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Old Aug 30, 2013 | 09:42 PM
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I was thinking of putting some 245/70/15 tires on my 1975 H/O . Does anyone know if they will fit?
Old Aug 30, 2013 | 10:01 PM
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They should. I had 255/70/15 tires on the rear of a 76 Salon with no issues.
I would check the front for clearance before buying them. The tire shop should do a test fit for you free of charge.
Old Aug 30, 2013 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Gilliam
I was thinking of putting some 245/70/15 tires on my 1975 H/O . Does anyone know if they will fit?
Is there even such a size available? I have never seen this size in any tire. There are 245-60's, 235-70's, 255-70's. All of these would fit your car but the 255-70 might be a bit big for the front. A 245-60 or 255-60 would probably be close to your factory tire size that would have come on that car.
Old Aug 30, 2013 | 10:06 PM
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Thank you guys. I am going to order them and have them put on. I put some 225/60/15 on it and they are just too small so now I am trying to unload them on craigslist. I've been looking around and yes you are right I put that up wrong the 70/15 are LT tires but the 60/15's are easy to find. I wasn't sure on a 255 though I think it would look great.

what about staggering the tires so the fronts are smaller could I then go with a 255 in rear and a 235 or 245 in front?
Old Aug 31, 2013 | 01:08 AM
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If you want the car to sit up a bit and not drag the ground a 235/70 would fit nice. A 245/60 would be about as big/wide as I would go all the way around.
Don't stagger on a stock rim, it wouldn't benefit you enough in the looks department to give up rotating once a year.
Old Aug 31, 2013 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim Gilliam
what about staggering the tires so the fronts are smaller could I then go with a 255 in rear and a 235 in front?
This was the setup I had on my Salon. I liked it, but then again I was 18 at the time.
One benefit was I didn't have to jack up the car to change out the starter..lol.
Aaaahhh to be 18 again.
Old Sep 1, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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I think I will go with the 245 setup. I appreciate the input from you guys. It's been a tough decision since I messed up the first set of tires.
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