Hot Rods Tires- Big and Littles On Fat Fenders

I have been looking for tires for quit some time now for my fat fender and I want a set of big and littles. I don't want to pay the huge prices for the old fashioned bias plys and it seems that no one makes lets say 235 60R15 and a match set of 205 or 215 60 15s. I want the wide look in the back, but not jacked way up with the 70s or 75s. I also want steel belted and looks the same on front and back. What I don't want is $800. to $1000. for tires that will set in the garage for half of the year. Any ideas out there?

 

Hankook Kinergy is $500 for 4

 

From Phil to Phil I thank you sir. It is a good day to get a good reply.

 

^^^^^ Interesting range in sizes. Enter tire mentioned into search here https://www.performanceplustire.com/app/search
But where are the 295’s and 305’s?

 

Just bought BF Goodrich radial TA for the rear of my car..235 70r15

It has that size on the back now with 205 60 15 in front but I'm going to get 195 60 15 bf goodrich radial ta for the front

 

Ps I think the 70 profile fills the fenders more on mine at least

 

One has to have the room in fender wells to run that big of tire. Would love to go bigger, but that would mean Narrowed rear and maybe wider fender wells. Don't plan the much on this ride.

 

They look great on your opened wheel well fenders. I just want my back a little lower and 60s will do that for me.

 

One thing to mention on tire sizes. For those that don't know. If you're dealing with modern metric. Your first number is the millimeter width (side wall to side wall), second is aspect ratio (number is your percentage of your width for height), then rim size.

 

I agree with one exception. when one already has the rims then that has to be figured in at the beginning. I thank you for this info. though.

 

Yeah, I was just breaking down the reading of the tire. Some don't understand aspect ratio as a percentage and end up with a taller tire than expected. Then some think it's the width, when it's not. At least just what I run into at work. Just throwing out information.

On tire's though, going off your example of the 235/60R15 and the 215/60R15. Milestar has both them in their Streetsteel line. They are owned by TireCo. I haven't used streetsteels but I sell a number of their other lines and have never had any complaints. A decent economy priced private brand, only last around 40k miles though.

If you have a actual size you're looking at and can find them, Starfires are made by Cooper and are also a private economy based line. I use Cooper Cobras, and like them. They are usually around 150ish. Like Mentioned with the Hankook Kinergy seem reasonably price and I think those are rated for around 70k? miles.