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4SPEED427


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So I'm shopping on Amazon for 15" tires for my 66. I find this listing. This is for ONE of these tires-

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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles 

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$133.00 each for BF Goodrich radial TA at Canadian tire. Just have to find a store that has them in stock?



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Ive seen stupid prices like that on Amazon before, wonder how many they sell?

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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC.
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Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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Only 4 left in stock (the original 4 the seller has had for years).



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Ya, Amazon does have cheaper prices until they are out of stock. Then these resellers get involved

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And dont call me Shirley.

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Can tire is pretty much out of stock of everything in our classic car sizes

Summit has then Kinergy ones, Carl.   Decent prices on summit still,  if you can get locally.



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I'm just kicking tires, so to speak. I don't even have the rims blasted or painted yet. If I have to wait a bit I can do that, the 14" setup on my car now only has about 4000 miles so it's not pressing. But I do look forward to a drop in RPM of about 200 with the taller tire.

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Carl, Ive got Michelin Defenders on the front of my 63, check them out for available sizes to suit you.

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1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada

Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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Thanks, I will do that. I don't even know for sure which size but I think it will be 225 70 or 75 15.

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I have 215-70-15 on the front, a pie crust 8 inch wide, 28 inch tall, 15 inch on the back.

By my calculations using excel to calculate:
1. 215-70-15=26.85 in
2. 225-70-15= 27.4
3. 225-75-15=28.29


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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC.
1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada

Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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I know Costco has a catalogue of older tire sizes they say they can get - i don't know anyone who has bought them from Costco -l know the one closest to me has that book



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Sidewalls are so crushed down and bulged these days, if it was me i'd go with the 75 just for the appearance factor.  taller sidewall the better as far as im concerned,   gives it a more stock appearance without spending mega bucks on cokers.   Id get 85 series tires for my stuff if i could find them in my sizes



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Dave, you don't happen to have an old 225 75 15 tire do you? I'd like to find one to try the fit on the front. I think it would be ok but I'd like to make sure.

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Carl, chicken and egg- can you find a tire that size you like?

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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC.
1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada

Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
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I'm 99% sure that i do AND as an added bonus i think is already installed on either a 15x6 or maybe 15x7 steelie!



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Oh that would be perfect if I could borrow it. This sounds like an excuse for another visit! Not in the next few days though, it's starting to look a little white outside!

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Yup,  nasty!

i will look later tonight.



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No rush, don't make a special trip out there to check. It might be a week before we are in the city again.

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Play around on

1010TIRES.COM® Tires and Wheels Online Authority.

Canadian Site.

The tire size calculator is very informative.

Tire Size Calculator - Tire and Wheel Plus Sizing (1010tires.com)

I have never bought from them but I am always comparing tires there.

About $140 delivery to Morris  wink



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I've never done much with Firestone but these appeal somehow and it is a tire that I can get through my former work at a good price. I like the tread pattern on it. 

Anyone have Firestone experience in recent years?  I know decades ago they weren't a great tire but I haven't heard anything bad recently.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Destination+LE3&partnum=275TR5DLE3OWL

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Crap,  those look pretty good,  and i see that they also come in a 235/75R15 Extra load.   i wonder how much more they are compared to the Trendsetters we just bought?  cause the trendsetters are only a SL rated.



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Carl, would you have the white letters showing?



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beaumontguru wrote:

Crap,  those look pretty good,  and i see that they also come in a 235/75R15 Extra load.   i wonder how much more they are compared to the Trendsetters we just bought?  cause the trendsetters are only a SL rated.

 Would you believe a set of 4 would be $335 more than the Trendsetters..... I just looked. 



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70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

Carl, would you have the white letters showing?

 Not as long as my mind is still sound...



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