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Old November 9th, 2011, 03:00 AM
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i need tires what do you have on your 72?

i have 14 inch rims and need some advice on what will look good. im sure i want all four to be the same size. im not sure what will work but the bigger the better. its a 72 cutlass.
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Old November 9th, 2011, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by cluelesscutlass
i have 14 inch rims and need some advice on what will look good. im sure i want all four to be the same size. im not sure what will work but the bigger the better. its a 72 cutlass.
All of the 68-72s I've owned have ended up with BFG Radial T/As in 225/70/14. I also had a '68 post coupe with 245/60/14s. They were a little fatter but also a little shorter than the 225/70/14s. I prefer the 70-series since they fill the wheelwells a bit better.

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Old November 9th, 2011, 06:02 AM
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Are your rims the 14x6 steel with hubcap or 14x7 SSI, II/III? When i had 14x7 on mine, the 225/70 worked for me but certainly could've gone "fatter" with those wheel wells.
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Old November 9th, 2011, 06:11 AM
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I have 14x6.

BF Goodrich Radial T/A

215 60 R14

Also, here is a fancy picture of when i first mounted the tires.

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Old November 9th, 2011, 07:02 AM
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Teepo has the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 14" tires on her. I believe they are the 225/70/14.

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Old November 9th, 2011, 07:08 AM
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I too run P225/70-14 BFGs on my '71 and when comparing them to my original spare which is a G70-14 they are almost identical dimensionally. So if you want the factory look the P225/70-14 is the way to go. The only thing I don't like about the Radial T/As is the 'all-season looking' crossed tread pattern. I wish they made a 'summer' straight tread.
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Old November 9th, 2011, 01:38 PM
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Thanks for the info. I have rims that look like vette442's orange cutlass
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Old November 9th, 2011, 01:58 PM
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my 442 has 245/60/14's
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Old November 9th, 2011, 02:56 PM
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225/70/14
They hug the road well and deliver a great ride.
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The infamouse 225/70/14

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