67 L79 Vert

Hello Corvette Brothers and sisters! LONG time fan and lurker, first time owner! I have lusted after a 67 convertible since I was a kid. It was the dream car that I had on my wall as a youngster. I am happy to report I have changed from fan to owner, and bought a beautiful car! I go to pick it up in a week, and I can barely sleep. It is like being 9 years old on Xmas morning again!

Quick question - I bought new "bolt on" wheels to go on it, because I love the vintage look. And I know our cars came with 7.75x15's. What is the tire size in today's standards that fills the wheel well nicely, without rubbing? Or should I stick to period correct rubber? It is a numbers matching, very nice condition car.

Stance is a very important aspect on cars to me, and I want the tire to disappear into the wheel well some - does that make sense?

Thanks for all of the great knowledge on this board!

67sunfireyellow

Congratulations on your purchase. I have 215/70R 15 which is larger than the stock tire and looks great on the car. No rubbing.

capevettes

Congratulations on your 67 I agree on the 215 70 15 as the right size for your car.

Black_Magic

Congratulations on your NEW ride

Here is various wheels/tires that you might give you some ideas ===>> Click Here

Not a lot of 15" but may help.

George

67 L79 Vert

Thanks guys ... very helpful.

Is it a worthwhile investment to stick with period correct 7.75x15 rubber? They are about 165 bucks each.

Black Magic - the stance on your car is perfect - but I want to stick with 15" wheels. But your car's look is what I am trying to replicate.

capevettes

Bias ply = trailer queen/judged car
Radials= To drive on.

Russ T Gate

Welcome aboard, your now into a great hobby. When I first put my car back on the road I bought a set of repo bias ply redlines and got about 7,000 miles out of them, the ride was poor and handling non exsistent. If your into the orginal look get a set of orginal style radial tires.
Good luck with your new car/
Russ

JohnZ

The direct replacement radial size for the original 7.75-15 bias-ply tires is the 205/75-15; there are plenty of them out there from Firestone, Goodyear, Michelin, etc., and that size will give you zero rubbing issues with stock wheels, and your speedo accuracy won't be affected.

Fawndeuce

Congrats and welcome!
As others have said; don't consider anything but radials if you are going to drive it.
You can buy radials that have the look of the the old bias ply tires, Coker and Diamondback offer them. I think most on this forum will tell you that Diamondback makes a better tire than Coker.



Paul

darguy

Nice work! I know the X-mas morning feeling. I've had mine for nearly 2 years now, and it's still exciting - although I've gotten used to the idea and don't feel as self conscious as I did at first...

wallemon

I went with coker classics in goldline trim (radials, of course) for my '66 with the bolt on's I installed. P205/75 15 to duplicate the original size.

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Oh and welcome to the forum!

shemp

We need pics ASAP Congrats, Shemp

Cruzmeisters

Welcome aboard & CONGRATS on the '67 You've come to the RIGHT place for any info you're gonna need