Well, looks like the old satellite is gonna get some BFG T/A's and gonna scedule an appointment for thursday to get some rollin stock put on. I'm thinging of some P245/60R-15 for the front and P255/60R-15 for the rear.

I figure since the car is more of a light driver, and it's not really a performance model, maybe a diffrence in tire size won't matter too much. I was also thinking P235 front and P275 rear. Anybody have good fitment with similar BFG's out there? I love the way they still look on old cars like ours.

They look great, but they're a horrible tire. Check out the Cooper Cobras.

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I was also thinking P235 front and P275 rear.

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That is what I would go with



(if you wanted to stick with little 15's.. )

The 235/275 seems to really fit the B and E body nice from what I've seen (and used)..and I 2nd the Coopers, but T/A's won't make your car spontaniously combust or anything..

Well... hopefully not...

Here's mine with 235/275 60's. I also have 8" rims on the back.
Jim

So you guys saying the Radial T/A's are not all that, but the Cooper tires are better? Ok, I'll start a seperate post on that and see what comes together.

They look like a good profile on your car jim. I will probably like the new rubber as anything is better than the Sears and Robuck specials that are on it now. Tires it currently has would probably better suited for a nice a-body than the big'o B bod that they are on.

I have used (and sold in Oz) a ton of Cooper Cobras over the years and they are an excellent tire

Hello. Long time BFG user here. I've never had a problem with them, and they look better than Coopers. One problem you will run into is that BFG radial T/A 275/50/15's are discontinued (IF you are talking 50 series??). In fact all 50 series 15inch BFG's went discontinued about a year ago (265, 275, and 295's).

245's in the front and 255's in the rear look good. I thought when you said 235/275, you were looking at 275/50's since they have approx the same profile as a 235/60, so it looks good from the side. You dont get that rake, but you get more meat on the rear. On my 70 and 71 Superbees, I have 245/60's in the front on a 7inch, and 295/50's on an 8inch in the rear, it looks really good! The 295/50 and 245/60 have the same side profile as each other. So, once again, from the side, the car sits pretty level, but has pretty fat tread in the rear. That is just the way I like it. If you want a bit more rake, then 255's or 275's 60s will give you that. My cuda has the 235/60 in the front and 275/50 in the rear, that is why I thought you were originally refering to it. I saw that you dropped from a 245 to a 235 in the front when you went with the 275 in the rear, so I just was figuring side profile. Anyway, its all personal preference, I just like a level car, and am partial to BFG, but many out there like the Cobras, and a bit of a rake. They all look GOOD!

They will look good, but the car is gonna sit more than drive, and it's currently a 318, so no real power to the wheels. I'm trying to figure out which will give a nice, slight rake and not out of place on it.

Looks like 2 for cooper and 2 bfg's. Thanks on your input guys.

The 235/275 combo will give you a little bit of a rake and abit of the 'big and littles' look too

Coopers are probably a better tire than the T/A's but the T/A's are fine and they do look better. This is my Runner with 235+245X60X15's. I would go 245X60X15 on the front and 255 or 275X60X15 on the rear if I was doing it over.

Sheldon

Nice car Sheldon! Id go with his combo, and paint it Sassy Grass while your at it!!

Here's a couple somewhat lousy pics of my car. I run 235/60/15 up front and 275/60/15 out back. 15x7 rims all around. I've burnt a little off the rear tires over the years, and they seem to be wearing evenly, and the black I leave on the streets seems pretty consistant too. The car does have rearched leafs in the rear, so it's got that rake no matter what. Throw on some bigger tires in the rear, and it's quite substantial. However I really like the look. IMO these cars only look good if you have the suspension + wheels/tires setup just right. Next time I'm going with wider tires of the same overall diameter on 15x10's to really get that steamroller look. But for now the 275's are acceptable. In reality, on 7" wide rims, the 275's *may* perform no better than 255's, but I like the extra look of width they give. I'm actually thinking of going with 255/60/15's up front next time instead of the 235's. I think they would fill up the wheel well nicer and no matter what my suspenion gives me plenty of rake. Here's a couple pics, enjoy.

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Thanks again guys, these pics and info are looking pretty good. I like blackwall out, so either tire would be good. The only benifit the coop has over the T/T is that it's cheaper by $35set locally.


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