Day 2 tires--- what are you looking for?

[Hemicolt]

I don't know what the conversion size would be, but these two sizes should be popular with the Day 2 crowd.

http://store.cokertire.com/tire-brands/c...-60-series.html

http://store.cokertire.com/tire-brands/c...-60-series.html

[Hemicolt]

I looked at the Kelsey chart and it looks like a G60/15 may be close to the 235/60/15, but the rim recommended rim width on the G60 shows 7". The 235/60 can go to a 8.5" rim.
8" to 10" rims are seen on alot of Day 2 cars. The two tire sizes above would cover those.

[SmallHurst]

235/60/15= F60-15
275/60/15= L60-15

Both of these sizes are covered by Kelsey/Goodyear. What sizing needs to fill a gap?

The L-60's work better on the wider rims, but 8" will do fine.

[Hemicolt]

Is it possible for the L60-15 to be pulled in to far at the side walls with an 8" rim, causing the contact patch not to be evenly planted on the road surface, out on the tread edges?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SmallHurst</div><div class="ubbcode-body">235/60/15= F60-15
275/60/15= L60-15

Both of these sizes are covered by Kelsey/Goodyear. What sizing needs to fill a gap?

The L-60's work better on the wider rims, but 8&quot; will do fine.

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[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chandler</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is it possible for the L60-15 to be pulled in to far at the side walls with an 8&quot; rim, causing the contact patch not to be evenly planted on the road surface, out on the tread edges?


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8&quot; are fine for L60-14-probabaly the optimium tire for it IMO. Also the original Goodyear L60-14/15 and N50/15's were smaller in width and height than the average comparable tire back in the day. Not sure why. I measured a N50/15 Goodyear (nos) at a swap meet and the outside diameter was 25.75 and the used (slightly) Pro Trac N50's I have are 26.25 and the M/T are taller than that.

M/T made the largest L60/14/15 in width and height back in the day and still do.

[Salvatore]

I never ran 8&quot; rims on any L60's that I ever used. Kurt, you are right L60/14's and H70/14's were a mainstay on my nova 40 years ago. I actually like 6&quot; rims for the cheater slicks I use for Day-2.

[Hemicolt]

I'm saying that alot of the people I talk to today, that have Day 2 cars, are running 8 to 10 inch rims with a tire height 27 to 28 inches tall.
Letting air out of them is not an option for street driving.
When I used to build drag cars we would tend to use a rim a little wide on the 10.5 tire cars. This would put the contact patch dead flat on the track.
I see alot of the old 60 series tires at swap meets with the center wore down and the the outer edges look new. This is from running to wide of a tire on a narrow rim.
But to be honest, I can't say what anyone was doing back in the day. I was born in 69..lol