[kingbuzzo]

Just looking around here and only BFGs seem to be available.

Why so much hate for them on PY? Was it just the white letter scandal or something else? Price maybe?

[78w72]

Originally Posted by kingbuzzo

Ok so 255/60 fronts and 275/60 rears? I think I would like that...

For size, 255/60 is the closest to the 225/70 at about 27.4" tall but a little wider, will fit & look good on a earlier 70-74 TA with 7" wheels... some have even used 275/60 on the rear for a raked look, they will fit on factory backspaced wheels, they will have more of a bulged sidewall on 7" but dont look too bad IMO.

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I have 275/60 on the rear & 255/60 on front of a 78 T/A, has a good stance and looks great IMO, but the rears are 15x8 snowflakes, theres lots of pics on here or the interwebs to show what the combo looks like or I can send a pic. I have 255/60 all the way around on a 81 TA that also looks good.

Originally Posted by kingbuzzo

Just looking around here and only BFGs seem to be available.

Why so much hate for them on PY? Was it just the white letter scandal or something else? Price maybe?

Summit & most other places have the M/T Sportsman ST as well as cooper & some others that will ship to most places.

The hate for BFG is 2 fold, one is the brown letter issue that was very common but some on here got lucky and didnt have the problem, but a quick google search turns up all kinds of complaints for it for many years... took them 4 times & 8 years replacing my tires to finally get white letters in 2023.
The other thing is they are a very outdated tread design with lower speed ratings than others like cooper or M/T, they look good but are overpriced for their performance IMO.

And unless you know someone that works at or owns a shop, you will pay to have them mount & balance a tire to see if you like it on your car... & then its been mounted so most places wont return it, thats not really an option. Look at pics of other cars & decide what you want for your.

[mgarblik]

Just a reminder, when your shopping for the less popular tires, don't forget the DOT build date codes. Bought some trailer tires not too long ago that were 8 years old according to the DOT codes. Must have been in a warehouse hidden away for 8 years. Tires are like buying milk. You really don't want to buy ones that have 75% of their expected life gone when they get to your door. Collector car tires are the worst. I won't accept any collector car tires over 2 years old when they reach me. Regular passenger car tires, 1 year.

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by 78w72

And unless you know someone that works at or owns a shop, you will pay to have them mount & balance a tire to see if you like it on your car... & then its been mounted so most places wont return it, thats not really an option. Look at pics of other cars & decide what you want for your.

My experience conflicts with thoughts.

20 years ago, I talked to a private shop that handled the tires I wanted and let them know I wanted to try 255/60/15's on my GTO (had the 1" wider rear on the car) to see if they fit and have 245/60's available if they didn't.

They gladly agreed to this.

For my wife's Camaro, just this week, I stopped by my local Discount Tire and asked if they would mount one size larger front tires to make sure they would fit and have a smaller size available if they don't.

Once again, they gladly agreed.

If you don't ask, you'll never know.

In the first case, that private shop got the sale.

This is my year (I won't run tires longer than 7 years) to replace both the GTO and the Camaro tires so who ever gets my tire business will sell 8 tires.

FWIW - 20 years ago, they didn't balance the tires until AFTER we knew they fit. Discount Tire plans to do it the same way.

[kingbuzzo]

Call me old school but I like the BFGs - never did me wrong

I found some 275s on amazon of all places however I think I may have to get the 255's elsewhere.

These old cars are getting to be a PITA for tires lol - especially where I live natch

I would love to get the new style honeys but that ain't happening unless I hit the lotto 😒

[pontiacstogo]

I've run 235/60/15's on my 74 for the longest time as I originally thought the sidewall on the 225/70/15 looked too tall. When I replace the BFG's that are on the car now, I will go with 225/70/15 instead to get a more original look - funny how tastes change over time.

[kingbuzzo]

Everything goes in and out of style as well...being a child of the 70s 80s, I will always like something wider out back however the stock size looks good too

At least there aren't too many options for 15s to torment myself lol

[78w72]

Originally Posted by pontiacstogo

I've run 235/60/15's on my 74 for the longest time as I originally thought the sidewall on the 225/70/15 looked too tall. When I replace the BFG's that are on the car now, I will go with 225/70/15 instead to get a more original look - funny how tastes change over time.

255/60 are very close to the height of original 225/70 only they are a little wider for better traction/footprint. Fit and work great on 7 or 8" wide wheels.