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| | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 | I am reaching the point that I will have to buy tires. I want as much diameter as possible, but with minimal width. I want to counteract the 4:11 gearing, but I don't want to get away from my stock 15x5 1/2 rims.
Has anyone messed with this enough to know what current common sizes are available...in the tall department??
Thanks,
Gary | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Unfortunatly, if you want narrow and tall, there just isn't anything available in a modern tire. 27-28" is about all you're going to get and stay under a 7" tire width. Even then, the 5.5 rims may be too narrow. Also, with a modern radial, you'll have to go with a single peice wheel, tubeless tires do not work very well with multi peice wheels.
You might want to check with Coker or Denman, they may have a bias ply that will fit what you're looking for.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 | Coker is too spendy. My rims aren't multi-piece. They are the "artilery" type, and 15 inch. 28 seems to be about the tallest that I have been able to find, so I guess that's going to be my limit. I haven't compared with the originals, though. I will do that. I think they were either 6.70s or 7.60s.
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