What tire size and rim combo are you running?

Discussion in 'The Hides' started by ceas350, Dec 13, 2009.

  1. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    What tire size and rim combo are you running?
    I wanted to start this thread to get everyone to post pics of their tire/ rim combo.
    Please post pics... regardless of how your car looks.:beer
    I'm running 205/60/15 in front 275/60/15 in back.
     
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  2. V8Sky

    V8Sky "Scarlett"

    I have 15x7 Buick rims in the front and custom made 15x8 Buick rims in the rear (4.5 inch backspace all made by Curt McKim). Currently have 255x60x15 Firestone Firehawk tires all around. With the 15x8 rear rims I could always go to a 275x60x15 tire in the rear.
     

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  3. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    Super nice drop...
    Diggin the t&r combo:TU:
     
  4. oldrocka

    oldrocka John

    15x8 rims all round with 255x60x15 T/A radials.
     

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  5. Running

    Running Midwest Buick Mafia

    I am neither :laugh: :laugh:
     
  6. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    Liking the combos...
    Let's keep them coming folks:gp:
    Show us what you got!
     
  7. 70 gsconvt

    70 gsconvt Silver Level contributor

    245/60R15 up front on stock rallye wheels.

    325/50R15 on the back on 15x10 wheels. Go big or go home!
     
  8. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    Now that's a combo I would like to see.
    That's what I'm goin for big on back. I have air shocks in back so it should work
     
  9. Nothingface5384

    Nothingface5384 Detail To Oil - Car Care

    I've been through just about 3 tire combos

    215-60 - 15x7 4.25 bs all around
    then 255-60 15 on 15x8 4.5bs and 15x7 4.5 bs on a 235-60
    currently running same rim combo but with 275-60s rear and 245-60 fronts


    will be switching to 325-50-15s on 15x10 with either 5-5/8 bs or 5-3/4 bs
    and possibly a 275-50-15x8 with 4.5 to 4.75 for the front!

    ps i'm thinking with the spring info a fellow member gave me i'll be able to make the 325s work without air shocks! as the free height is 2inches longer then the replacement rear skylark coil springs with the same spring rate!
     
  10. 70 gsconvt

    70 gsconvt Silver Level contributor

    Just to let you know, on my car I did trim back the top of the wheel wells along the top to insure no rubbing issues. And I have airbags in the rear to keep bounce down. I run about 6-8 psi around town and pump the passenger side up to about 15 psi at the track. It's tight in there. I can just stick my finger in between the tire and the frame. And these cars weren't built to exacting standards. So they differ by as much as 1/4". I would say get your backspacing around 5.75" to be sure and you could always shim the tires out up to 1/4". My rims are 5-5/8", but they're for my car and I did a lot of measuring before ordering them.

    Here are the pics from when I first got the tires. The pics start at post #41.

    http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=15046&page=2
     
  11. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    Man! That is one sweet combo!
    Do the rear rims match the fac buick rims?
    If so I could just get a set of those instead of cragars like I was going to do
     
  12. Nothingface5384

    Nothingface5384 Detail To Oil - Car Care

    yea he got buick rims custom made via Specialty Wheel
     
  13. 70 gsconvt

    70 gsconvt Silver Level contributor

    Exactly right. They're Buick rallye centers welded on a 15x10 hoop. They look factory.
     
  14. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    Cool....
    Any problem with balancing them?
    Anyone know of a enexpensive 325/50/15?
     
  15. Nothingface5384

    Nothingface5384 Detail To Oil - Car Care

    just check out jegs and summit theires atlleast 4 street tires in that size
    all have a slightly different width
    i'll just be going bfg t/a g-force drag radial 2s front and rear 189 for the 325s via tirerack..i'm sure shipping will be 40 bucks

    thikn it was mt ssr? radials that had as nice tread design
     
  16. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    TTT
    GOT PICS???:beers2:
     
  17. gusszgs

    gusszgs Well-Known Member

    This pic is with 27"x 11.5" Hoosier QT Pro's rear, and 215/70/15 Goodyears on the front. No rubbing issues what so ever.
     

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  18. ceas350

    ceas350 "THE BURNER"

    Very nice...
    I'm still am trying to figure out what combo and wheel brand I'm going for. I like how a set of deep dish cragar ss wheels look, but the fac wheels look really nice as well.
     
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    Nothingface5384 Detail To Oil - Car Care

  20. stg2NW

    stg2NW Well-Known Member

    Here is my 65. Front is 155-80 on a 15x4.5 Cragar S/S and rear is 245/60 on a 15x8.

    I can fit more tire in the rear as soon as I put the stock width rearend back in.
     

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