Reply to "Tires for 15" wheels"

George PAdmin.

quote:
Originally posted by JOHNEYE:
...I thought the rule of thumb was the width of the tire tread was to be equal to the wheel width...John

John,

Each manufacturer has a specification for the range of rim widths allowable for each of their tires. For a given size tire, the spec for each manufacturer will be a bit different. In general, you want to run the widest wheel allowable, but that's not always possible. These specifications are available on the Tire Rack web site. I did some quick checking for you, limiting my search to 15" tires with an OD between 26" and 27", here's what I found:

255/60R15 (27.1" od)
BF Goodrich........6.5" - 10"
Dunlop.............7" - 10"
Goodyear...........7" - 9"
Yokohama...........7" - 9"

275/50R15 (25.9" od)
BF Goodrich........7.5" - 11"

295/50R15 (26.7" od)
BF Goodrich........8" - 11"
Goodyear...........7.5" - 11"
Yokohama...........8" - 10"

The last one listed gets my vote. I'm a Yokohama guy.

Your friend on the DTBB, George

2/20/0610:56 AM

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