Rear tires for stock 8" wide rims

PB
I'm certainly not an expert on tires but I have had several high performance autos and have run "S" rated on them without a problem at legal highway speeds. The market is very limited in 15" tires. I went to 17" rims and ZR rated tires because I thought they looked good. I would have no qualms in putting 15" "S" rated back on my car. I still have the original Campys. Other tan race tracks where can you legally go over 100 mph?

BFG Euro TAs are H rated and available in a 305/50X15. Fit on the 8 inch wheel is a little ugly but it works. It is getting hard to find Z rated tires larger than 245.

The Tire Rack has Dunlop GT Qualifier T radials in P295/50TR15 size for $88 each. The "T" rating is a slightly higher speed rating. I'm hoping for a set of these under the tree this year!

The current tire-speed rating system used by all the mafgrs guaranttess a given vehicle to run at their rated speed for up to 2 hrs continuously without tire failure due to the speed. Unless you live very close to LeMans or Talledega, the 'S' rated tires will likely do you just fine. And your billfold will be likely be much heavier as a result, too....