. You could air them way down until the sidewalls wrinkled and they would stick to anything. And never had a sidewall cut in all years I ran them.

But on the road, I lost a gear over the same size radial tire and they flat spotted every time you parked.

 

I rocked a pair of BFG 33x10.50 Mud Terrain bias ply and a pair of BFG 33x12.50 Mud Terrain bias ply on highway use this summer. Honestly, the road noise isn't that bad and not once did I notice any flat spots.

And as stated in the article and by 4Crawler, they are great offroad.

**Edit: Woops, they were radials, not bias ply

 

Unless they were REALLY old, the BFG's were radials...

I won't argue about the offroad capabilities of bias, but unless the thing is on a trailer the whole way, they ain't worth it. The newest radials like the Procomp Xtreme MT have narrowed the gap considerably.

 

whaaaaaaaaat???


BFGs are all radial....unless u rocked these in the 70s

 

Pretty sure they said bias ply on the side wall...

To be honest I'm not exactly sure, I sold the 10.50's a couple months ago, but I'll check the 12.50s tomorrow. After all, I am human, and it is entirely possible I am wrong.

And If I am wrong, that would explain the good road manners haha.

**Edit: Yup, I was wrong. Good call guys

 

bias ply tires rock. i had em on my old 66 chevy... lol. explains why it could go almost the same places my yota can... IN 2WD with NO locker... lol.