Thread: 1932 5 window highboy tire size

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joeybsyc. I have a Goodrich tire data book that list the rim size range for the 285/70 at 7.5" to 9.5". Cross section is listed at 11.3" on 8.5" rim. Section width varies .2" for every .5" change in rim width. A tire as small as a 225 can be run on an 8" rim according to this chart. The 295/50-15 and 295/50-16 are the only tires that should be mounted on a 10" rim. This is BFG data.

Thanks... now to go to the opposite side of that spectrum... assuming i have an 8" rim, what is the skinniest tire i can mount on it? I'm thinking of some tall WWW bias plys with as much sidewall height as i can get... from what i can tell, a L78 bias ply is the biggest 15" WWW you can get, but not sure if i need to go that big or not. Looking to give the car a traditional look..something like this:

Try Coker Tire and see if they list that information.

I've looked at their site a zillion times, what sucks is that they use the same photos for every size tire they make in a particular model, so you can't see what they "really" look like, just a generalized photo of "sorta" what you'd get if you ordered them... the pic for a 560-15 is the same as the pic of a 640-15, a pic of a tire with a 5" whitewall is the same as the one shown for a 4" whitewall, so really, its worthless for trying to match up a tire from photos. The specs listed help some, but its still tough to just "pick one" that will look the best based on some overall specs. Thats why i'd love to find someone with a car that already has the ideal combo on it and verify exactly what that combo is... I've found several cars I'd consider "perfect", but have no contact info for the owners. I can't wait to get out to some real rod runs where i can actually look at cars close up, meet owners, and do something without basing the whole thing from internet photos and guessing... Its funny, but thats how I've done every single change I've made to my car so far... I just realized I spent almost 3 grand installing a top on my roadster and never actually ever saw one in real life, just a bunch of photos on the internet... I've got lucky so far, but before i shell out more cake for new tires and/or wheels, I think I better look at some real cars.

joey your best bet is to hold tight for york show and you will see plenty of cars to see what you want for tire size , basiclly they made the purchase now you can sort them out ...

I think you're probably right...that way i can at least enjoy one trip on radials anyhow...

If you dont want to wait until York Coker is at Spring Carlisle and they have tons of tires with them.
It is about 5 weeks away

Its not a matter of getting the tires... it's a matter of knowing what sizes i want... i need to see some cars with the look I want, and figure out what sizes they're running. I'll be in Carlisle just the same though... haven't missed a Spring or Fall Carlisle since i was 10 years old.