Need to replace all four Goodyear Polyglas RWL GT tires (G-70-15 on front & H-70-15 on rear ) on "Art" the hot rod truck . Granted they look cool but every pebble on the road is felt & the truck follows every crease in the road . It is all over the place .

Am thinking about 275-60-15 on the rear ( 28 " tall & 10.7 wide ) & 215-70-15 on front ( 26.68 " tall & 8.58 wide ) Maybe something a little narrower as it does not have power steering .
Will give me plenty of contact patch for the BB FORD to hookup and almost 1/1/2 " of style rake .
Any one feel free to post your tires sizes for comparison . Thanks , Denny

 

Previous post edited . Thanks Abe

 

Good point.

Denny, if you click on edit on your first post, then click on advanced edit you can fix the title.

 

Mine currently has old bias ply tires. L60-15 (275/60-15) in the rear and G60-15 (245/60-15) in the front. I am planning on replacing tires and wheels when I move it home so I am going narrower on the rear. The L60 (275) rear tires stick out of the fenders which is a look I do not prefer as I've aged. It was tough to steer with G60 (245) front tires with no power steering and a 390 engine. It now has power steering.

I'm leaning towards same size tires and wheels all around when they are replaced. 17x8 wheels and 245/50 or 245/55 tires. I'll work with the suspension to get the best stance.

FYI, even with a 275 rear tire, if your motor makes a fair amount of power the truck won't hook up. Not enough weight in the back.

 

Here is mine 235/60R15 on 15x7 and 275/60R15 on 15x8-1/2.


Here is how she looks from the rear.

 

Denny,
BFG P235R60-15 front and P255R60-15 rear.


Rear

 

Cooper makes exactly what you want.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company - Cobra Radial G/T?

 

I got BF Goodrich radial T/A 275-60-15 on 8" rims, rear & 215-70-15 on 6" rims front. I like the look and they give a nice ride too.

 

The 38 yr. old Goodyear Polyglas GT RWL belted / bias ply tires are history .
Now riding on BFG P27560/R15 rears ( 28" tall & 10.7 wide ) w/ P21570R15 fronts ( 26 13/16 tall X 7.6 wide ) An very anxious to take it for a drive & feel the improved ride .

Thanks to all that responded w/ input & pics .
Put the white letters in this time . Had enough yrs. of cleaning white letters . Thought I would change it up this time .Looked at many hot rods at the regular tues. night car show & just a few had the letters out . Gives it more of a hot rod look .

 

OK. Pix on the truck? Should be nice. Now what do you do with your old Polyglas tires? Let me know. I have a set of 45 year old E60-15s upstairs in the barn.

 

That's what I have!

 

Pete , will have the truck out soon & will take some pics on level ground & report back on the ride comfort .. Put the tires on Craigslist & see what happens . If no results put an ad on the HAMB or ebay . Some guy from Detroit is interested in the G70-15 tires . Haven't heard back from him so on ebay they went .Good luck .Need to recoup the $$ to pay for he new tires .

 

Swung by the race shop today . Pete & I put the toe stick on the front end & checked the toe.It was fine . So now need to get a steering box rebuild kit & rebuild it . Has way too much play . The new tires made a huge difference in smoothness of ride . Was told by a guy at the stop light "That is just beautiful " This truck is way too much fun to drive . The wife likes it more compared to the stock truck since it has comfy buckets seats as opposed to the stock bench seat . This truck loves fuel !! Must learn to be easy on the pedal .It is difficult since I know what is there .
Am very pleased w/ the stance .

 

Looks great Denny

 

I would love to see the plumbing for those lakes pipes. What mufflers are you running with them?