silviaguy240 Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 im kinda mad that i cant find any tires with good sidewalls that will fit a 10-12 inch wide wheel. only brand i know of that makes them wide is Advan but they are truck tires and have a 60 or 70 side wall which is way to big for how wide i want them to be. i need a 265/50/15 or a 265/45/16 thats not a comp tire and can be good for the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkynacho Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 BF Goodrich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeboy Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Michelin TB5 and TB15 --at Coker tire, or purchase from a performance Michelin store in the U.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 hoosier also does too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Mickey Thompson has a pretty good selection, but if you've not already figured it out, they are more the "straight line" variety (very soft compounds as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviaguy240 Posted April 8, 2006 Author Share Posted April 8, 2006 thanks...but thats not what im lookin for. i need a normal performance street tire, not a drag or Semi-slick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleMX Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Radial T/A's have been around for quite a while, here's a link to the sizes you can get. http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/assets/pdf/radial_ta.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 They have but they dont have any real performace value, just size. Its hard to find anything of any significant performace value larger then 245 50 15. Good luck if you do and let us know what you find.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 BFG used to offer the Euro TA in sizes up to 305/50/15 but not any longer. This was a good compromise compound for a street car. I have those on the rear, and 265's on the front. I hope by the time I ware them out someone will make a reasonable replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 tire rack lets you search by tire size and performance type http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTires.jsp Tires for size 265/50-15 Search New Size Search by Vehicle Performance Category: All Brands: All Speed Ratings: All Run-Flat: Included Results: 1 - 1 of 1 that fit your search criteria. Dunlop GT Qualifier T (Performance All-Season) Overview | Specs | Warranty | Reviews | Survey Results Sidewall Style: Raised White Letters Size: 265/50TR15 Serv. Desc: 99T Price: $83.00 Estimated Availability: In Stock Road Hazard Program $39.84 total with four tire purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviaguy240 Posted April 9, 2006 Author Share Posted April 9, 2006 yea...i saw that earlier. i swear i put that size in once and nothing came up. but the white letters..eh. i just wanted the big *** wheels, but i cut down about 1.5 inches to a 9.5 or a 10, and just gonna rock a 245/45/16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 on tire rack put in 295/50/15 and you will get like 5-6 different tires. they are all under $110 each...BFG the most at $109...the cheapest was $70... lol I want to squeeze some of those 295/50s on my 15x8 diamonds on the next tire change...and 235s up front...that will be mean looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 yea...i saw that earlier. i swear i put that size in once and nothing came up. but the white letters..eh. i just wanted the big *** wheels, but i cut down about 1.5 inches to a 9.5 or a 10, and just gonna rock a 245/45/16. Yeah, I have no idea how good that particular tire is. But the tire rack search function in pretty easy to use. Maybe you will find something better in a slightly different size. BTW, you can always mount the raised white letters on the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 how about these? im thinking on running these or the ET radials on my 15x10's here is a link to them at summitracing. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MTT%2D6653&N=115&autoview=sku they do have other sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Well as you see that is what Im talking about, look at the speed rating on that tire, a T rating, meaningless for performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Well as you see that is what Im talking about, look at the speed rating on that tire, a T rating, meaningless for performance. A good topic of discussion, but it depends on what you want to use the car for. For an autoXer, you probably want to go with a non-speed rated tire because they are generally lighter. An autoX car will never see sustained speeds, so the speed rating can be a waste of money. My understanding is that it is accumulated heat that makes tires fail at speed. So if you only run at high speeds for short periods of time and/or your car is significantly below the load rating of the tire, then you don't need to match the rated speed to the clockwise peg on your speedo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Why fight this battle. I find my tire first, then by rims. Get a common corvette, mustang, camaro tire size then buy them for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Well as you see that is what Im talking about, look at the speed rating on that tire, a T rating, meaningless for performance. well i was replying to silviaguy240. "im kinda mad that i cant find any tires with good sidewalls that will fit a 10-12 inch wide wheel." and then after a couple of replies he says "thanks...but thats not what im lookin for. i need a normal performance street tire, not a drag or Semi-slick." i think that these tires meet his criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviaguy240 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 idk, i just dont want the R compound or softer rubber that will wear down every 1000 miles. the only reason im kinda having a tough time with is the 15's. one wheel im lookin a only comes in 14 and 15. but it will still be a while...so idk. Get a common corvette, mustang, camaro tire size then buy them for cheap. not lookin for a 17 or 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I like those MT sportsman tires... I wonder if you could stuff some of those 26.0X12.0 R15 tires on a some 15X8s like in my sig...that would look sweet...Summit says minimum rim width of 8.5...it is just a half inch...it could work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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