Tire Sizes

[Gerry]

Next time I'm over, we'll have to hit some pubs!

Make it so, captain. Would be a real treat for me to have a chat with you. (Excuse to gain more 'free' tech info)

If you do come over,please make sure you let me know.
G

 

[roadmonster]

T/A Radials, 275/60 R15 rears, 155/80 R15 fronts. Big 'n littles that MATCH and have a great old-school look.

 

[Pete]

Front: Cheng Shin 5.10-16 (Hallcraft 16x3)
Rear: Coker Pro-Trac N50-15 (Truespoke 15x10)

 

[Pete]

Big on the back
n small on the front

Thats is 3" x 16" front and 18 x29 x 15 on the back

I'm running 3" x 16" up front too and need new tires; what are you running, and do you like them?

 

[Tjbucket]

Hoosier Pro-Street Radials, 31x16.50R-17 and 24x7.50R-15. Hoosier is the only source for big weenies to fit 17" wheels.

Now that looks bad a$$!! Can you post a close up of your seat? It looks from that angle one seat towards the center.......Great stance low and level! Sorry didn't mean to highjack thread for the seat, but, sure others would like to see also.

 

[Tjbucket]

29X15.5 Mickey Thompson Sportsman on rear (Cragar Starwire wheels 12X15), front 16" Dayton wheels with 3.5 X16 tires.

 

[Tjbucket]

Big on the back




n small on the front



Thats is 3" x 16" front and 18 x29 x 15 on the back

As they say across the one pond, Gerry....."go big or go home!".......Yeah, you are proof......go big!

 

[PotvinGuy]

Now that looks bad a$$!! Can you post a close up of your seat? It looks from that angle one seat towards the center.......Great stance low and level! Sorry didn't mean to highjack thread for the seat, but, sure others would like to see also.

With pleasure:

Those are office chairs with the arms and bases removed. Very comfortable. You can see more at my build thread: Big redo of the old bucket

 

[Pete]

With pleasure:

Those are office chairs with the arms and bases removed. Very comfortable. You can see more at my build thread: Big redo of the old bucket

"Very comfortable" t-bucket seats? I didn't realize that was possible!

 

[tfeverfred]

"Very comfortable" t-bucket seats? I didn't realize that was possible!

It's VERY possible. You just have to plan it out.

 

[cooter]

255/70-15 rear on 15x8 165/15 0n 15x4 front

 

[Gerry]

And the small ones. We can do that as well...

 

[Neshkoro]

Can you mix radials and bias ply tires? I'm looking for a new set of front tires for my t bucket and radials are more common.

 

[choppedtop]

I pulled this off the internet..I have done this before on a pickup. If I remember correctly, I had radials on the front, and it was a washy type drive. Had to fight the steering all the time.

Laws allow radials rear, bias front, but not the other way around. I had a VW that had bias, put a radial (spare) on the back, and it tried to kill me the first time I took it over 20 mph! Absolutely uncontrollable..

Radials on back and bias on front will cause understeer. Comversely bias on rear and radials on front will cause oversteer. This goes for wider tires on back and/or wider offset wheels than those on the front even if all are radials. Wider tires/wheels on front are a recipe for oversteer too which is more dangerous than understeer.

 

[cooter]

I pulled this off the internet..I have done this before on a pickup. If I remember correctly, I had radials on the front, and it was a washy type drive. Had to fight the steering all the time.

Laws allow radials rear, bias front, but not the other way around. I had a VW that had bias, put a radial (spare) on the back, and it tried to kill me the first time I took it over 20 mph! Absolutely uncontrollable..

Radials on back and bias on front will cause understeer. Comversely bias on rear and radials on front will cause oversteer. This goes for wider tires on back and/or wider offset wheels than those on the front even if all are radials. Wider tires/wheels on front are a recipe for oversteer too which is more dangerous than understeer.

So skinny on front of T is a good thing?

 

[choppedtop]

Cooter, with all the driving you have done recently, I bet you would know if it was driving bad. Not heard any complaints from you yet.. GOOD THING!

 

[cooter]

Cooter, with all the driving you have done recently, I bet you would know if it was driving bad. Not heard any complaints from you yet.. GOOD THING!

Drives great. My problem is the corvair box. But that's another story.. I thought about 15x7 uo front for some more grip. Lol. I don't need to be pushing this car that hard anyway.

 

[Neshkoro]

So I would have to say that mixing the bias and radials is not a good idea.
Thanks,

Bill

 

[409T]

Go to any large car show and you will find plenty of guys running Mickey Thompson bias ply tires on the rear and smaller radials on the front. Just sayin'.

 

[roadmonster]

Drives great. My problem is the corvair box. But that's another story.. I thought about 15x7 uo front for some more grip. Lol. I don't need to be pushing this car that hard anyway.

How is Corvair box a problem?