[6pack] Tire Selection for 205/70/15

[Dave More]

No issues at all, even with a rear shock conversion. The 205/70-15 size is
almost exactly the same as the original tires.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Corbitt, Michael" <Michael_Corbitt at ous.edu>
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:33 am
Subject: [6pack] Tire Selection for 205/70/15
To: 6pack at autox.team.net

> I'm getting ready to replace my 11 year old 185/70/15 tires on
> my 69.
> I'm planning to replace them with a 205/70/15 on original steel rims.
> Anybody know of any problems with running a 205 on the stock rims?
>
>
>
> Tire selection seems to be limited for a 205/70/15.  Maybe
> someday I'll
> buy a set of 16 inch wheels where the selection is much greater.
>
>
>
> I'm looking for a fairly sticky set of tires and I'm not worried about
> their mileage rating.  My 11 year old tires still look
> almost new.  I
> have my eye on BF Goodrich TAs.  I've looked at some
> reviews on the web
> that indicate the tires can be pretty noisy (of course, how big a
> problem is this anyway on a TR6?).   I would be
> interested in knowing
> what brand and series of  205/70/15 tires some of you run
> that you
> particularly like.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Mike
>
> Corvallis, OR
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