Tire Equivalents?

I have 5.50x16 front and 7.50x16 rear bias-ply tires. I am looking to change over to 15" radials.
What are the 'modern' equivalents to the tires I have?
r

 

I put 165r/16 and 215/85/16 on my sedan,closest I could find that would still fit on a 4" wheel without going to Coker.


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Raven,
The diamond back site has size equivelent charts on thier site. I don't know if they go from 16-15 but I do believe that you can get OD from the charts as well and make your own conclusions based on the OD plus the section width.

 

I check the site out and they only went down in size to a 6.70x15, no 5.50.
r

 

"I put 165r/16 and 215/85/16 on my sedan,closest I could find that would still fit on a 4" wheel without going to Coker."

What tires did you use? I'm looking for something I don't have to special order, something I can get at nearly every tire store and doesn't cost $300 buck a pop.
That's why I'm staying away from the likes of Coker.
r

 

Yes, you can find 'common conversion' charts but you'll end up with much smaller-looking tires. Diameter usually isn't hard to match, but modern tires are much wider....

 

I know, that is why I'm asking.
r

 

http://ejelta.com/tiresize/index.html

 

Oh, I'd say blowby has hit the jackpot. That site has it all.
THANKS!
r

 

blowby - Thanks for link

 

Raven,the fronts I got from universal tire,they are Austone taxi cab tire,the rears are BFG commercial t/a I got from tire rack,you can pick them up if you have a distribution center near you,they are 10 ply but seem to ride ok. Both have decent looking side walls,I figured I saved around 650.00 over getting the Coker tires.


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Not knowing what car these are going on, I'd recommend looking at 145R/15's (or even 135's) for the front. The 165's look a little "meaty" on the front of a traditional car.


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