another tire question

[dougsride]

I am restoring a 73. It will be stock height uncut with stock rims. not looking for any taller tires than stock. My calculator calls for 215/70-15. Anyone running this size and how do they fit/look?

 

[Speedrdr]

That's basically the size I ran on my ‘72 before I lifted it 3 1/2” , cut it and went to 9.00 X 16” military non directional tires (approximately 36” tall). I'm just gonna say I thought the stock 15” rims/tires looked small and underwhelming, at least in my view. What it comes down to in the end is what YOU like.
Personally, I like lift and large tires but that's not what everyone goes for.

Randy

 

[nvrstuk]

They will look extremely "tiny" in this day and age. At roughly 27 1/2" tall and 5 1/2" wide tread with 8" width it will look tiny.

Your choice totally like already mentioned.

Performance will also be affected by having such a narrow tire. Ask my Dad! I talked him into a LOT of different things on his Bronco but couldn't get him to step up in tire size- he did go from G78x15 to an H78x15. I ran L70's on mine back then.

Rest his soul.

 

[dougsride]

Thanks,I am restoring this Ranger back to its' roots. I have had a ton of Broncos in my time and pretty much all of them ended up lifted. I had a 77 sport that was totally original down to the spare tire cover that I sold for a powerstroke f 250. No regrets but I always did like that bronco. So I think I am gonna build a stocker and drive it till I find me a 54 or 55 f100 and build a hot rod and sell the bronco. I'm 60 and I always wanted one of them old ford trucks to storm around in.

 

[nvrstuk]

Sounds like a fun build... share some pics as you progress!

 

[Broncobowsher]

Off memory, I thought the stock size tires were more of a match to P235/75R15s. Maybe that was a match for one of the optional tire sizes?

 

[nvrstuk]

I cut and pasted this from a 10 yr old post here on CB.

https://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154415

"I have the owners manual for my 74, and it lists the E78 for 4300 and 4450, and G78 for 4500 and 4900. I believe the larger sizes were optional.

Here is another conversion chart

http://www.angelfire.com/on/geebjen/tires.html

It lists the E78 as 26.6" the G78 as 27.7"

Diameter of P metrics are easy to calculate. Say 225/75-15
225 is the section width, 75 is the aspect ratio.
225 x .75 = 168.75 this is the height from tread to rim

168.75 x 2 = 337.5mm = 13.29
13.29 + 15 = 28.28" "


The number I've always remembered for my Dad's Bronco with G78 was 26 1/2" tall when sitting on the ground. This is why those Armstrong TruTrac's were so HUGE back then!! lol

 

[dougsride]

Believe it or not I pretty much had to search to find 5 tires that were not Chinese. My next door neighbor works for a large tire franchise here in N.C. and he said they were struggling to get tires so get them if I could. Got some Yokohama Geolanders and was leaning toward 235's but they were nowhere to be found. I'm glad I ordered everything I even thought I needed for this build a year ago cause it's about screwed up out there now.