Hello i have an 84 Z28 and i have the 15 inch 5 spoke(stock) wheels and i was wondering wat the biggest size tire i could get. I would like to get fat lookin ones without having to cut the wheel well out. and i would also like white letters. Thanks

 

Max on the stock 15x7 would be about a 255/60/15.

 

Personally, I wouldn't go past a 245/60/15 size for a 7" stock rim. I have that size all around on my Z28 with stock rims (83) - and they bulge out enough from the rim.

 

do you happen to have pics of the 245/60/15 mounted on stock wheels?

I am searching now to see what the max size I can stick in the rear in my TA without rubbing.

I am planning probably 215/60/15 in the front and I'd like to do 255/60/15 in the rear but I don't want to have an issues.

All comments welcome.

I have stock camaro and stock ta wheels both are 15x7

 

245/60/15 rear and 225/60/15 front

Mark.

 

hmm, looks like back to the drawing board for me then.. I wanted a wider look and I think i'll have to go with non stock wheels.

Perhaps 15x10 with something like 6" backspacing.. then 15x7 or 15x8 with about a 4" backspacing.

 

I got 295/50/15 on back

 

 

On a 7" wheel, you want to go with a 225-60-15 sized tire.

The more "bulge" there is, the more sloppy the handling is - putting a 255 on a 7" wheel will make the car feel sloppy and be hard to control.

White letters, while an OEM look - are pretty hard to find in decent tread patterns these days.

 

The staggered look I went for consisted of a 15x7 wheels with 235/60r15s front and 15x8 wheels with 255/60r15s rear.
For me its the perfect combination.
Here's a thread showing them in detail with the old Cooper Cobras that are being replaced with Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/T's. Link =

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/whee...er-cobras.html

 

I've got 235/60/r15's all the way around on my 84 z28. It has some wiggle in the turns so I'm looking at a 17×9 or 10" wheel. I seen where forzaa makes the stock looking rims in different sizes, but they only seem to be 7" wide. I'll probably message and see if they can make them wider also.