William T. Goldbach wrote:
>
> Bob, the "275" is the maximum width of the sidewall, when the tire is
> mounted on the recommended wheel. A 275 tire will measure 275mm, or 10.83"
> wide at the widest point. This has nothing to do with tread width, which
> varies by manufacturer. A 275-60-15 tire will be around 28" diameter. I'm
> assuming you want to maintain this diameter? If you are stuck on 275-60-15s,
> then you have a lot to choose from: Goodyear Eagle GT IIs, Goodyear Eagle
> #1s (with cool yellow letters!), BFGoodrich Comp T/A HR4s or Radial T/As,
> Bridgestone Eagers, Dunlop GT Qualifiers, Firestone Firehawk SS10s, General
> XP 2000 IIs, and more I'm sure. The BFG Comp T/As are probably the best
> tires of the above in the wet, IMHO. -Bill
>
> >Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 17:30:33 -0500
> >From: bnich@bellatlantic.net
> >Subject: DML: 15" Tire Advice Needed
> >
> >After spending over an hour looking thru the Tire Racks test results
> >and deciding on Firestones SZ50 I come to find that they don't make them
> >in 275 15's. Is any one running 275's on stock 15" wheels that handle
> >well, wear well and are good/excellent in the rain. I need to stck with
> >the stock rims for now, but wana get some wider sqaure looking tires.
> >If you have a sugestion, the OD of the tire would be appreciated. Also
> >when they give you the aspect ratio "60" which is 60% of the width =
> >side wall height, is this from the bead edge of the tire or is it
> >measured from where can start the measurement when mounted? Bob
> >
> >------------------------------
Bill, Thanks thats a lot of info you sent me. Are you a tire guy? I'll
check it all out tonight. Thanks again for the info. Bob
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