Tires
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:58 am
Can modern street tires like Toyo Tires' be used in vintage cars like the '59 Plymouth Fury?
Here's an old email from "Fury Jim" Rawa, expert in just about everything classic cars (hmmm... Maybe, just everything
):Fury Jim wrote:From: Jim Rawa
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 4:00 PM
To: Morton, Dan
Subject: Re: tires
hi dan,
on paper, a 7.5x14, and F78-14, and a 205/75/14 are the "equivalents" but each is slightly different, the 205 being the smallest. the sport fury should have 8.00x14 i thought? in 57 and 8 furys had either 8.00 or 8.20s
anyway, the size i recommend is a 215 75R14.... but... theyre slightly more $ as they are less common, the 205 is fine, i've used them on my cars, the 215 is just preferrence. if you can, they make a 225 75 r14, that's the EQ in reality size to an H78-14, which is the bias size i like to run, at 28" tall
jim