Tires. Front and Rear???? help
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Tires. Front and Rear???? help
I was about to order my tires today 255x60x15 all around BFGoodrich
BUT I was thinking that will it look better if it get 255x60x15 FRONT and 255x70x15 for the REAR
Im sure the 255x60x15 will fit the FRONT.
Im not that sure if 255x70x15 fits the REAR and will it look better??
Please help. I ned tires ASAP. My tires are about to pop very soon. I dint know that buying tires can be this hard.
BUT I was thinking that will it look better if it get 255x60x15 FRONT and 255x70x15 for the REAR
Im sure the 255x60x15 will fit the FRONT.
Im not that sure if 255x70x15 fits the REAR and will it look better??
Please help. I ned tires ASAP. My tires are about to pop very soon. I dint know that buying tires can be this hard.
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I have 255/60/15 on all four corners of my 78 and like the look.....If you wanted significantly wider tires on the rear, you could go with 295/50/15 with relatively the same tire height. They will stick out though....
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I had 255/60/15's for 25 years and a few months ago switched to SLP's 17 in rims with 255/45/17 ZR's in front and 255/50/17's in the rear. The reason I went with different size tires front and rear was because the 78-79 vettes have a rear biased squat look due to the body shape on the frame (not a sagging look due to a worn rear spring which can make the rear squat), assuming everything is in good shape. I also could not go to a smaller diameter rear tire without upping the rear ratio which is 3.70. I also have 1 in shorter coil springs in the front that along with the 1 in shorter front tires gives the car a slightly front biased look which I like very much. It looks like a vette should now. If you like this look of the early 70's vettes, I would go with 245/60/15's in the front and 255/60/15's in the rear perserving the axel ratio. Stay away from the 70 series profile if you can since these tires will make the tires more non performance than the 15 in tires available already are.
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what abot 255 70 15 at the rear... do u think it will rub cause its taller or its should fit jus right??
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I run 255/60 in front and 275/60 in back with no mods on a 79. Fits and looks great. Rear tires are about 1 inch wider and 1 inch taller than the front. Barely noticable, but beefy looking. With a 3:70 rear gear, the taller tire helped with cruising speeds also.
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I was torn between the 275/60 and 295/50 on the rear when shopping for tires too.
If the rims where wider, I would have gone with the 295's.Are your rear fenders flared??? Any pictures from the rear of the car???
295's look bad *** from the back!
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