New Tire time

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Looking for some tires that have good traction, and good wear life. I still have the stock rims and almost drive this car everyday. Also, what size should I get. My last tires were some no-name brand that weren't good for anything.

THanks
Chris

 

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ttt

 

[d0n_3d]

you can't go wrong with BF Goodrich Radial T/A 255/50/15's on the back and 215/50/15's up front, best radial tire IMO

 

[denn454]

i'm going out tonight to get some new tires my worn out "slicks" dont' do to well on roads with any water, muchless snow and ice fun ride though! i'm just going to get some cheap tires for it, i don't know how much longer i'll have the and next season i'll get a set of et slicks for the track, so performance doesn't matter a ton to me. i was looking around a while ago, the brigestone stingers didn't look too bad, i think thats what i'll go with. there cheap too.

 

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Would you suggest getting them in a wider size. A friend of mine had some Kumho tires on his mustang and he liked them. Any opinions about Kumho tires.

Chris

 

[d0n_3d]

i have never ran wider than 255 on stock wheels on my car (except for my GNX wheels now...running 265/50/16's) but i have seen some run 275/60's on a stock GN wheel...i think they were drag radials...i think the 275/50's might rub...not sure...

 

[kh440]

Kumho's not a bad tire for the money, but for not much more the radial t/a is a better riding, longer lasting choice.

 

[denn454]

i have 235/60/r15's right now. i'd like to go a bit wider so i've been looking for 235/55-50 am i moving around the right numbers? i thought the 2nd 2 numbers is width and the first 3 numbers are height. am i wrong? and what do the numbers mean?

also how wide can i go on the stock t-type wheels?

 

[d0n_3d]

the first set of numbers is the measurement i think in milimeters wide...the second set is a ratio derived height...and of course the last set is the size in inches for the wheel you are putting them on...

 

[Topjimmy]

The first # is the width in millimeters sidewall-to-sidewall. The second # is the aspect ratio (determined by dividing a tire's height by its width).

On a stock 7" wide T rim, you can install a 295/50/15's but you must use 2 air bags to keep the tires from rubbing.

I run the 295/50's on 7" reversed Cragar SST's with 3 1/2" back spacing. Tire pressure at 25 lbs. and airbags at 15-22 lbs. with a stack of 3 spacers under each bag. 215/65's in front on the same rims with stock springs.

HTH - Jimmy

 

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Okay, thanks for the replys. I will check out the BFG TA tires. How well do they do with hooking up. I know since its a street tire that it won't do that well, but I am hopeiing for something with a little more traction then what I have.

Thanks
Chris

 

[JoeNational]

Well i say bf goodrich are the best especially for the money iam running 275/50/15's drag radials in the rear with prostars and i had to invest in some wheel spacers and i might have to bend up the lip on the quarter, but IMO go with the bf goodrich's