Re: Widest Tire on the Front of a 68/69 Roadrunner/Gtx?
[Re: SCATPK]
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I can't believe how limited the current tire selection is for 15" tires. Here's a recent CHARGER thread & Chris' selection is about as big as it gets. I believe it's 245/60/15 front & 295/50/15 rear. What's the size & offset of your rear wheels?
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Re: Widest Tire on the Front of a 68/69 Roadrunner/Gtx?
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Maybe M/T Sportsman S/R 26X8.00R15LT or 26X10.00R15LT Hoosier Pro Street Radials: 27x10.50R-15LT 26.5 diameter tire actually. HANKOOK TIRE VENTUS H101 265/50/15: http://www.performanceplustire.com/products/tires/searchType/searchBySize/tireSize/265_SLASH_50-15I really wonder what the sidewall stiffness is on at Nitto NT555R drag radial to run up front. I would think it would be soft for drags. But it's sort of a crossover tire. 275/50/15 Nitto NT555R tire
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Re: Widest Tire on the Front of a 68/69 Roadrunner/Gtx?
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Rear wheels are 15x10 with 5" backspace and the fronts 15x8 with a 4.5 backspace. I was just checking out the Mickey Thompson website and looking at the sportsman s/r radials. They seem to have some sizes that will replace my discontinued tires well. Here are my current tire specs and what they have avaiable. Front BFG 265-50-15 25.5 Height/8.6 Tread Width/10.9 Section Width MT S/R 26x10x15 26.1 Height/8.8 Tread Width/10.3 Section Width Rear BFG 305-50-15 27.1 Height/10.3 Tread Width/12.1 Section Width MT S/R 28X12X15 28.0 Height/10.4 Tread Width/12.1 Section Width http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/street.php?item=SportsmanSR
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Re: Widest Tire on the Front of a 68/69 Roadrunner/Gtx?
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09/16/11 11:58 AM
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Tirerack.com lists a Firehawk and a BFG in 255/60-15. It's a 27" tire so make sure it will fit when you turn.
It's pretty close in size to the 245/45-18 I run on the hot rod. That is definately the largest tire that will fit under an early B.
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Re: Widest Tire on the Front of a 68/69 Roadrunner/Gtx?
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Tirerack.com lists a Firehawk and a BFG in 255/60-15. It's a 27" tire so make sure it will fit when you turn.
It's pretty close in size to the 245/45-18 I run on the hot rod. That is definately the largest tire that will fit under an early B.
Feets, I have thought about a 255-60-15 as well and will see if I can get one mounted up and see how it fits. I would like my front tires a bit taller but still have a wide profile. And yes 235-245 60 front tires are not wide! Interesting that Rick E was running a 285-50-15 on the front of his bird, it would definitly be a tight fit. I can jam a 275-50-15 under there as Nitto makes that size but not sure how their drag radial type tire will react on the front of the car. I would guess they would work with all the front wheel drive cars out there nowadays.
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Re: Widest Tire on the Front of a 68/69 Roadrunner/Gtx?
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I don't think a drag radial will have the sidewall strength to handle a heavy B flying through an enthusiastic off ramp.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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