I'm currently running a 165/80/15 radial on 15x4 wheels on the front of my '63. The front wheel openings on this car are MASSIVE and dwarf this size of tire. Any taller yet slim street radials out there?

maybe a 195-205-75 ? different brands can be different heights and widths by as much as 3/4-1".

M&H sells a 185/75R15, but it's only 26" tall which is not a huge improvement.

I have purchased a set of the M&H to replace the 215/75R15 front tires on my 5" rims. The 215s measure about 27" tall, but I'm going w/ the M&Hs to help lower the front of my Challenger a bit more.

I run a 185/80R15 on my Satellite

Tex

What brand?

Yep. M/T sportsman S/R radial. 26 and 28 tall. Been using the 26" on my Barracuda. Nice tire.

Brad I really liked the way my car used to drive with the M&H 185/75R15 on the front.

I've run as tall as 205/75 & 215/75 R 15s on early Bs - just regular street tires, though - and they fill the opening nicely. Might have some interference at the bottom front fender corners depending on ride height & track width. Usually a 45-degree cut with some snips, no more than an inch, cures that; only needed to touch up the edge of the cut.

Kumho and Hankook . Korean tyres
I am sure TireRack etc should be able to help you out

Tex

FWIW, I wasn't able to find that size available in the U.S. It must be a pretty obscure size for an OEM fitment.

That's the only one I've found that fills the bill. Pricy, though, at over $200/tire for 28"! Ouch!

Not to mention ugly as heck, with that funky tread pattern. I’ve written M/T about this very subject in the recent past. With all the good radial rear rear tires these days, the market is void of drag-specific radial front runners. I’ve gotten no response from them which is disappointing. But I’ve got to believe they can see the hole in their lineup, and the market potential (??).

shoot , just realised I have Federal brand on front at the moment
its a pain with the reduction of tyre sizes available now
Tex

Dunlop makes nice oldtimer tire 185/80 R15 93W
not cheap
https://www.1001renkaat.com/renkaat-auto/dunlop/sport-classic/185-80-r15-93w-827990

The M/T Sportsman SR fronts are the ONLY tall AND skinny radials out there. Everything else is either 26" or shorter. Most are 25", no matter what the online measurements tell you. Anything taller than 26" gets too wide to be considered a "skinny" to me, except for the M/Ts.

but only 1040 lbs max load
not enough for us heavy iron big blog B body guys

LUMI...You probably believe a 165R15 tire will blow out at speeds above 112 mph too.

I've looked over several cars, and have come to the conclusion an awful lot of race cars out there are running either radial slicks or drag radials in the back, along with bias ply front runners.

Nobody seems to want to talk about it, but I wonder if they have any issues. Probably no (?)

yes i am a believer too
that dunlop is rated 270kmh = 167mph