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Originally posted by era427tp
I have found great handling with Mc Creary roadstars.I have run them on open track plus 3 summers of street use.I tried 305's on the rear of my ERA,they were too tall and rubbed the seams inside the wheelwellThe 295's fit fine
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Do you have any Pics of those McCreary tires? Also, where can you get those? I am running BF Goodrich Eurata's in 15" with 265/50 on the front and 305/50 on the rear. Sadly, these are no longer made nor can I find any. These are nice high speed tires. They fit the ERA well in my case.
When it is time for me to replace them it looks as if I will have to go to 295/15 in the rear and 265 or 255 in the front. My task of looking around for tires that will fit, reveal that there are four major brands (BF Goodrich T/A, Dunlop GT, Firestone Firehawk INDY 500 and Yokohama Avid S/T). The Yoko and Dunlops are rated T speed (118 MHP) while the Goodrich and Firestone are rated S or (112 MPH).
All four companies make the nice wide 295/50-15 and these range in price from $79 to 98 without delivery costs or taxes per tire.
The 265/50-15 is only offered by Goodrich and Dunlop, prices being $70 to $97 per tire.
The 255/50-15 is not made by any of the four makers, however they all make a 255/60-15 ranging from $61 to $71 per tire.
The 265/50 is 25.4" in diameter while a 255/60 is 27" in diameter.
I am a bit concerned with that tall a front tire, it would be taller than the rear by .4"
In talking to the local BF Goodrich NE area Sales guy, he informed me that there were no plans at all for coming out with a 305/50-15 tire. Bumma.
I am concerned with sidewall appearance. I prefer a nice clean sidewall, not one that is busy with raised designs. The Zaino tire dressing does not like those crevaces, etc.