What tires 14 " steelies with dog dishes

What is a good affordable 14 inch tire that looks good on steel rims with dog dishes (switching from ralley wheels)? Not sure if the rims will be black or painted red like the car yet... It's not a show car buy a nice 4 speed decent driver. I'm too cheap to spin the tires and chew them up so they need to last years while only putting a couple hundred miles a year on them..... and would you go white letter? Thanks

 

With that usage, they’ll dry rot before they wear out no matter what you buy. As far a choices, 225/70 is probably the best size (or F70), and in that size you’re limited to BFGs ($150ish), Cooper Cobras (a little cheaper) or vintage tires like Coker sells (white letter, whitewall, red stripe) and they’ll run you more. I’m torn right now; I prefer the look of the BFGs but the price hurts.
Patrick

 

Here's what come up on one of my wholesale suppliers site. I need to buy a set too now that I came up w/as set of correct '70 chrome wheels & my 15" BFG's are pretty old. While I'd love to get a set of reproduction Firestone F70 Wide Ovals, not sure I can justify the cost. The Generals are available in OWL and are pretty reasonable ($110 ish) - I'm thinking I might try them.

 

I installed a new set of BFG Radial T/A 245R60x15 tires on my Firebird T/A. Cost me installed, balanced and recycle old tires, cost me $1100 cdn.
I have had, over the years, 5 sets of BFG T/A tires, on my cars. Okay by me.

 

Thanks all. Any opinions on looks for white letter or just black? Trying to find pics of dog dishes with both.. I think no white letter might look better on steel rims with dog dish...

 

I think blackwall but hard to say.

 

I like white letters but that’s a personal preference. (They’re not correct prior to ‘70 on GSs but that was such a common thing when I was young, it just looks right on anything with two doors from ‘65 to ‘88 or so).
Patrick

 

Mine were 14"s.

 

I like them both haha...Which ones do you run now?