15x10 wheels -help

[dennislbrooks]

will 265x70R15's fit on 10" wide rims? I need to stay the same height as the 265X70R15's which I believe are about 29". Right now I have them on 15x8" rims.

[special-K]

10" is too wide for those tires.Aren`t the 8"ers kinda wide already for those tires already?

[matthufham]

i run 275's on my 10 inch wide wheels. i havent aired them up a whole lot but they seem to bulge out still, so 265's should work.

[dennislbrooks]

unless I go to offroad type tire --- it is hard to find a taller/wider 15" besides the 265x70. I am open to suggestions tho and will try one on the 15x10's and let you know. I have a 2wd 67 --- with 1.5" spacers on it now for the 15x8's thanks

[hilljob26]

isn't that close to a 31x10.50 r15 tire,the 235/75's are close to the 30x9.50's,so i am guessing you could go to those,and those will fit on 10" wheels

[dennislbrooks]

agree with you hilljob26 -- after a trial fit of the 265x70's, may be the way I have to go but I hope to not raise the truck any. What would be nice is a 275 or 285 x 70 or 65 -- but have not seen those animals listed for 15"

[hilljob26]

there is always the 295/50r15

[dennislbrooks]

whoa ---- will look it up -- probably a $200 plus tire

[dennislbrooks]

not advertising - but I did find a listing for the 195x50x15. I know it can be figured but does anyone know width and height off-hand?

[SCOTI]

BF Goodrich Radial T/A 285/70-15 for $145ea @ 1010Tire.com
http://www.1010tire.com/tire.asp?tir...adial+T%2FA%AE

[Bowtie67]

the best street tire to fit on the 10" rim is going to be the 275/60 it is ment to fit up to a 9.5in rim, the 285/70 is to fit max recomended rim of 9.0 rim, Hoosier tires has a 29x12.50R-15LT which is 29" tall 12.5" wide is recomended for a max 11" rim but recomended on a 10" rim both summit and Jegs both sells these tires, I'm sure there are some others as well. I will hopefully running the 29x15.50R-15LT on mine when I get done the rebuild.

https://www.hoosiertire.com/strttire.htm

[SCOTI]

A 285/70-15 fits fine on a 10" wheel & looks decent too. It has about the same sidewall look as a 275/60 but a little more height.

[dennislbrooks]

From my figures the 295x50x15 is about 26" tall and almost 11.5" wide. I believe that a 265x70x15 (29" tall and nearly 10.5" wide) will fit acceptably on a 10" wide rim. Will find out.

[KFreddy]

Here are a few sizes and specifications for some of the popular 15" sizes...

Tire size Rim Width Overall Diameter

P225/60R15 6.0 - 8.0 25.6
P225/70R15 6.0 - 7.5 27.4
P235/60R15 6.5 - 8.5 26.1
P235/70R15 6.0 - 8.0 28.0
P245/60R15 7.0 - 8.5 26.6
P255/60R15 7.0 - 9.0 27.1
P255/70R15 6.5 - 8.5 29.1
P265/50R15 7.5 - 9.5 25.5
P275/50R15 7.5 - 9.5 25.9
P275/60R15 7.5 - 9.5 28.0
P285/70R15 7.5 - 9.5 30.8
P295/50R15 8.0 - 10.0 26.7

I am looking to put a 15"x10", 4.5" offset, ralley on the back of my '72. Trouble is I need the diameter to be 29.1" to match a 255/70-15 in front. A 295/60-15 would be close but a bit small at 28.9 diameter A 305/60-15 would be a 29.4 diameter, even better. A 325/55-15 would be perfect at 29.1". Trouble is these tires do not exist... Try playing with this calculator, it's the best one online...
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

-Fred

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by KFreddy

.... Try playing with this calculator, it's the best one online...
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Fred is correct. Play with the tire calculator and get the size you think you need lined up. Just remember that the tires size is "advertised" height and may not be exact. I have found that you can roll three of the same "advertised" size tires together and you will have three different size tires.