In a message dated 5/14/05 10:04:11, dday@SLAC.Stanford.EDU writes: << All, it seems that trying to get a good size 15" tire is hard to come by these days. I am currently running 245 -50-15 on 15x7 torque thrust. I need two sets of tires one for the 5 spokes and a set for my 10 spokes. I looked at tire rack and it seems that the Dunlop Qualifer seems to be the best bang for the buck. I know that they don't make the 245-50-15 but I think 245-60-15 would be fine. Does anybody have any feed back on these tires? Or how about B.F. Goodrich T/As or the Goodyear Eagle G.T II . Anyfeed back would be great .. The car is a 67 G.T.350 that is lowered. >> >>>The Dunlop Qualifier, BFG and Goodyear tires are all S-rated, non-sticky and often non-round tires. Effective smoke-generators and great for high school kids with jacked-up Camaros, or cars that are gently street driven and cruised but not 'seriously' driven, i.e. open track or spirited backroads driving. Dunlop is currently the only manufacturer making a 'quality' tire in 245/50-15, the Z-rated SP8000. And I don't know for sure that they are still making them--I bought a pair a few years ago as backups for the now-discontinued Z-rated BFG 245/50-15s I have on my 15x8 front wheels on my Pantera. Having said all that, 245/50-15 may be a bit wide for a 7-inch wheel. I'm running 225/60-15 on my 15x7 wheels on my GT-350 clone, which gives the proper 'vintage' look to the car. YMMV.... Mike
