Topic: The Marty's new tires

[RainMan]

Hi all,the Marty has her new BFG's  ,and I feel a heck of alot safer driving at highway speeds .
They are 255-60R 15's ,and the ride quality is about as good as it get's .You have to love T/A's for that characteristic.
Each tio his own ,but to tell you the truth ,if I could do it all over again I would have gone with the factory size . I find the tires just look to fat in the front for my taste ,maybe to big for the rear wheels to .
Maybe if a Guy was to go with a 70 in the front and a 60 in the back ,I don't know ?
We have nothing but smoke from on going fires in BC right now ,makes for a tough time getting a decent back drop. I forgot the one critical piece to of my tri pod ,which would have helped me correct major exposure problems with these pics . Theres always next time







Here are some dirty pics of the tires to give you an idea . It was raining on the wy back home ,and my alley has a bit of dirt and gravel mixed in unfortunatly .
I think they look to fat ,but each to his own . Money is scarce ,so these are it for a while

[Rarebird]

I kinda like the new shoes the Marty is sporting... I think you will like the wider tread too as you drive itmore.. a little extra width goes a long way on tracking...

[rtpassini]

i woke marty up a bit for ya.
although the colors might be off because photoshop decided to reset my color settings.



glad to hear you like the t/a's because that was my next tire choice

[RRR76TA]

Glad you got he kid new shoes  ,   looks great

[rhino33]

It`s great to have new BFG`s they look great thats why I am going to buy some but I think I`m going to get a narrower tire for the front. the 215/70R15 is near the same as the circuference ot the 255/60 bfg

[rtpassini]

what size fronts would you recommend?

[RainMan]

what size fronts would you recommend?

I would go with the factory 225 /70R-15 I believe they were .Actually I may buy that size all the way around next time .I am not all that happy with the way they bulge over the wheel . I hate to see them on a 7 inch wheel . But some people may like that look .
I have to say the handling is superior to the old ones .But they were uniroyals from 78,so thats kinda apples to oranges .
Before when I made a turn from a stop sign ,I always seem to get this tire squeal that I could live without . I was just worried about the cop's really . No matter how carefully I was on the gas from a start ,I got the tires breaking loose a little  .  Now I don't think I can break them loose if I wanted to  lol . God are these BFG's sticky

[SoonerTA]

I think the tires look great.  You are am amazing photographer.

[jphillips3333]

I like your new tires ...
I've the 225/70 R-15's on the '79s.  They look small in width.

On the '76, I've 295/50 R15 in the back and 235/60 R15 in the front.

[kentuckyyeti]

Thank you for getting new tires!  As you know, I have worried about the originals coming apart and destroying the wheelwells.  You did keep the originals, right?

[y88rick]

no way he paid the tire disposal fee and got rid of them smoked bald tires

[kentuckyyeti]

They weren't bald- they only had 24xxx miles on them when the car left here last year.

[RainMan]

Thank you for getting new tires!  As you know, I have worried about the originals coming apart and destroying the wheelwells.  You did keep the originals, right?

yes there safe and sound taking up space for reasons I'll  never understand lol . The ride is nothing short of imcredible when you look at the dated technology . As I mentioned ,I feel  much safer at highway speeds ,they were worth the money just for the piece of mind .
I am hoping that the differance in size doesn't disqualify me from getting collector plates next spring . I should have bought a BFG in a 225-70rR 15 instead .  These ones hug the road incredibly though

[kentuckyyeti]

I think they look good.  Hope it doesn't screw up your collector plates just because the tires are somewhat larger than stock.

[rtpassini]

I like your new tires ...
I've the 225/70 R-15's on the '79s.  They look small in width.

On the '76, I've 295/50 R15 in the back and 235/60 R15 in the front.

295/50's? holy crap... did you have to really squeeze them on the rim? any pics of them with the fender wall?