Centerlines & radial slicks....

ss wannabee · 09-09-2013, 10:58 AM

Centerline R/T wheels are stamped "bias tires only"....Anybody try radials on them or...

Maybe the warning is for street use...I'll call them anyway....

ss wannabee · 09-10-2013, 09:24 AM

Centerline cleared it up....These are the common "Auto/Drag" series...with the rivets...

Early production wheels were "drag racing only"....later a change was made so the rims
became DOT-compliant...and could be used on the street...with radial or bias tires...

ALL Auto/Drag series...no matter how old....can be run at the drags...with radial slicks...
and no problems...as many have...over the years...

Hard to believe these wheels have been around for 35+ years...and are still being made
today!

Think mine have a 1979 production date....

ALMACK · 09-10-2013, 03:48 PM

Thanks for posting that.
I love the looks of polished Auto Drags.
I had some 8.5 inch rears widened to 10 inch a few years back. (in the pic)
Those are classics for any of the 80's cars.

09-09-2013, 10:58 AM	#1
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Centerlines & radial slicks.... Centerline R/T wheels are stamped "bias tires only"....Anybody try radials on them or... Maybe the warning is for street use...I'll call them anyway....

09-10-2013, 09:24 AM	#2
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Centerlines & radial slicks.... Centerline cleared it up....These are the common "Auto/Drag" series...with the rivets... Early production wheels were "drag racing only"....later a change was made so the rims became DOT-compliant...and could be used on the street...with radial or bias tires... ALL Auto/Drag series...no matter how old....can be run at the drags...with radial slicks... and no problems...as many have...over the years... Hard to believe these wheels have been around for 35+ years...and are still being made today! Think mine have a 1979 production date....

09-10-2013, 03:48 PM	#3
ALMACK VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 1,937 Likes: 131 Liked 369 Times in 127 Posts	Re: Centerlines & radial slicks.... Thanks for posting that. I love the looks of polished Auto Drags. I had some 8.5 inch rears widened to 10 inch a few years back. (in the pic) Those are classics for any of the 80's cars. __________________ Alan Mackin Stock 3777/ SS 3377 P/SA & SS/PA Fox Thunderbird I/PS '95 Mustang GT Last edited by ALMACK; 09-10-2013 at 03:50 PM.