The 255/70/15 Database - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

saxart · 08-19-2018, 10:06 AM

I called my local tire dealer today to ask if they had a particular 255/70/15 tire in stock. The guy on the other end of the phone goes, "15-inch?... Uh... Are you sure it's not a 16? That's a really odd size!"

Anyway, after searching the interweb for this size, it appears as though the tire guy was right, 255/70 has become an odd size in a 15" rim. I thought it might be a good idea to post up links to tires in this size to make it easier for us to find these tires.

These are the tires I have found in this size:

Cooper Cobra Radial G/T:
http://us.coopertire.com/tires/cobra-radial-g-t.aspx

Cooper Discoverer A/T3 (Soon to be replaced by the AT3 4S):
http://us.coopertire.com/tires/discoverer-a-t3-suv.aspx

BFG Radial T/A:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...L2V3&tab=Sizes

Kumho Crugen HT51:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes

General Grabber AT2:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes

So that's 5 different tires. Have you found any other tire brands in this "dying breed" size? If so, post up a link. Of course it goes without saying if you have a pic of these tires on your truck, please post it!

bill3rail · 08-19-2018, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by saxart

The guy on the other end of the phone goes, "15-inch?... Uh... Are you sure it's not a 16? That's a really odd size!"

The meaning of this could be "We do not stock that size and have no sales records of it in my computer."
Some people may only be capable of looking in the store's computer, and never saw paper books to look up everything ever needed!

Bill

weq92f · 08-19-2018, 11:20 AM

I get my tires online now-a-days. The local tire shops always want to charge way too much to lookup the tires on the computer.

Tire Rack is my preferred online vendor as they usually have them on my front porch within a day or two packaged nicely and ready to mount.

Here's a tirerack.com search for 255/70/15 which turned up 6 hits:

general grabber at 2, khumo crugen, bfgoodrich radial t/a, cooper cobra and discoverer and general grabber HTS 60:

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...earDiameter=17

Otherwise:

https://www.tirerack.com

Hth,

-klb

Jrainman · 08-19-2018, 11:49 AM

Yes not alot of companies to choose froom in the 255/15 size , I will say I ran the Grabber HTS 60s on my 68 daily driver and they are a all around good tire ,good traction and handle well rain or shine also quiet through out the tires life and got 58k out of them for the price I would run them again if I was looking for 255/ 15 tires , I think I paid around $92.00 each the from tirerack.

**Already Gone** · 08-19-2018, 12:58 PM

I had the Cooper Cobras on my last truck and liked them a lot. On an 8 inch wide rim they really fill in the wheelwell very nice and give a truck a great look. When the 235/75R15's on my truck are done I will be going to P255/70 R15's.

pickupman · 08-20-2018, 03:29 PM

I run the P255/70 R15 BFG's on mine

**70STOVEBOLT** · 08-20-2018, 05:05 PM

Discount Tire has several listed, don't know if they are actually available or not...

https://www.discounttire.com/fitment...size/255-70-15

Looks like the same listing as tirerack.com

**rustytruck50** · 08-20-2018, 11:47 PM

I bought my Cooper Cobra 255/70/15s from the trunk of a mysterious man's '70s black sedan, paid with unmarked bill's under the cover of darkness

Seriously, I bought them from Discount Tire's Ebay store with a promotional code for $400 & free shipping...they look great and ride even better.

I haven't seen anything suggesting the phasing out story...can't figure that one out .

saxart · 08-21-2018, 06:24 AM

Thanks for all of the thoughts and photos,

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustytruck50

I bought them from Discount Tire's Ebay store with a promotional code for $400 & free shipping...they look great and ride even better.

I haven't seen anything suggesting the phasing out story...can't figure that one out .

Ironically, this is exactly what I did yesterday. $408 shipped to me from their eBay store. Tracking says they'll be here on Wednesday. Can't wait to get them on the truck!

weq92f · 08-21-2018, 12:56 PM

That is a good deal. 100 bucks less than tirerack.com's best price on the same set of 4 tires with free shipping.

-klb

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxart

Thanks for all of the thoughts and photos,

Ironically, this is exactly what I did yesterday. $408 shipped to me from their eBay store. Tracking says they'll be here on Wednesday. Can't wait to get them on the truck!

saxart · 08-21-2018, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weq92f

That is a good deal. 100 bucks less than tirerack.com's best price on the same set of 4 tires with free shipping.

-klb

Yeah, the sad thing is that I almost pulled the trigger on tirerack.com. They have a deal where you can pick up your tires at one of their warehouses and get $40 off. I would have had to drive an hour round trip and still pay $60 more than Discount Tire.

Tracking info says these tires will be here tomorrow. That's two business days. Not bad!

**rustytruck50** · 08-21-2018, 12:07 AM

I saw this one at the All Truck Nationals in KC last fall. It was running 255/70/15s & helped me decide on the same size. I'm sure your truck will look like a million with 'em.

**rustytruck50** · 08-21-2018, 09:37 AM

You're welcome! I was a bit skeptical about buying tires online, but it turned out great. Can't wait to see what Old Roy looks like with new shoes!

67chevemall · 08-21-2018, 10:31 AM

Great size for these trucks. I got 4 kumo tires installed for 460cdn. I'll run these while building the truck then the BFGs are a must. The cheap ones have week sidewalls compared to bfg

**michael bustamante** · 08-21-2018, 11:08 AM

that tire size looks good on 15x8 rallyes on a long bed. I ran em for a while!

**rustytruck50** · 08-21-2018, 10:02 PM

We're definitely going to need pictures once you have them on Old Roy

saxart · 08-21-2018, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustytruck50

We're definitely going to need pictures once you have them on Old Roy

Oh, will do for sure!

Fair warning... These tires are not going on Rally Rims, they are going on 8" wide 6-lug rims painted black with a set of COPO hubcaps on them.

Similar to this:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=497837

toolboxchev · 08-23-2018, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxart

Oh, will do for sure!

Fair warning... These tires are not going on Rally Rims, they are going on 8" wide 6-lug rims painted black with a set of COPO hubcaps on them.

Similar to this:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=497837

Thats funny! In a good way. I was going to suggest these. https://www.discounttiredirect.com/b...at3-4s/p/36825

I have a similar set of Cooper APT series on my rig right now getting ready to be changed out before winter. They have over 70 k on them.

Great tire company, Cooper that is.

Doug's68SS · 08-23-2018, 12:43 PM

I bought some tires for my wifes car on the internet, then called a local shop about mounting and they wanted $25 per tire to Mount and Balance.

**Already Gone** · 08-23-2018, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug's68SS

I bought some tires for my wifes car on the internet, then called a local shop about mounting and they wanted $25 per tire to Mount and Balance.

Thats about the average price these days. Around here tey want 12.00 to pop a scrap tire off a rim and then another 5.00 if you want to leave the tire with them.

saxart · 08-23-2018, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toolboxchev

Thats funny! In a good way. I was going to suggest these. https://www.discounttiredirect.com/b...at3-4s/p/36825

I have a similar set of Cooper APT series on my rig right now getting ready to be changed out before winter. They have over 70 k on them.

Great tire company, Cooper that is.

Thanks! I was actually looking at those as well, but was worried that they would look too aggressive for a vintage 2-wheel drive truck. Maybe not, oh well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug's68SS

I bought some tires for my wife's car on the internet, then called a local shop about mounting and they wanted $25 per tire to Mount and Balance.

I think some shops do that if you bring in tires to them as a way to not only make money, but to stop you from buying online or at other shops. They will sometimes charge less (or even toss it in for free) if you're buying tires from them.

My work estimate from Fleet Farm says the following charges:
Mounting: $7.99/ea
Valve Stems: $1.99/ea
Balance: $6.99/ea
(Shop Supplies: $4.19)
Total Estimate: $72.07

Those seem like fair charges to me.

weq92f · 08-27-2018, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug's68SS

I bought some tires for my wifes car on the internet, then called a local shop about mounting and they wanted $25 per tire to Mount and Balance.

Yeah, it's unfortunate that these shops can't charge a fair price for mount and balance but it's just like everything else I suppose. Think about that 2.99 glass of iced tea we get at the restaurant. It's just something they do but it's absolute highway robbery.

Even at 100 dollars for mount and balance, I still come away saving money buying all 4 tires online rather than paying the full markup price at these local tire shops.

They think they're getting one over on me by charging so much for mount/balance but I'm still smiling all the way to the bank!

-klb

**rustytruck50** · 08-22-2018, 11:31 AM

Nice! I didnt see that as a possibility...I'm real interested now!!

67chevemall · 08-23-2018, 10:18 AM

My bad I forgot I passed on kumo
The guy had these 31x10.5 15 boto AT
Same size only metric
15x8 rims all around

aggiegrad · 08-23-2018, 10:48 AM

Thanks for the information on the discount tire ebay deal. I have a set of 6 lug 15 x 8" rally wheels to replace my original wheel and dogdish with 12 year old tires. Now that I am daily driving it, I figured I was on borrowed time.
Ordered yesterday and scheduled for delivery today. Hard to beat.

08-19-2018, 10:06 AM	#1
saxart Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: St. Croix River Valley, WI Posts: 795	The 255/70/15 Database I called my local tire dealer today to ask if they had a particular 255/70/15 tire in stock. The guy on the other end of the phone goes, "15-inch?... Uh... Are you sure it's not a 16? That's a really odd size!" Anyway, after searching the interweb for this size, it appears as though the tire guy was right, 255/70 has become an odd size in a 15" rim. I thought it might be a good idea to post up links to tires in this size to make it easier for us to find these tires. These are the tires I have found in this size: Cooper Cobra Radial G/T: http://us.coopertire.com/tires/cobra-radial-g-t.aspx Cooper Discoverer A/T3 (Soon to be replaced by the AT3 4S): http://us.coopertire.com/tires/discoverer-a-t3-suv.aspx BFG Radial T/A: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...L2V3&tab=Sizes Kumho Crugen HT51: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes General Grabber AT2: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes So that's 5 different tires. Have you found any other tire brands in this "dying breed" size? If so, post up a link. Of course it goes without saying if you have a pic of these tires on your truck, please post it! __________________ Meet "Old Roy": http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707801 Last edited by saxart; 08-20-2018 at 09:05 AM.

08-19-2018, 11:20 AM	#3
weq92f Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 3,162	Re: The 255/70/15 Database I get my tires online now-a-days. The local tire shops always want to charge way too much to lookup the tires on the computer. Tire Rack is my preferred online vendor as they usually have them on my front porch within a day or two packaged nicely and ready to mount. Here's a tirerack.com search for 255/70/15 which turned up 6 hits: general grabber at 2, khumo crugen, bfgoodrich radial t/a, cooper cobra and discoverer and general grabber HTS 60: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...earDiameter=17 Otherwise: https://www.tirerack.com Hth, -klb __________________ 67 C10 fleet fuel injected '70 402, 700r4, 3.73 posi 07 335 sport turbo 6sp 94 Trans Am GT LT1 6sp posi -- sold after 22yrs 99 540 sport V8 6sp -- sold 73 240z L24 4sp -- given to friend 68 C10 step 350/350 3.73 open -- sold

08-19-2018, 11:49 AM	#4
Jrainman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North East PA Posts: 684	Re: The 255/70/15 Database Yes not alot of companies to choose froom in the 255/15 size , I will say I ran the Grabber HTS 60s on my 68 daily driver and they are a all around good tire ,good traction and handle well rain or shine also quiet through out the tires life and got 58k out of them for the price I would run them again if I was looking for 255/ 15 tires , I think I paid around $92.00 each the from tirerack.

08-19-2018, 12:58 PM	#5
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,141	Re: The 255/70/15 Database I had the Cooper Cobras on my last truck and liked them a lot. On an 8 inch wide rim they really fill in the wheelwell very nice and give a truck a great look. When the 235/75R15's on my truck are done I will be going to P255/70 R15's. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

08-20-2018, 03:29 PM	#6
pickupman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Greeneville, TN Posts: 3,097	Re: The 255/70/15 Database I run the P255/70 R15 BFG's on mine __________________ atheystruck@comcast.net 67 1/2 ton 4wd custom cab 72 1/2 ton 4wd super cheyenne 71 1/2 BB super cheyenne shortbed

08-20-2018, 05:05 PM	#7
70STOVEBOLT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Winona Lake, IN Posts: 6,368	Re: The 255/70/15 Database Discount Tire has several listed, don't know if they are actually available or not... https://www.discounttire.com/fitment...size/255-70-15 Looks like the same listing as tirerack.com __________________ 70 C/10 SWB 402/TH400/3.73 "The Needy Beast" 200,000 Mile Club Disc Brake Club Owner installed options: Front Sway Bar Power Steering Power Brakes Cigar Lighter Courtesy Lights Deluxe Side Markers Wiper Delay Sliding Rear Window Power Windows Power Locks Sniper EFI 2015 Silverado 1500 LS 4.3/6L80/3.23 lowered 2" front & rear

08-20-2018, 11:47 PM	#8
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: The 255/70/15 Database I bought my Cooper Cobra 255/70/15s from the trunk of a mysterious man's '70s black sedan, paid with unmarked bill's under the cover of darkness Seriously, I bought them from Discount Tire's Ebay store with a promotional code for $400 & free shipping...they look great and ride even better. I haven't seen anything suggesting the phasing out story...can't figure that one out . Attached Images __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

08-21-2018, 12:07 AM	#12
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: The 255/70/15 Database I saw this one at the All Truck Nationals in KC last fall. It was running 255/70/15s & helped me decide on the same size. I'm sure your truck will look like a million with 'em. Attached Images __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

08-21-2018, 09:37 AM	#13
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: The 255/70/15 Database You're welcome! I was a bit skeptical about buying tires online, but it turned out great. Can't wait to see what Old Roy looks like with new shoes! __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

08-21-2018, 10:31 AM	#14
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Re: The 255/70/15 Database Great size for these trucks. I got 4 kumo tires installed for 460cdn. I'll run these while building the truck then the BFGs are a must. The cheap ones have week sidewalls compared to bfg __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 307 3ott fleetside 1967 Chevy C/10 V8, 3spd, fleetside lwb.Sold 1967 Chev C/10 step, 383, M21. SOLD

08-21-2018, 11:08 AM	#15
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,857	Re: The 255/70/15 Database that tire size looks good on 15x8 rallyes on a long bed. I ran em for a while! __________________ 1967custom

08-21-2018, 10:02 PM	#16
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: The 255/70/15 Database We're definitely going to need pictures once you have them on Old Roy __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

08-23-2018, 12:43 PM	#19
Doug's68SS Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canton, Tx Posts: 175	Re: The 255/70/15 Database I bought some tires for my wifes car on the internet, then called a local shop about mounting and they wanted $25 per tire to Mount and Balance.

08-22-2018, 11:31 AM	#23
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: The 255/70/15 Database Nice! I didnt see that as a possibility...I'm real interested now!! __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

08-23-2018, 10:18 AM	#24
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Re: The 255/70/15 Database My bad I forgot I passed on kumo The guy had these 31x10.5 15 boto AT Same size only metric 15x8 rims all around Attached Images __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 307 3ott fleetside 1967 Chevy C/10 V8, 3spd, fleetside lwb.Sold 1967 Chev C/10 step, 383, M21. SOLD



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08-23-2018, 10:48 AM	#25
aggiegrad Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Katy, Tx Posts: 51	Re: The 255/70/15 Database Thanks for the information on the discount tire ebay deal. I have a set of 6 lug 15 x 8" rally wheels to replace my original wheel and dogdish with 12 year old tires. Now that I am daily driving it, I figured I was on borrowed time. Ordered yesterday and scheduled for delivery today. Hard to beat.

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