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Biggest 15" tire on a TC

I want to possibly stay with my ten holes, but a want to put some thick old school raised letter white tires in it.Like that Starsky and Hutch type look. Whats the biggest meatiest tire I can run in the back and also what should I run in the front. I want that old school street strip look. I want a tire that will safely fill the wheel well with a car that is not dropped or lowered at all.
Motorsport FMIC, Boport 1.5, Boblee header, gutted upper, profiled lower, phenolic spacer, Accufab fpr, LA3, Boport stage 3 big valve head, 57 trim/stage III Perfromance Techniques custom turbo, stinger 3" DP and custom 3"exhaust, AEM wideband, custom aluminum carnk pulley, Merkur custom A/C setup, PA performance high output 3G alt, dual oil catcj cans, Motorsport Valve cover,full Motorcraft tune up kit, 22psi of LOCO!!

Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #1 –
you mean something like this?
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
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Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #2 –
Quote from: daminc;357989
you mean something like this?

Yes! What size did you go with?
Motorsport FMIC, Boport 1.5, Boblee header, gutted upper, profiled lower, phenolic spacer, Accufab fpr, LA3, Boport stage 3 big valve head, 57 trim/stage III Perfromance Techniques custom turbo, stinger 3" DP and custom 3"exhaust, AEM wideband, custom aluminum carnk pulley, Merkur custom A/C setup, PA performance high output 3G alt, dual oil catcj cans, Motorsport Valve cover,full Motorcraft tune up kit, 22psi of LOCO!!

Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #3 –
That size right there, lol.

shiznitfire, I love the look of turbines on a fox with raised white letter tires...
'84 Mustang
'98 Explorer 5.0
'03 Focus, dropped a valve seat. yay. freakin' split port engines...
'06 Explorer EB 4.6

Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #4 –
I have 255s on the back, and pretty sure I put 225s on the front...
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #5 –
Quote from: daminc;358004
I have 255s on the back, and pretty sure I put 225s on the front...

are they 60's, 70's? In other words 225/60/15 or 225/70/15? Can you be more specific please. Thanks
Motorsport FMIC, Boport 1.5, Boblee header, gutted upper, profiled lower, phenolic spacer, Accufab fpr, LA3, Boport stage 3 big valve head, 57 trim/stage III Perfromance Techniques custom turbo, stinger 3" DP and custom 3"exhaust, AEM wideband, custom aluminum carnk pulley, Merkur custom A/C setup, PA performance high output 3G alt, dual oil catcj cans, Motorsport Valve cover,full Motorcraft tune up kit, 22psi of LOCO!!

Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #6 –
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;357999

shiznitfire, I love the look of turbines on a fox with raised white letter tires...

 
You and me too, brother.
Mike

Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #7 –
Have you tried http://www.tirerack.com and looked up different tires?  They typically specify the width of rim for the tire that will get you the largest contact patch.  Too narrow of a tire will cause the outer edges to wear prematurely and too wide of a tire will cause the center of the tire to wear prematurely.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Radial+T%2FA&partnum=56SR5RADTARWL2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes  Click on the tap that says "Specs"

The Mustang guys will run up to a 275/50/15 on the 15 X 7 ten holes but they wear badly.  A 255/60/15 is just about perfect as you can see from the pictures above.

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #8 –
Quote from: RDOG;358017
are they 60's, 70's? In other words 225/60/15 or 225/70/15? Can you be more specific please. Thanks

Sorry, turbines are 60s
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #9 –
I run 255/60-15's on my rear 10 holes.  It's a 27" tall tire.  I really wouldn't go any wider on a 10 hole -- unless you widen the rim itself.....
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Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #10 –
I have 235s all around. No rubbing.
 
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.
 

Biggest 15" tire on a TC

Reply #11 –
I have 235/60s on 10 holes, all around and no issues, either (other than noticed a bit of power loss due to the slightly taller gear I created going from a 225).

Don't laugh...with a bone stock V6, I need all the help I can get!
'87 Cougar LS V6 (stock) Daily Driver
'06 Lincoln LS V8
'12 F-150 SCrew FX4 5.0L
'80 Thunderbird V8 (mild 304) [sold to friend]