Common tire size in the seventies - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

banno · 11-03-2011, 04:07 PM

Hello all,

I need your help: I don't want to use on my 1965 C10 the original wheels with the 6.70 tires. No problem in the USA, but in Germany it is no longer street legal to install bigger tires than the original, on a classic car (max. 2 size bigger are allowed).
Sole exception: If I could demonstrate, that it was a common practice to install bigger wheels (within the first 10 years after the initial registration), then the German technical inspection agency (TÜV) will turn a blind eye.

So, now my question: Has anybody old magazines, brochures, parts catalogs or pictures of the early seventies that could help me?
My goal is to legalize minimum 235 (better 255) tires on 8x15 rims.

Thanks in advance

Greetings from Germany

**Chevy Fleetside** · 11-03-2011, 04:26 PM

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**Clyde65** · 11-03-2011, 04:49 PM

common ones were G70-15

**aerotruk63** · 11-03-2011, 05:21 PM

Your truck could have been optioned with a taller tire and rim from the factory. You could use any larger wheel and tire till 1975 then? The 74 Chevrolet Blazer had a 15"x8" standard steel wheel available from the factory that looks identical to your stock 5" steel wheel. You could option the truck originally with up to a 7.00 x 17.5" tire

Tire articles from Coker Tire
http://store.cokertire.com/firestone-bias-ply-tires
http://store.cokertire.com/15-inch-t...?adjclear=true

http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/...conversion.htm

http://www.performanceplustire.com/t...of-plus-sizing

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/main...sion_chart.htm

banno · 11-04-2011, 03:05 PM

The 8x15 rims would be Ok. Do you have such a list for trucks until 1975? Which tire size had the Blazer in 1974/1975?

At the moment my C10 is fitted with 245/60/15 on 8x15" rallyes in the front and 295/50/15 on 10x15" in the rear. It looks really brute. Everybody likes it, but not the guys from the technical inspection agency

Best regards

Banno

**aerotruk63** · 11-04-2011, 03:10 PM

Can you switch wheels and tires for inspection then switch back?

**aerotruk63** · 11-04-2011, 03:28 PM

**aerotruk63** · 11-04-2011, 03:51 PM

I posted in the 67-72 section as well!

banno · 11-04-2011, 04:35 PM

It seems, that the maximum tire size on 15"" rims was G78x15 or 8.15x15. Converted: 225/75/15.
Hmm, still a little bit skinny.
In worst-case I assemble this wheels for the inspection day, and later the old ones back.
Problem is, that the allowed tire size is written in the German vehicle registration document. The next police stop could be a problem.
Well, no risk no fun

**aerotruk63** · 11-04-2011, 04:38 PM

Their tough on you!

ol_skool_chevy · 11-05-2011, 02:36 PM

Move to America..................I will Give you big tires just so you can have what you want.....that's a crazy law

banno · 11-06-2011, 11:58 AM

Yes, the germans are really crazy. Skinny tires is mandatory. To drive with it 200 mph on the Highway is allowed....

11-03-2011, 04:07 PM	#1
banno Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 15	Common tire size in the seventies Hello all, I need your help: I don't want to use on my 1965 C10 the original wheels with the 6.70 tires. No problem in the USA, but in Germany it is no longer street legal to install bigger tires than the original, on a classic car (max. 2 size bigger are allowed). Sole exception: If I could demonstrate, that it was a common practice to install bigger wheels (within the first 10 years after the initial registration), then the German technical inspection agency (TÜV) will turn a blind eye. So, now my question: Has anybody old magazines, brochures, parts catalogs or pictures of the early seventies that could help me? My goal is to legalize minimum 235 (better 255) tires on 8x15 rims. Thanks in advance Greetings from Germany

11-03-2011, 04:26 PM	#2
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,780	Re: Common tire size in the seventies ..... __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536

11-03-2011, 04:49 PM	#3
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,541	Re: Common tire size in the seventies common ones were G70-15 __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

11-03-2011, 05:21 PM	#4
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Common tire size in the seventies Your truck could have been optioned with a taller tire and rim from the factory. You could use any larger wheel and tire till 1975 then? The 74 Chevrolet Blazer had a 15"x8" standard steel wheel available from the factory that looks identical to your stock 5" steel wheel. You could option the truck originally with up to a 7.00 x 17.5" tire Tire articles from Coker Tire http://store.cokertire.com/firestone-bias-ply-tires http://store.cokertire.com/15-inch-t...?adjclear=true http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/...conversion.htm http://www.performanceplustire.com/t...of-plus-sizing http://www.planethoustonamx.com/main...sion_chart.htm __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1 Last edited by aerotruk63; 11-04-2011 at 10:42 AM.

11-04-2011, 03:05 PM	#5
banno Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 15	Re: Common tire size in the seventies The 8x15 rims would be Ok. Do you have such a list for trucks until 1975? Which tire size had the Blazer in 1974/1975? At the moment my C10 is fitted with 245/60/15 on 8x15" rallyes in the front and 295/50/15 on 10x15" in the rear. It looks really brute. Everybody likes it, but not the guys from the technical inspection agency Best regards Banno

11-04-2011, 03:10 PM	#6
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Common tire size in the seventies Can you switch wheels and tires for inspection then switch back? __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

11-04-2011, 03:28 PM	#7
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Common tire size in the seventies __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

11-04-2011, 03:51 PM	#8
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Common tire size in the seventies I posted in the 67-72 section as well! __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

11-04-2011, 04:35 PM	#9
banno Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 15	Re: Common tire size in the seventies It seems, that the maximum tire size on 15"" rims was G78x15 or 8.15x15. Converted: 225/75/15. Hmm, still a little bit skinny. In worst-case I assemble this wheels for the inspection day, and later the old ones back. Problem is, that the allowed tire size is written in the German vehicle registration document. The next police stop could be a problem. Well, no risk no fun

11-04-2011, 04:38 PM	#10
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Common tire size in the seventies Their tough on you! __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

11-05-2011, 02:36 PM	#11
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	Re: Common tire size in the seventies Move to America..................I will Give you big tires just so you can have what you want.....that's a crazy law __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done

11-06-2011, 11:58 AM	#12
banno Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 15	Re: Common tire size in the seventies Yes, the germans are really crazy. Skinny tires is mandatory. To drive with it 200 mph on the Highway is allowed....



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