Firestone TFD Tire

[Drachen]

I'm glad I read this thread, it just saved me a bunch of research.

I had calculated (ok, guessed) that the modern equivalent would be 225/75-15,
I'm glad to see that I was only about 10mm off.

[Graniteman]

I LOVE the idea of toting around an original T-FWD skin for show and tell though! But man, I would NEVER drive my Toro on them, more than a few blocks at 10 mph.

Sparks[/quote]


A BIG X 2 to everything Sparky said!

[xgecko]

I prefer the BF Goodrich Radial TA for my Toronado. I had a set of these in 60 series (P253-60 R15) back in the mid-80s and they were fantastic. I once entered a cloverleaf at 35 mph, pinned the throttle (on my rebuilt 455) and came out of the turn at 95 mph onto the highway. Those tires were incredible on these cars.

And yes, I was a complete, utter moron in those days. At least with respect to judgment. My driving skills were top-notch but my judgment was... lacking.

This time around I will use P235-70 R15 Radial TAs. That way my speedo does not need recalibrating.

Bottom line: They look good and perform far better than the original skins. What is not to like?

[Twilight Fenrir]

I prefer the BF Goodrich Radial TA for my Toronado. I had a set of these in 60 series (P253-60 R15) back in the mid-80s and they were fantastic. I once entered a cloverleaf at 35 mph, pinned the throttle (on my rebuilt 455) and came out of the turn at 95 mph onto the highway. Those tires were incredible on these cars.

And yes, I was a complete, utter moron in those days. At least with respect to judgment. My driving skills were top-notch but my judgment was... lacking.

This time around I will use P235-70 R15 Radial TAs. That way my speedo does not need recalibrating.

Bottom line: They look good and perform far better than the original skins. What is not to like?

Could you post a picture of this? Im trying to decide on tires for my 66, and having a hard time. Id like to get some just-summer performance tires, but all I can find in the size needed are all-season... Those goodrich are pretty mean looking tires. But I wonder how theyd look

[xgecko]

Oh, sorry, my description was of my Toronado from the mid-eighties. I will not be buying tires for my new one until it is back on the road sometime this spring (if all goes well). That is when I plan to go with BFG Radial TAs again. I would not choose any other tire. Reasonably priced and a very good performer.

I can assure you they look very good, and you can choose to put the raised white letters inside or out.

I think I have seen some pics of cars with them around the web so if you look you might find one. Oops! I just did a quick search to no avail. Most of them have whitewalls. I think raised white letters look better, but that is me.

I should add that I am not a guy that needs my car to be bone stock; I am more of a resto-modder - at least with the car I have. When I get a 1966 that may change a bit, but I am not unwilling to have some updates and tires are definitely something I would not be concerned with. Any Toro I own will run BFG RTAs.

Good luck!

[Toronado66]

Well, having a TFD/FWD molded into a modern SBR will probably not ever happen. That aside, a modern SBR will never have the same look/profile as an OEM type bias ply tire. They are simply just way too different of a design.

Most folks with REALLY nice Toros are running Michelins, BFG, Goodyear, Tiger Paws, Red Stripe, or Siberling tires. This is not an inclusive list either. Your biggest problem will NOT be the size of the tire, typically a P235-75 or P235-70 (J/L 78-15), but rather finding that size in with 1" whitewall.

I LOVE the idea of toting around an original T-FWD skin for show and tell though! But man, I would NEVER drive my Toro on them, more than a few blocks at 10 mph.

Sparks

The original TFD is more like a 3/8" whitewall... very very skinny. My solution for this, and for my '67 ELdorado which used a whitewall that was 1" wide with a 3/8" wide whitewall just outside of it (got a spare tire for this car!) is to go with Diamond Back Classics.

http://www.dbtires.com/why_choose.html

These guys will custom make tires of any whitewall (or red or blue or gold). Now it won't be cheap. Close to $200 a tire. But... it's a modern radial ...and it looks the right size whitewall for the car.

Darwin Falk
TOA#7

[deaddds]

Darwins right. Joe Pohl sent me to Diamondback and they already have the correct dimensions for the white wall. I had a set made a couple years back and I believe they were $168 a pop. I had gotten a set of Firestone skinny whitewalls through one of the repo Camaro catalogs and they are very close but the position of the stripe is a little off. If I remember they were almost identicle in cost. The look is there and only severe nitpicking would be able to tell.

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