tire question...

what size tires and white walls are yall running on astro supremes?
i'm getting ready to buy some for my 57 chevy and i dont know what size tire to buy/ and if i want wide or skinny whites.

thanks,
matt

 

I don't care for wide whites on astros for most cars... unless you are building some thing crazy like a chromed out 60's show rod.

skinny whites. I have 14 x 6 (or 7?), regular backspacing and 185/75/14's on mine. had them on my 49 chevy 4 door bomb, but switched to wide whites and full hubcaps... they are mainly for my 61 dodge now but I may run them on my 49 coupe just to see what it looks like.

 

I would be more concerned with the stance of the car over wide vs skinny whites.

Supremes can look really kick*** with either type of whitewall. It just depends on what kind of look you're going for. Since I don't know what your preference is I will suggest wide whites because there are so many others that will tell you that you'll be committing a cardinal sin for doing so.

As for size, I rolled a 205/70 on my 15x7s. I've since sold those wheels and now wish I hadn't.

 

thanks, for posting the pic. those look pretty good i might go with that size. how tall are those tires?

any one else have any pics?

matt

 

Here is a pic of my old 60 El Camino. 15x7 rear and 14x6 front Astro's. Standard offset, not reversed. I think it had 195/75 on front and 225/75 rear tires if my memory serves me correct. I think skinny whites look best on Astro's and added benefit they are a bunch cheaper than wide whites.

 

anyone have some pics of a 57 chevy with supremes?

matt

 

bump for the night owls.......

 

Here's my old 57 wagon with 205-75-15's on black steelies.
Also my old 59 Nomad wagon wearing the same size tires on 15X6 Supremes.
I use Diamondback radial www's

 

There is a 56 on this page, its the **** :

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i wouldnt use wide white walls with supremes. i think those look better with thin pinner whites. i'd also run a smaller tire on it. something like a 70 series on a 15" rim. width will be dependant on car.

-scott noteboom

 

The 1.5 inch whitewalls are the most period correct for the early 60's style. The ones i run are call runway enduro 75's. They cost about 45 bucks a peice from the 'tireseasy' site. These tires are awesome! i have tried to kill them but they are extremely tough.