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goatheaven 02-28-2009 09:55 PM

Rally II 15x7 rims
 
Can I put wide 50's tires on Rally II 15x7 rims??
If so what tire size would you suggest?
Thanks in Advance

AGTO8U 02-28-2009 11:03 PM

I've seen 295-50's radials on 7" rallyIIs. Probably a little wide though, 275's would fit better.

guccieng 02-28-2009 11:07 PM

people do it all the time, but anything wider than a 235 on a 7 inch wide rim looks silly and isn't recommended by any tire company.

marauder 02-28-2009 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guccieng (Post 3581813)
people do it all the time, but anything wider than a 235 on a 7 inch wide rim looks silly and isn't recommended by any tire company.

I'm not sure anything wider than 235s looks silly. I've used 245s a number of times and thought they looked fine.

I have 295s on 8" wheels that look decent in my opinion but I know that they would be better on 10" wheels...

guccieng 03-01-2009 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marauder (Post 3581828)
I'm not sure anything wider than 235s looks silly. I've used 245s a number of times and thought they looked fine.

I have 295s on 8" wheels that look decent in my opinion but I know that they would be better on 10" wheels...

i admit, there's not much difference in a 245 and 235, but it starts to look like 'balloons' to me, depending on the sidewall, of course. you're not really gaining much tread and the handling is worse with the 245's on a 7 inch rim with all of the extra lateral movement.

goatheaven 03-01-2009 12:30 AM

thanks for all the response,
I'm buying tires in a few days.
What brand do you guys suggest? that are reasonable
if I go with 245/50/15's in the rear
what would be best for front
going on 68 goat

guccieng 03-01-2009 02:55 AM

firestone firehawk indy 500's are great rubber. i've never heard anything but praise for them. not that expensive, either.

Danimal 03-01-2009 03:16 AM

a 245/50/15 tire is going to MUCH shorter that the original tires. I realize that this may be what you searching for, however this might be extreme and you may have ground clearance issues or you might not be satified with the way that size fills out the wheel wells.

You might want to search for some images of the look/stance you're looking to acheive and we'll be happy to offer some additional suggestions.

At the very least, I'd check with the tire place mounting them to only "test fit" one on your car and see what you think before all 4 are on there and you're not satisfied, but stuck with them.

$.02

mash 03-01-2009 04:46 AM

2 Attachment(s)
235/60/15 on rear and 215/65/15 on front all 7" rimsAttachment 159832

Attachment 159833

ericwy 03-01-2009 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guccieng (Post 3581933)
firestone firehawk indy 500's are great rubber. i've never heard anything but praise for them. not that expensive, either.

Here's my TA with Indy's 255 60 R15 on Rally IIs, best tire for the street I have ever put
on this car. fwiw, i hv used GY-GT, GY-GTII, GY-SP, BFG, etc..

marauder 03-01-2009 01:15 PM

3 Attachment(s)
When I purchased my car it had 235/60x15s all around. I later wanted a little more rubber in the rear and went with the 295/50x15s. These are 15x8x4.5 Rally II repros in the pics and all with the 235s.

She's wearing 285/40x17s rear and 245/45x17s front now on 10" and 8" wheels respectively.

1971/455/HO/4-SPD 03-01-2009 03:46 PM

I used Firestone Firehawk 245x60x15's on my 7's and they look great!!!

chipster 03-01-2009 04:26 PM

BFG's website says 255-60-15s are OK on a 7" rim. They are also 26.8 inches in diameter, which is the same as the G70-14s that your car came with.
for the front, 215-70-15s are 26.9" in diameter, probably as close as you can get to original size.

OLDFLM72 03-01-2009 09:55 PM

Wider
 
I'm running 255/60/15s front and 275/60/15s rear on my 71 Firebird on 15x7 Rally IIs with no problems fwiw.


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