If I recall correctly, the previous owner of your car, Kenyon, had me look up for him the original tire size for his car, and I believe the original size was 8.90X15, which he then bought for the car. That size is getting very hard to find, as it was used only on very heavy cars. I believe those tires that he bought were supplied by Coker. A 1955 would not have had 14 inch rims on it, as far as I know. If anyone else wants me to check my listings, I have the material from the recap plant that I worked in as a teenager in the mid-50s, with listings of the OEM sizes for all US cars of that era. Chryco cars went to 14 inch wheels in 1957, and woke up to reality sometime during 1959 and went back to 15 inch. Dick Benjamin -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kenyon Wills Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:34 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: 11.00 x 14 ? My 1955 came with Denman 8-ply Super Cushions on it. Don't recall the size. These were 8 ply, and were of larger outside diameter. I know this because the trunk would not close on the vertically-mounted spare due to keeping one as a spare and trying that when I got 4 new BFGoodrich Silvertowns to drive on. Bought an additional BFG and mounted to that spare rim and I was OK. The larger, heavier duty tires specified for Ghias have been recently discontinued at Coker, and I'd encourage you to look at the BFGoodrich SilverTowns - have been VERY happy with them, and I don't think you need the extra durability that the larger tires provide/don't know how they'll fit on your car. Interesting question: As the Ghias were built on stock Imperials, were the wheels, rear axle, or wheel arch/housings changed to make the larger tires fit? If not, then the answer is that they'll interchange with no problem. I suspect they'll interchange without a clearance problem, but that's guessing and nothing more. -Kenyon --- ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hello All, > What I am about to say is strictly an opinion. > Always heard that the "super > cushions" were designed to take the extreme weight > of the Ghia limos. This > from a salesmen that specialized in New Yorkers and > Imperials during that era. > Really do not have any idea either way. Just a bit > of "trivia" to add to > this thread. > > Allan from > Billings, Montana > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak > peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm