trying to decide on brand and size.
I don't want issues turning and rubbing.
I have a set of 15 inch rims I will be using.
right now I have 215 70 14's on it.

The pickings are slim for 235 60 15's. and am not sure if that is too wide or not.
I want the same size all the way around.

looks like my only brand choices are cooper, firehawk or bfg's if I want raised white letters.

Blackwall, I can go for anything realy if I give up the 235's and go for 215's or 225's.
Not sure how that will look.

Cooper Cobra's are an excellent tire, and used them alot back in the 15" wheel days.

Personally I'd run nothing smaller than 245/60/15 all around if you want them all the same size. I run 235/60/15 front and 275/60/15 rear.

how stock is your car to get that under there?
any issues with turning or bumps?

pretty standard, but I was more concerned about the front end.

I think 255's might be pushing on the back end. but the last time I tried that was with a 67 and it would not clear the lip.

thanks. That was my concern.
pretty much all the places I called don't have 15 inch tires in stock.
235's on paper look smaller as well but I was afraid I couldn't get anything bigger to fit.

Use this to give you a good idea comparing tire sizes

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

FWIW, the 235 60 15 is almost identical in diameter to the 215 70 14

Dave

thanks. that helps some too.

going to 245 or 255 pretty much limits me to the same sets as the 235's.

so cobra's, firehawks, or BFG's.

guess cobras have the lead in votes. anyone else?

Around here, some of the BFG's are on super-duper-forever back order as well.... can't remember if it was the 225's ? 235's ? 245's ? (60 series that is)

I noticed that too, but found that some places stock a new part number and have the 255 in stock.

While they may look better, I prefer the smaller white letters over the huge cooper one's, performance and longevity based on the stuff I see says cooper has the edge.

I wish goodyear made one in that size. I would be all over it. But they don't.

Get some black paint and go around the Cooper writing until it's smaller.

245-60-15 on 7" police wheels all around on a 64 Polara,no problems.