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Old 04-19-2006, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by repinS
I'm running 225/60R16 on the factory ghetto golds instead of the stock 215/60. No issues.
Ditto for me.
Old 04-19-2006, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
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i think he'* saying he wants to stick with his 15"*!!!
Yeah we got a little out of pace here..

I would go with a 215 65 15 ... That will be plenty wide for a 15" rim..

With the 215 65 15 your speedo will read 1.1% faster than your actual speed
still better off with 16"* though!!
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wow, i got away from this thread, it continued on without me...

ok....215s are ok then right...this is a 6" wide rim..yeah its the aluminum lace rim....well actually the new tires are not going to be coming very soon because i just bought new ones in july and they still have soooo much tread on em...ive only put like 10,000 miles on em yet...but the 215s will come when these wear out...SWEET!

but yeah, thats whats gonna happen...
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On a P21560R15 Tire.
P- ---is Passenger tire
215- is the width of the tire
60--- is the aspect ratio which means the the hight of the tire is 60% of the width in other words 60% of 215
R ----stands for radial
15 - rim size.


Hope this helps
Old 04-23-2006, 11:14 PM
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I've got 205/75/14'* on my LeSabre. I'm getting 16 inch wheels, as soon as I can, because those 205'* handle like crap. Especially since they're cheap Kumho'*.. what was I thinking!!

At least my rears have the same size, but use the good BF goodrich long trail radials. Man those are nice tires.
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Ive got the stock 15" rim on my 90, and I had a set of Michelin Pilot XGTH4'*.

Those were the BEST tire I have ever owned for summer, cornering, handling.

But, in winter...I went nowhere.

I switched to the Goodyear HSRA'* and im not too happy with those.

C
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Originally Posted by Maymybonneliveforever
On a P21560R15 Tire.
P- ---is Passenger tire
215- is the width of the tire
60--- is the aspect ratio which means the the hight of the tire is 60% of the width in other words 60% of 215
R ----stands for radial
15 - rim size.


Hope this helps
well yah, i knew that i just did not know what would fit on a 15 x 6 inch rim...
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ok 215/65R15 replacing 205/70R15 in near future as soon as money graces my presence!
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Did you ever get that suspension problem fixed? That will be a problem no matter what tires you have. If that spring lets go you will need atleast one new one.


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