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Offline Omaha Bill

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Tire size reco
« on: October 05, 2013 - 05:32:09 PM »
Finishing the restoration on my "70 Challenger RT/SE that has 5.5" Road wheels. Need to decide on what size of T/A radial to buy. Conversion chart says F70 converts to P215. Thoughts on what size fill wheel wells looks best? Maybe 215 front and 225 rears?

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Re: Tire size reco
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2013 - 06:03:16 PM »
According to the chart the F70-14 equivalent is 200/70-14(I think 205/70-14 is more realistic to find)
http://www.turbinecar.com/tires.htm
I've always gone wider, 225/70-14 works well. Last time I went 235/60-14 & they look/drive great but are technically to wide for the rim causing the middle to bulge a bit (that's on my stock 5.5" wide Road Wheels
I see Radial T/A's listed in 225/60-14, may be good option for you.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?customSizeSearch=&width=225%2F&ratio=60&diameter=14
Here's a chart that shows the relative differences in tire size & diameter , I entered 205/70-14 to compare.
http://ejelta.com/tiresize. /index.html?tiresize=205%2F70-14&minwidth=&maxwidth=&minratio=&maxratio=&minwheel=&maxwheel=&maxdelta=2
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Re: Tire size reco
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2013 - 03:53:12 PM »
I've got 225's 70 series, 14" on the front of my car. There is a little bulge, but no problems. 

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