It's been a LONG project, but it's done. I just finishrd my suspension. SFC, wonder bar, frontend package, struts/ shocks,and springs. also put in a 2x2 floorboard patch for the drivers feet. The front springs were a royal PITA. But it's all very worth it!!! I haven't driven a car that handles like this since highschool. And that was a very long time ago.
Now about my tires. I wanted a set of goodyear eagle GTs cause that's what came with it. Goodyear stopped making them. So, what a good replacement? They MUST be 215/65-15. In Maine you can't get a car inspected with anything but the original size tires. Any suggestions? All opinions will be concidered. savoo

 

Dunlop GT Qualifiers were my favorite back in the 15" rim days. Tirerack.com or your local national chain should have them.

 

That's one I've never heard before. Can the tire size be the same as offered on that vehicle. IOW, the larger sizes that the Z's and such came with?

As for the 215/65-15 I think BF Goodrich makes them in the Comp T/A line. See what the tirerack.com lists. Great place to see what is available.

Al.

 

Yeah I live in Northern PA and was going to fail for tire sizes too. They have to be the same size as factory, so stupid. If GM can ship a car with different size wheels/tires why cant I have them on my car? Yeah I didnt let them finish the inspection so I didnt have to pay, i was going to fail for other visual items too. Have to see if the old man down the road still does the inspections...... he only checked for a cat and my tire tread.

 

Traction T/A series will fit that spec. I had those on my car and enjoyed them.
Muirner

 

4 goodyear eagle GT-HRs. Be here in three days. thanks for the info. savoo

 

U cant put a size that was an option on it? Like a 16 iroc wheel?

 

Wow, American tax dollars at work...keeping track of tire size by individual car while the education system sucks the big one.

You should be able to change rims, since the only way to tell EXACTLY what rim size you had originally would be to check the RPO codes. They may have a computerized listing of availible rim sizes offered by model year. As far as tire size, how do they keep track of that?

 

The tire size is listed in the computer or what ever with the car. It will list the stock sizes avaiable and such. This is for everyone that goes to get tires, but really has no idea what they need, and they'll take any reccomendation given, expecially if the factory had that size.

Muirner

 

So it sounds like you could go with a bigger tire size if it was offered from the factory.

 

No, you are not on rails, your car is sitting flat but you are sliding sideways on a 215/65-15 Goodyear GT. GO to a factory Iroc and oput some Goodyear GS-D3's on it. Its a factory size and perfectly legal- Its actually more safe with braking traction than the smaller 7" wide rims and tires so they can not contest that factory option.

 

Go to the junkyard, get some junk rims, get a cheapo set of stock size tires, get it inspected, take off the cheapos, but whatever ones you want on there

 

and please change your profile to properly spell CAMARO.

 

How the hell would they know if the car came with 15 or 16 inch tires????? The 16" tire was available so it should be good. If you must have 15 then change to 16 after inspection. 15's do not corner well.