adumb, The 215/60/14 is very short 24.2" if you use a tire that small you may have issues hitting the oil pan or bottoming out on crowned roads & such especially if you have weak springs/shocks (common) with the tall 27" 255/60/15 in the rear. That is a lot of rake which makes the problem worse. You might have meant or check out 215/70/14s which is still only 25.9" tall about the stock ride height for most gbodys and it would still have rake for a nice stance. FWIW my GN & 442 both came with a 26" tire stock.
I tend to agree with "ds". When GM commissioned the 215/65x15 tire back in the 80's, it was designed to replace the 205/70 14 with a similar diameter, but wider 15" combo. A little research time on the tire mfr's websites would be time well spent. Speaking as a retired autocrosser and circle track racer, I personally would never mount up a tire on one of my cars that had less load capacity than the OEM size. Years ago, before low profile tires were plentiful, the lowrider dudes would stretch out 5.60-15 VW Beetle tires on 7 or 8 inch wheels for their Impalas or other two ton cars because it looked cool. Maybe that's why "low and slow" was the style, since taking a fast corner on a tire designed for half the weight load was near suicidal. Sure, that's an extreme, but I hope I made my point. Remember, the highest load in cornering is on the outside front wheel, so it's definitely not the place to compromise performance for looks. As I said, do a little research, and you're sure to find a tire combination that both looks good and outperforms OEM. You might consider going with a 235/60-14 with your 255/60 -15 rears. You'll still have rake and the "big and littles" look, but enough front tire to out-perform the stock setup in a corner.
Sorry for being long-winded; This week's sermon is now ended.
I just bought a set of 14x7's and now I am wondering if I will have to change the backspacing? I had the stock wheels on there which I believe are 14x6's and everyone is saying the bs is 3.75. Will I have to change to 4'' backspacing for the 14x7's? If so, how do I go about doing that and how much (more) will it cost me? Any help would be appreciated.
If they are coming off a 4wd blazer they might have too much backspacing. They might fit and not rub but they won't look right. they will look tucked in.
If they are coming off a 4wd blazer they might have too much backspacing. They might fit and not rub but they won't look right. they will look tucked in.
that's kinda what i was afraid off. any good steelies i could use?? I was gonna maybe talk to junkyard down from $35. maybs i'll go with soft8's in the rear and the 14x6 in the front.
i need a relatively cheap way of geting new tires on this, but im also looking to the future. i don't wanna change my tire setup half way through summer. this way if i upgrade, it'll only be getting another set of soft8's up front.
If they are coming off a 4wd blazer they might have too much backspacing. They might fit and not rub but they won't look right. they will look tucked in.
that's kinda what i was afraid off. any good steelies i could use?? I was gonna maybe talk to junkyard down from $35. maybs i'll go with soft8's in the rear and the 14x6 in the front.
i need a relatively cheap way of geting new tires on this, but im also looking to the future. i don't wanna change my tire setup half way through summer. this way if i upgrade, it'll only be getting another set of soft8's up front.
If you're referring to a 2WD S-Blazer or S-Truck, they used a similar 5-spoke steelie to the base Camaro wheels of the late 80's -early 90's. The 15X7's I have measure at 3.75 backspacing, about ideal for any G-body.
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