What size slick will fit!?

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Kwik_Cutty88

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jking78 said:
Looking forward to purchase a set of etc drag radials for my 78 Malibu. I still wants to use my rally rims the tires size I have now are 245 60 15 in the back & 235 60 15 in the front.

A 275/60/15 might work with little modification.
 

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Kwik_Cutty88 said:
jking78 said:
Looking forward to purchase a set of etc drag radials for my 78 Malibu. I still wants to use my rally rims the tires size I have now are 245 60 15 in the back & 235 60 15 in the front.

A 275/60/15 might work with little modification.

What is that equivalent to. I like the Mickey Thompson et street radial
 

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jking78 said:
Kwik_Cutty88 said:
jking78 said:
Looking forward to purchase a set of etc drag radials for my 78 Malibu. I still wants to use my rally rims the tires size I have now are 245 60 15 in the back & 235 60 15 in the front.

A 275/60/15 might work with little modification.

What is that equivalent to. I like the Mickey Thompson et street radial


I think it's a little bit over a 10.5" tire.
 

565bbchevy

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Mickey Thompson ET drag radials are listed by standard tire sizes.
275/60/15 = 28 x 11.5 #3754R rims 7.5 -9.5"
255/60/15 = 27 x 10.5 #3756R rims 7-9"
235/60/15 = 26 x 9.5 #3752R rims 6.5-8.5"
I would assume a stock 15" Ralley would probably be only 7" wide which
would really limit your choices for rear tires.
I would say 255/60 is probably max. for that rim.
 

jking78

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565bbchevy said:
Mickey Thompson ET drag radials are listed by standard tire sizes.
275/60/15 = 28 x 11.5 #3754R rims 7.5 -9.5"
255/60/15 = 27 x 10.5 #3756R rims 7-9"
235/60/15 = 26 x 9.5 #3752R rims 6.5-8.5"
What width rim are you planning on using?
A 235/60/15 is a very short and narrow tire I'm assuming you want more traction
so I would think you would want something bigger than that.
A 235/60/15 is a more common size as a front tire on a G-Body the other two listed
should fit the car it just depends on the rim.
I don't know my rim width. I just want to put those slicks on my rims I have now. How can I find out the width of my rims
 

Blue86Monte

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I ran 26x10.5 ET streets on the 15 inch vette rallys, fit without a problem...
 

MPac

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Width will be a tricky issue with G bodies. A good rule of thumb to go by is the smaller the sidewall I.E. bigger rim or smaller height the wider rubber you can go since there is less bulge. My 83 cutty drag car has 30x9.5x15s on the back and width wise it's fine. If I go with a 28 inch I could probably sqweeze a 10.5 up under it.
 

GhettoRacingKid

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Im running a 28x10.5 MT ET drag on my 79 monte with a 15x8 weld prostar. I rolled the lip and I have just enough room between the frame and tire and the wheel well and tire. I was able to lower the rear 2 inches also.

here are some pics.

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you can measure the rim width by using a straight edge and a ruler upagainst the rim.
 
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