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My father's 1990 D150 has P235 75R 15 B F Goodrich white wall tires with a 1.25 inch white wall. I think he purchased these 5 years ago? Discount Tire was his supplier, I will see if the paper work has a number. Please note' his wheel width is 7 inches.'
To: jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx; saforwardlook@xxxxxxxxx CC: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: c300@xxxxxxx Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:38:31 -0700 Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Another Tire Question The 7.60 x 15 tire was standard on the ’62 and ’63 300’s—down sized from the 8.00 x 15’s on the ’55-’56 & ‘61 300’s. The ’57-’60 300’s had those big, fat 9.00 x 14’s as does the ’64 NY Salon. Chrysler stylists knew the value of filling a wheel well and at least put 8.20 X 15’s on the ’64 Imperial. I believe ’64 Newport cop cars also had 15” wheels but I don't know the tire size. Probably a perfectly competent size tire but rather wimpy in appearance. More cost saving by Chrysler. After switching to non-standard radials, I think it is OK to go with a tire size that satisfies the eye as well as the road. In this case, either is fine—buy your tires based on known quality and reputation with the closest WSW width you can find. You may find a greater selection of P235’s.
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Maiani
But I thought that the radial exact to the 7.60 was the 225 not 235?? If the 235 is more exact to the 7.60, the, yes, I’d rather go with that.
thanks
Jim
From: Steve Albu Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 6:59 PM To: Jim Maiani Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Another Tire Question
Personally, I would not go with the 225s as they seem to be too small compared to the original tires, especially in terms of tire height. I see no downside to going with the 235/75/15 that are available as radials in a 3/4" whitewall, which is all that is commonly available these days. I used to get Cooper Trendsetters, but I am not sure they are still available. I did get a set of the Cornell whitewalls at Pep Boys (their store brand) which seem to be a pretty good tire. None of the commonly available whitewall tires are very wide anymore but the Cornells were about the best I could find in terms of appearance and size.
Steve Albu
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Jim Maiani <jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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