255/60/15 Tires??

[Kizza501]

Morning all,

I have been spending excessive amounts of time trying to work out the correct tire size to fit to 15" rims on my DRB build. I have finally come down to the size of 255/60/15 for the rears in hope it will provide a nice full look in the guard without being too big.

Has anybody on the list fitted these tires before? Any comments on the height of this tire which I believe is about 685mm - does that seem ok on a cobra?

[jcraigau]

Sumitomo do a 15"
http://www.tyretrader.com.au/sumitom...5&sort=pd.name

[itempany]

I have 245/60 15 on back and 225/60 15 on front in Yokohama. The rear tyres fill the guards nicely.
Club Cobra - itempany's Album: Misc - Picture

[Mrs flatchat]

225 50 15 on 7" rims front and 275 - 305 50 15 on 10" rims rear
Yokohama, Bridgstone, Khumo, Hoosier

[David Hodgson]

I have 255/60-15 Bridgestone RE710 rear and 225/60 front. They are tall and would fill the guards guards well but I need to lower my rear. I would like the look of a 275/50 or 295/50 better, but grabbed them when a batch of these 710's were imported back in 2000. Excellent in the wet and great street confidence was the reason. Even back then the choice for a good 15" was poor.
If you do go the 255/60's I would use a 235/60 up front. There is a big height difference between the 255 and 225.
I can get a pic if you wish.

[PSYCHO]

235/60/15 on the front and 295/50/15 on the rear haven't finish building yet to see how the car will handle but if its no good then I will change the front out to 245/50/15.

Cheers Psycho

[Kizza501]

Thanks all, really appreciating the advice and suggestions. I have actually built wooden rim/tire mock ups to check for clearance etc etc. At this stage 255/60/15 look just to miss everything and 235/60/15 on fronts which again look to just miss everything. I have some old stock 15" rims, so I might take a punt and buy one tire of each and fit to these rims and pack them out to replicate my estimated offset. That should be the safest direction forward yes?
Psycho - very jealous you can get 295 on the rear! Just too big for my DRB build space

[Kizza501]

ps, RIMS - who can advise where to go?
Ive seen loads of options.
Vintage Wheels in the US seem to have a good range and order system, but wondering if its smarter to order in Australia. Looking for the knock off replica Halibrand with black painted inner and chrome sides

[Rog246]

Originally Posted by Mrs flatchat

225 50 15 on 7" rims front and 275 - 305 50 15 on 10" rims rear
Yokohama, Bridgstone, Khumo, Hoosier

You will get a 225/50R15 yoko for the front but notthing for the rear. Bridgestone no longer do anything in 50 series 15" for Australia (Suggest Tire Rack in US) like wise for Kumho. Don't know about Hoosier, but Pirelli still offer some big arse 15" for Porsche-you will have to call them and ask.
Me I'd go 17" for a better range.
Rog the Rubber Grub

[PSYCHO]

Are these the ones your chasing Kizza
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Try Chris Canning at Component Cars here in Perth check him up on the Internet

That's a very wide motor your going for trust me I know, I'm still modifying the car to fit it in LOL
Cheers Psycho

[byroncobra]

This little tool is handy for comparing tyre dimensions.......

Visual Tyre Size Calculator | Kouki Tech

[dhs.buckley]

Originally Posted by byroncobra

This little tool is handy for comparing tyre dimensions.......

Visual Tyre Size Calculator | Kouki Tech

what a great little tool, shows my tyres are almost identical dia, bar the width

[Krait]

Originally Posted by Kizza501

ps, RIMS - who can advise where to go?
Ive seen loads of options.
Vintage Wheels in the US seem to have a good range and order system, but wondering if its smarter to order in Australia. Looking for the knock off replica Halibrand with black painted inner and chrome sides

Bob Lacey is a good guy to deal with. Expect some back and forth communication while you figure out the backspacing. Remember to do the FTA paperwork to save some money on importation.

[jcraigau]

Bob's a great guy! I spent a couple of hours with him and his wife in his garage in San Diego last November, discussing Cobra's and all things automotive.

[jcraigau]

[Aussie Mike]

I've been looking at options for 15" tyres for my Corvette. I'm running 255/60/15 on all 4 corners.

The choices are pretty limited these days. There are 4 main ones to choose from.

I reckon the Mickey Thompson S/T is about the best bang for buck at the moment at $190
Mickey Thompson S/T

Hercules HP4000 is readily available in that size and about $200 each
Hercules HP4000

The Cooper Cobra is another at similar money
Cooper Cobra

The old BF Goodrich T/A is getting hard to find. I think they are still in production but no one seems to stock them any more.

BF Goodrich T/A

As far as tyres go they all pretty much of a muchness.

If you want something performance oriented you will probably need to look at AVONs but they are hellishly expensive.

[David Hodgson]

Kizza, took some pic's of the 255's on my G-Force. Only done with an I-phone in the dark so quality not too great.







Like I said earlier, I need to drop the ar$$e down a bit.