School me...what does offset,wheel opening, or what it's going on have to do with the outer diameter of a tire??????
if you want your wheel to roll after you put it on and let the jack down it will have to be under the fender and the fender can't be on top of the tire. if it is too far in you will have no turning radius as it will rub on the frame! if it is fenderless then height of tire makes no difference
I think you would probably be ok with a 205/75R15. These should be about 27 inches tall, but will vary a little by manufacturer. Lots of them are mounted on five or six inch rims; I don't think your 4.5 incher would be too narrow. For what it's worth, I've run P165R15 tires on 3.5 rims on the front of my coupe for a long time successfully. A couple steps bigger (225/75R15) might work, but I wouldn't feel confident recommending a tire quite that wide for a 4.5 rim. They would be about 28.5 tall.
This has always been a delimina trying to find a nice skinny tall tire for 15x4s. I don't know if mickey thompson still sells them, but they had a skinny street/drag front tire that got close to 29 tall I believe.
i know of a few guys running 7.50/15's on a 3.5" rim......but they are moroso drag tires....but they are 29" ish tall.....brandon
Running 25" tall radials on the front of the 31 on 32 rails highboy roadster. Wheels are 5" x 15". Nice look imo.
Say what? First, that sentence doesn't make sense. Second, there happen to be a few cars here on the HAMB that don't actually have "wheel openings" because they are -- wait for it -- fenderless! Third, you quite honestly have no idea of what you're talking about. Offset? Really? If this is how you're building up your post count (or how you're building up your car), you should reconsider why you're here. Thank you for a REAL answer. I had ***umed that I was asking the HAMB. Silly Me. Thanks again.
I had no idea what you were putting it on.(you didn't say) I stated the height wouldn't make any difference (if it were fenderless in regard to offset)I am in the custom tire and wheel business and have been for a long time. ever see a pickup truckor a car with hydraulics with the wheels sticking outside the wheel wells, thats a very negative offset wheel .a very positive offset would be the opposite. it is important to install the correct offset wheel onto a vehicle and correct tire size to achieve the correct look for your car. mabe I was being too technical for some people to understand. go to google and type up wheel offset mabe you can understand the pictures there. now that I know it is fenderless about the tallest you can get is 28.5 to 29 in either bias or radial.(unless its a tractor) I ***ume it is a car?
Bobby Ford, I understood what you were getting at, perhaps an appology is in order. What do you think, Deuce Rails?
**** it was a pretty simple question.. the tallest tire you could fit on that rim would more than likely be a bias ply, radials tend to be shorter in profile for the same tread width. I would say a 700-15 would be the maximum, or maybe a 650-15 which according to my catalogs come in at between 27.5 and 28.5 inches,depending on brand. any wider in a bias ply will have a lot of sidewall bulge and look goofy. I wish people would stick to the actual asked question instead of getting up on a soapbox..
I'm running a 205/75-15 tire (27.1" tall) on a 5" wide wheel. It's pretty much the narrowest 'recommended' rim width listed for that tire, 5" to 7" is the range. It looks pretty good on a 5" wheel, a 4.5" wheel would be a good fit too I'd say. Not like you'd be 'pushing the envelope', so to speak.
my uncle just mounted 205/75-15 on 4.5 inch cragars yesterday..i havent seen them yet, he says he likes the fitment
Sometimes a little distance helps in appraising the looks/stance of a particular car. 6" tread width, 24" tall tires on a 5 1/2" wide 14" slot mag. 24" tall and 5" tread width on the same 5 1/2" slot mag. I like these better than the wider tires shown above. Disregard the not-so-tall-anymore trailer tire on the floor. The 25" tall with 4 1/2" tread width tire on a 15" x 5" wide wheel. I really like the looks of this tire on the 31. Another view. This is about as tall a front tire I'd want to run on this particular car. Exactly what is it you're trying to accomplish?
What 28.5" radial tire do you have that will fit on a 4.5" wheel? I just started looking for a 27" tire with a 5" tread and haven't found anything. Does anybody make 80 series tires anymore?
If you stop and think about it, wheel offset could be a factor.... When you turn your front wheels left or right, to full lock, the offset will affect how close the outer edge of your tire comes to rubbing on your suspension (ie hairpins) or frame. Increasing the tire diameter also increases the chance of rubbing, although I doubt you'll have a problem.
I've seen a few 80's in the Wally World racks recently. As well as a lot of 75's. Seems like I've bought a buncha tires recently. Roadster tires, trailer tires, slicks etc. Anyway, here's all the data on the 31 on 32 rails roadsters tires. Front: 165R/80-15 4 ½" tread width 25" tall 5" x 15" wheel Rear: P235/75R-15 6" tread width 28" tall 6" x 15" wheel If I remember right, stock 50 Ford wheels are 4 1/2" wide X 15". We used to run 8.20 x 15 Caddy size tires on the rear. They were just a touch over 28" tall.
I really like the appearance of those tires and how they lend to the stance of your car.... without having to use bias plys. Malcolm
mickey thompson makes a 28.7 od tire called the et front. firestone makes a 700-15 that is 29.29 od and excelsior makes a 700-15 comp v that is 28.7 od noon of these are cheap! range from about 160 to 300 smackers. most of these are available only through speciality destributors like coker.
no problem deuce!I should have found out what you were putting them on before I mudded the water. that answer was actually trying to answer ****ster27's clue me in question. sorry about that!
I have 7.00x15s on that size rim, I clear them too Then again I got a front dif and it was made to handle these 29" tires, and I got buddys going to 33" with little rubbing.
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