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Tire recommendation for 15 x 6 rally wheels on 68 Bonneville?
I did I quick search for tires in the big car forum, not much in the way of recent posts.
I just finished blasting and rattle can painting some 15 x 6 rallys. Now I need some tires. Given the 6 inch width, it looks like 215 is about the maximum recommended tread width. (I tried running some 235/75/15 some years back and they are ok on the rear, but not rubbed some on the front. That was on 6 inch width, and although they looked a little ballooned they wore ok.) I do however like the taller tire to fill up the wheel well and avoid the lifted 4 x 4 look. Now thinking of using a 215/75/15. Thoughts? Also need recommendations for a manufacturer and model of tire. Very little available from what I can see for anything approaching a performance tire in that size. More of a light truck size. Raised white letter might be ok, but no problem with black-wall. Likely not going to enter any drifting competitions or autocross with this barge. Car is a driven regularly, but try to avoid rainy days, so wet weather and snow traction are not much of a concern. Recommendations? |
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" . . . but did rub some on the front."
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Tire Rack has a few:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes
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I ran a 225-70-15 on my 1973 Catalina. A friend of mine runs 235-70-15 on his '69 Bonneville.
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Would cooper cobra raised white letter look stupid on a big slow car? No interest in white wall or red lines.
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IMHO, in the B body world, Bonnevilles are cruisers and Catalinas were the ones with an attitude. White lettered tires would look out of place on a Bonny.
These are the original Goodyear 3/8" whitewall radials on my 68 GTO.
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I've gone with 225-70-R15 wheels and 225-75-R15 wheels and they didn't rub. I did replace the shocks, springs, and control arm bushings though as the car was super saggy beforehand.
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Put the white letters on the inside?
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yes!!!! You can shoot a little black paint on them, no one will know...paint sticks to tires surprisingly well..
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I wanted to run the Coker J78's on my Bonnie ragtop but the 1" whitewall was just too wide for a late 60's car in my opinion (all my factory spares on fullsize cars are in the 5/8" range).
I've used three different tires that are currently available that are stock size (J78 was the top tire size in 69 and it is very similar to a 235/75/15. The standard 8.55 or 8.85 are close to a 215 or 225/75/15. The best of the three is the Maxxis which I run on my bonnie ragtop. They are $120 at Summit and have a very smooth ride and the whitewall is 3/4" and very white. They drive beautifully, soft ride, low harshness, love them. I run 235's but 225 is also offered. A good alternative is the Hancook Optimo, only $65 at Walmart. I have two sets on cars I don't drive much. They drive pretty good and have a nice look. Great value for the money. The pic of my Executive is with them, 225/75/15 (i believe they also make a 235) The third should be avoided, Cooper makes a whitewall in this size and they ride awful, harsh and noisy. $80 at Summit. I had a set on my Catalina ragtop that are now being used as dock bumpers. A thi
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First pic is the Maaxis and second is the Hankook
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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Yesterday I bought two General Altimax RT43's in 225/70/15's. 2 tires Mounted and balanced out the door from Walmart for $240. Look ok, ride so much better than 10 yr old bald Chinese junk. The rear wheel wells look a little lonely as compared to the 235/75/15. These should be good for another 10 years.
(Raised white letters turned to the inside.) Last edited by rustyrelic; 02-15-2019 at 10:38 AM. Reason: update |
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I have 15x6 ralleys on my 67 cat convert. I put 225/70 front and 235/70 rear. Cooper cobra jets from summit racing. White letters in.
I really like the sidewall look and the width is fine. Original looking set up/maybe a little more substantial looking. |
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I run 225/75R15
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