295/50/15's on Back... 235/60/15's or 245/60/15's on the Front?

[kedmunds]

OK, I just bought this 72 Cheyenne Super that has 15x8 fronts and 15x10 backs, What are your suggestions for Front and Back tire sizes if I want to go with the BF Goodrich Radial TA's?

I was thinking that because of the 15x10's wheels on the back, that I would go with the 295/50/15's. As for the front tires, I am not sure if I should go with the 235/60's with a bit of a stagger or the 245/60's that are the exact same height as the 295/50's.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I start spending the money for the new tires.

Thank You for any suggestions or pictures that you are willing to share.

Kirk

[cpetersen]

They will look goofy if you use those. I have 295/50/15's in the back and 265/50/15 in the front. They are terribly hard to find.

[cpetersen]

[kedmunds]

I appreciate your input. Why would you say it would look goofy? I have heard many others state that they would use 235 or 245's on the front. Would it look goofy because of the height or because of the width?

I'm wondering if I am hurting myself by trying to stay with the BFG Radial TA's? I just want to get the best tires for my 15x8 Fronts and 15x10 Backs.

[67_C-30]

I would recommend going with the 235's. What I have run into over many different staggered set-ups over the years is that if your front and rear tire are the same height, you can easily end up with the front tire being slightly taller (when mounted) if the front rim a size too narrow for the tire or the rear rim is a bit too wide.

In other words, if you put the 295's on a 10" rim and put the 245's on a 8" rim, there is a chance the front tire would install a little taller. You may put the same 245 tire on a 8.5" or 9" rim on the front, and it may be fine.

I ran into this on my shop truck. I put 275/60's on a 8" rim and a 235/70 on a factory 5.5" rim on the front. Both tires are supposed to be 28" tall, but the front were noticeably taller on the narrow rims. Luckily my front tires were already on the truck, so when I bought new tires for the front, I went with 215/70's and it looked good then.

If you go with a front that is slightly shorter, you usually don;t have to worry about that happening.

[67_C-30]

FWIW, I would go with 275/60 and 245/60 with your wheels and it would look pretty good. The 26.6" tall 295's look short on a truck. The 28" tall 275's with stretch out to around 27.5" on the 10" and will look better, IMO.

This was one of my trucks with 255/60 and 275/60 BFG's , but I only had a 8" rear rim, which made the 255/60 - 275/60 pretty close to the same height.

[kedmunds]

Thanks for the information. I am currently leaning towards the 235/60 fronts because they will be just a bit shorter than the backs. I really cannot stand it when my front tires are taller than my backs.

So far, the 295/50's and 235/60's are winning.

BTW, here is the pic of it with the Mickey Thompson ET Streets on the back and Nitto's on the front.

Kirk

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by kedmunds

I appreciate your input. Why would you say it would look goofy? I have heard many others state that they would use 235 or 245's on the front. Would it look goofy because of the height or because of the width?

I'm wondering if I am hurting myself by trying to stay with the BFG Radial TA's? I just want to get the best tires for my 15x8 Fronts and 15x10 Backs.

BFG's are great tires. You just need to know what OD you want.

A 265/50 is actually shorter than a 235/60 and even moreso than the 245/60, but they are much wider...

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by kedmunds

Thanks for the information. I am currently leaning towards the 235/60 fronts because they will be just a bit shorter than the backs. I really cannot stand it when my front tires are taller than my backs.

So far, the 295/50's and 235/60's are winning.

BTW, here is the pic of it with the Mickey Thompson ET Streets on the back and Nitto's on the front.

Kirk

That is a slick looking truck! It will look much better with a shorter rear tire, IMO. What size is the current front tire on there?

[cpetersen]

I can't find my stinkin flash drive with my other pictures after I lowered the truck. I love the 15" wheels because they actually have some sidewall. But you can't get 50 series tires anymore, next set of rims will be 18". 265/50/15's fit the best they are 1.5" shorter and fit on a 8.5" rim real well. I got lucky and found one pair of cobra coopers for them. BFG used to make them too, they only make a drag tire in that size now.

[67stepper]

Im running 255/60/15 in front and 275/60/15 in back,
but all four of my wheels are 15x8.5
lowered 5 in in back and 2.5 in front.
zero rubbing
sorry couldnt get my pic to post.

[kedmunds]

Someone else told me that I should run 275/60's on the back, but I wasn't sure how that would work on the 15x10 wheel? I thought it would be more stretched than I would prefer. Thoughts?

[cpetersen]

I think the max you can run is a 9.5" width. Go on to tirerack and you can get the specs.

[67stepper]

got it

[cpetersen]

Looks like Hankook is making a 265/50/15.

[C/10 King]

Call me goofy!!! I am running a 245/60/15 and 295/50/15 combo with a 3/5 drop with some 8.5/10 wheels and I think it looks okay.

[kedmunds]

That setup looks Amazing... Now I am leaning towards the 295/50 and 245/60 setup. That looks great. My question to you is are you happy with both the front and back tires being the same height? How does it look from the side and are they actually the same height between the front and back?

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by kedmunds

That setup looks Amazing... Now I am leaning towards the 295/50 and 245/60 setup. That looks great. My question to you is are you happy with both the front and back tires being the same height? How does it look from the side and are they actually the same height between the front and back?

Just keep in mind that the 8.5" rim is going to make the 245/60 slighty shorter than they will on a 8", although it may be OK either way. If Rene's (C/10 King) fronts are a slightly shorter on the 8.5's, you should be fine with the 245's on the 8" rim.

[Molberg]

I have 245/60/15 on front... And 295/50/15 on rear. It doesn't look goofy! Its just math. Gives you the same overall height. 295/50/15 being 29.5 cm across tread... The "50" being the sidewall height as 50% of the 29.5 tread width. If you want the same overall wheel height with 295 on rear... Go with 245/60/15 on the front. Do the math. It works out to the same overall wheel height. If you're looking for a bit of "rake" to your stance.. Adjust accordingly. I have 8" rims front and rear. Yes... Different rim widths will mess with sidewall height.

[C/10 King]

Originally Posted by kedmunds

That setup looks Amazing... Now I am leaning towards the 295/50 and 245/60 setup. That looks great. My question to you is are you happy with both the front and back tires being the same height? How does it look from the side and are they actually the same height between the front and back?

I never put them next to each other, since BFG no longer made 265/50/15 I just choose 245/60's because I always thought 235's were too small and with the 3/5 stance I thought these sizes were prefect, and I never looked back.

[kelsfine69]

I have 295/50 on the back and 235/60 on the front and the 60's were tough to get on the 8" rallys but did go on. I was thinking of going with a 245 on the front to just get a bit bigger to fill the wheel well on a stock height truck. I think with the same tires all the way around the stock height trucks have a slight rake to them built in. M2c

[cpetersen]

I finally got a side pic so you can see the sidewalls. It all depends on taste, and some what where you drive. I live in Phoenix and the roads are pretty nice here. I couldn't drive this truck in lets say Albq or Denver, it would beat the truck to death you would have to have more sidewall. I'm running 265/50/15 in the front over a 8.5" wheel. I like a little rake with the sidewall. I'm cringing about buying new rims, I suppose I will go with 18"s I just don't want to see rims with rubberbands on them. Call me old school, I still like the way 15's look the best the offsets and backspaces still look the best, but the tire selection for the wide rims isn't very good. Good luck with your choice.

[dmartin1]

its on my 78 shortbed, but i have 295/50/15 on a 10" wide on the rear and 245/60/15 on the front and abseloutly love it it fills it just enough and looks really good.

i think the 295 and 245 is a good combo