I'm having a terrible time deciding which tire to buy, only because I want the TALLEST one and with all the weird actual numbers you hear about with these front radial tires it's hard to decide. I have a 15x4" wheel and I have a Duster so I have to stick with a 26" tire, I run a 275/60/15 radial on the back. My Sportsman front tires only measure 80" in circumference, I'd love to find something that truly is 81" or slightly bigger. I could take a tape measure to Summit and check out all 3 tires but they won't be mounted so the measurements may be useless.?
Info I've gathered so far........

Hoosier #19050 is 80.5" circumference, $204 each and are in stock at Summit. I'd love to measure a mounted set of these to see what the actual circumference is.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/hoo-19050

M&H #ROD02 is 81.7" circumference, $182 each and are in stock at Summit. To me the tread kinda looks like a dirt track tread but I've heard people say they look good like a drag tire.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mnh-rod02

M/T #6652 is advertised as 81.6" circumference but I'm doubting that since everyone says they're about 25.25" tall and that's how tall my Sportsmans are, and they are only 80" in circumference.
They are in stock at Summit and cost $188.73 each.
http://www.summitracing.com/oh/parts/mtt-6652

Do any of you guys own any of these tires?

Bob, My son has a set of the MTs on 4"wheels. I can measure them and post some pics but not till tomorrow evening.

I have really skinnys on the other Demon. May be one of those. I'll check tomorrow.

That M&H is 173.99 at jegs

That would be much appreciated!

Thanks

I like the M&H, I might do those with the 4" steel wheels on my Valiant

When I was googling, I saw a couple guys mention that the M&H tires drove really nice on the street.

My 26" M/T Sportsmans are awful, they are like a motorcycle tire and try to follow every little crack in the road.

did u ck a 205 75 15 radial tire thats what ive been using for many years i get them at pep boys for 70 bucks each !!!

That's the size I bought and mounted, they were ginormous on a Duster, wouldn't even fit on the car, they hit fenders when turning. They were Cooper brand. They were listed as 26.98 tall and that's what they measured.

The 205/70/15 is 26.28" tall so it might fit better, I just don't think the 8.11" section width will look good on a 4" rim. I do not race this car but I like the looks of skinny front tire.


http://m.summitracing.com/parts/coo-34012

how about a 195 75 tire ? i can't help with the measurements though. sorry.

I would bet the 195 is a little too tall to fit a Duster but I wouldn't know for sure til I measured one mounted. Plus they are $146 and up so I may as well get one of the 3 I mentioned in the first post of this thread. It's worth looking into though, thanks.

Bob,
The MT's measure 25 1/2" tall an the circumference is approximately 80 1/2" on the 4" rim. He has a 69 Barracuda and they look good. Hope this helps

it's a street car - why run a skinny up front? go to a wider rim and put some wider tires up front - it will handle much better and be a bunch safer stopping

Thanks! I'm glad to hear they're not shorter than my sportsmans, they're actually a tad taller.

Dave it's just my preference for looks. My next build is gonna be a pro-touring car with 4 fat tires and a 5 speed.

Dont know if this will help Bob but as you said many 15" tires will rub on turns on the front of an A-body. So we actually have 205/70-14's up front on my sons Dart and we have ran them on it since 1997 when I put it on the road. They work fine with the 15's we run in the back as it drives and handles great. Ron

Here is a pic from the front also. Good luck on which ever tires you go with. Ron

Ron, how wide is your front rim? Mine is only 4". Those tires do look good.