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What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? #1005223
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Please post what size radials y'all are running on 15x3.5 inch wheels. Any recommendations? Thank you.

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: alpha727] #1005224
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Not much available for a 3.5" wide rim... I assume you want a tire with a little height.. BFG still offers a 155/80-R15 which is 24.7" tall but it's supposed to be on a 4.5-5.5" wide rim... Plus the load rating is pretty low...

Moroso Front runners are designed for skinny wheels but they are bias ply tires...


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Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1005225
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I ran 165R15 (165/80r15), which I think was around 25.5" tall. They were the standard tire for a VW Bug. Not sure what availability is nowadays though..
Maybe check Tire rack?


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165r15 or 165/80r15.I can still get them at the shop I work at from time to time.

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: gch] #1005227
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thanks,i was just going to ask the same question!

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: imfixinmopars426] #1005228
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165/15 or 185/15

any tire shop can get a V-dub tire for you.

I think my last ones ran about 50$ a tire at the local tire shop.

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Goodrich still makes Radial T/A's in those sizes too.


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Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: alpha727] #1005230
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I run 205 75 15 on my car

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I have 165/80r15 and they leakdown every few days. The wheels have no damage the valve stems and tires are new. I was concerned that the tires were too wide. I haven't driven on them yet they are just mounted on a roller now. Any ideas why they're leaking down and what I can do to fix it? Thank you.

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: alpha727] #1005232
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Quote:

I have 165/80r15 and they leakdown every few days. The wheels have no damage the valve stems and tires are new. I was concerned that the tires were too wide. I haven't driven on them yet they are just mounted on a roller now. Any ideas why they're leaking down and what I can do to fix it? Thank you.




What are the rims ?

If they are a 2 piece wheel (like Centerline autodrags,etc), they could be leaking between the halves.

(assuming the tires are tubeless type and in good shape)

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: OzHemi] #1005233
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That's exactly what they are. Centerline Autodrags. How do I fix this problem? Thanks.

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: alpha727] #1005234
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I have ran tubes in the 165/15 on 3.5 rims before

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: alpha727] #1005235
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There is a bead of silicone between the halves you can see with the tires off..might have scrape out the old stuff and put a new bead on. As mentioned tubes is an another thing you could try but try to reseal them first i would say..

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I'm running 165r15s on the front of my Duster and my Dart Sport. Honestly, I had a hard time finding anything in that size when I was looking for them about 3 years ago. All the local tire stores could get was some off brand foreign tires, but I wanted something nice to go with the rear BF Goodrich drag radials. I can't imagine that BF Goodrich makes a radial T/A in that size. I wound up buying a nice set of BF Goodrich Silvertown radials from Coker tire. By the way, they are on Centerline Autodrags with no leak down.


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They do a 155/80-15 in a BFG T/A

(They say minimum rim width is 4.5" though...)

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: OzHemi] #1005238
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I run 165's on my 3.5's with no issues. The only place I could find them local was at discount tire in their brand but I highly recommend staying away from discount's brand, the side walls are crap even with 40psi in them My car has all the front suspension replaced and with these tires it feels very sloppy. The old tires I had before these were king brand I think and were great

Re: What size radials on 15x3.5 wheels? [Re: SLOW67] #1005239
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I have 2 set of 165 80 15s.I change rims so I have a different look.One set is Kumo one sten Nexen.They run great on the street and pretty much never lose air.They were a pain to find a few years ago.Rocky


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Before I mounted the tires on the Autodrags I had them mounted on some 15x4 steel wheels and they held air fine. I'm fairly certain the silicone bead is the problem. Thanks for the help.

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