[Oldsguy]

Thanks for that info, I sort of suspected it would be width, someplace. I agree with you about many tires today not fitting our older cars height wise. I think filling the wheel well out is very important. I am not surprised to hear about your experience with the bias ply vs. radials either. Taller tire gives you more flex and a softer ride, in spite of the new radial designs that are supposed to be better. Front suspension design may have some part to do with it as well, like Norm has said "The engineers knew what they were doing" in spite of some people say otherwise.