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Title: tires for steel wheel cars
Post by: acman63 on September 17, 2019, 10:49:25 PM

what size radials are people using on the base 15 x 6 steel wheel cars

Title: Re: tires for steel wheel cars
Post by: zray on September 17, 2019, 11:37:36 PM

I used 215/60-15 or 225/60 Avons on the K code,

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Title: Re: tires for steel wheel cars
Post by: oldcanuck on September 18, 2019, 07:41:48 AM

205/60R15

Title: Re: tires for steel wheel cars
Post by: zray on September 18, 2019, 06:17:53 PM

Quote from: oldcanuck on September 18, 2019, 07:41:48 AM
205/60R15

Many tire / wheel compatibility charts do list 205's as the maximum widfth on 6 inch wheels. However I had fine results with the 215/60-15 Avons on the 6" Ford steel wheels. The backspacing was 3 7/8". The tire contact patch was identical when compared with mounting the tire on a 7" width wheel, and no perceptible sidewall bulging. I put about 15,000 miles on those tires and at that point they were a little more than halfway worn.

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