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

[shawn loseke]

Actualy a 195/65 is a smaller rolling diameter then the original. The
original 185R15's had a sidewall closer to an 80 series so you have to
plug in 185/80R15 into the tire size calculator. If you assume the
sidewall to be a 70 series (185/70R15) then a 195/65R15 is closer.

Shawn

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:21 AM, <fishplate at charter.net> wrote:
> ---- "Corbitt wrote:
>> 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?
>
> They're a little wider - beyond the limit? I couldn't say...
>
> Have a shufti at the MintyLamb tire calculator:
>
> http://www.mintylamb.co.uk/?page=tyre.htm
>
> According to this, a 195/65-15 is real close to the original size.  I have a
pair of 205/65-15 tires on my stock rims, and the look a bit fat.  I plan to
replace them with the 195/65-15 size.
>
> I'm thinking the Sumitomo HTR - I've got a set on my Spitfire that are nice
and sticky, and not noisy.  Decent price, too...
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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