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polara pat
 Post subject: Tire Height Chart
PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:35 am 
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I digress that this is for my '67 C-body that I use to tow my race car and I can't believe I'm having guilt about this but it has a 440. Please forgive me. I currently run 235/60/15 and 225/60/15 BFGs and as much as I love the profile on my big machine, I feel the sidewalls are a little soft for towing. I'm wondering what you guys might think of running a L/T tire in a similar size, maybe a bit taller and what it may translate to in tire sizes. I'm currently going back and forth between 3.23 and 3.91 gears. All help is appreciated.

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H'mmm. What size wheels are you running?

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H'mmm. What size wheels are you running?
235/60/15 and 225/60/15

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Sorry, I'm running 15" cop wheels with standard back spacing and I believe they are 7 1/2" wide.

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I run 235 / 15 LT load range C tires on my Buick Roadmaster,,,,and cruise them at 145km/hr with a load. No problem.

I think we are currently rocking "Wild Country XT" from Kal tire.

I used to have load range C BFG KOs....I hated them

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check this out:

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

it gives you a side-by-side comparison and speedometer changes. i would go to a bigger wheel like a 16". i suggest going into a (or a few) tire stores and talk to them and see what they suggest.

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check this out:

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

it gives you a side-by-side comparison and speedometer changes. i would go to a bigger wheel like a 16". i suggest going into a (or a few) tire stores and talk to them and see what they suggest.

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I actually went to a couple of local tire shops and they really weren't much help. I think I'd like to stick with the 15" wheels but just something that could handle the load and not look totally dorky (really tall).

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It is no problem to get 235/60/15 LT load range C tires. Just ask for a pickup tire.

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