1975 Tire Question
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1975 Tire Question
Hello Everyone
I have been reviewing previous threads regarding tires sizes for C3's however they are a few years old now so I just wanted to see if there is anything new.
I understand that the original tire size for the 1975 was 220/70/15 which are currently on my car with the original rims.
Is this size currently still available anywhere and if not would someone please recommend the best alternative size which will hopefully fit my current rims without causing rubbing etc. as referred to in some of the previous threads on the topic.
Thanks
I have been reviewing previous threads regarding tires sizes for C3's however they are a few years old now so I just wanted to see if there is anything new.
I understand that the original tire size for the 1975 was 220/70/15 which are currently on my car with the original rims.
Is this size currently still available anywhere and if not would someone please recommend the best alternative size which will hopefully fit my current rims without causing rubbing etc. as referred to in some of the previous threads on the topic.
Thanks
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Hi Mike
I was at the garage talking to my mechanic about it today...he is a Good Year guy. At the moment I believe there are Good Year Eagle GT's on it. Anyway he mentioned that he thought that the 225/70/15 ( raised white lettering ) should be ok and they were only about 170.00/piece.
However when I looked at some 255/60/15 online, I think they were Good Year also they wanted 369.00 per tire. Price difference had me confused.
I was at the garage talking to my mechanic about it today...he is a Good Year guy. At the moment I believe there are Good Year Eagle GT's on it. Anyway he mentioned that he thought that the 225/70/15 ( raised white lettering ) should be ok and they were only about 170.00/piece.
However when I looked at some 255/60/15 online, I think they were Good Year also they wanted 369.00 per tire. Price difference had me confused.
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Thanks. The previous owner had a new set of eagle gt's. Spring 2013 I believe. Apparently the master cylinder seized and the rear tires got flat spotted. So the fronts are basically new and the rears are a worn pair that were installed to get by. I think the gt's he had are expensive. Not sure whether to chase after two of those or just get four of the types mentioned above. Something fun to think about while it snows for the next four months.
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Thanks. The previous owner had a new set of eagle gt's. Spring 2013 I believe. Apparently the master cylinder seized and the rear tires got flat spotted. So the fronts are basically new and the rears are a worn pair that were installed to get by. I think the gt's he had are expensive. Not sure whether to chase after two of those or just get four of the types mentioned above. Something fun to think about while it snows for the next four months.