sidewok

My conti trac 2000s are real low on tread. My front tires have about 2/32 tread life left and my rears have about 3/32 treadlife left. Obviously I am gonna need new tires soon. My current tires are 215/65/15. I have been searching around for some tires and I have found a used set with 90% left for 100 bucks. They are 215/70/15 and 215/75/15. I was thinking of putting the taller tires on the rear and the shorter tires on the front. Is this a bad idea? I would prefer closer to stock, but this is all I have found in my price range right now. will it affect my performance in anyway? thanks.

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iTrader: (14)

the 215/70 are 26.9" tall, the others are 27.6, both are going to be too tall, but will work on the back of the car, anything much over 26" tall will start to rub on the front. You can give it a whirl is you want

V8ReiMeR88MaRo

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When I had my 15 Rs wheels i had 235/60 BF Goodrich T/A's a good tire and tread life for the price, and the extra width will help traction and cornering.

sidewok

What about putting 235/60/15 on the rear and 215/65/15 on the front? I think I like the look of the 235s stretched over the stock rim, but will it affect driving ability and or performance in any way?

V8ReiMeR88MaRo

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Not at all, it will help driving ability, 235/60s on a 15x7 inch rim looks good IMO especially white letters. I've heard nothing but good things about Firestone Indy 500's and there a littler better than the bgf's of course after i bought the bgf's




Those are 235s on my old 15x7s

sidewok

I found some dunlop qualifier gt 235/60/15. It's a set of two for $50 so for now, I think I will put those on the rear and take my current 215/65/15 contitracs off the back and put them on the front. It would be nice to have matching tires, but I think for now it will work.

V8ReiMeR88MaRo

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I'd be careful bro 25 dollar tires must be crap, are they used or new? id rather pay 200 buck for new tires and 25 for used anyday

V8ReiMeR88MaRo

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I just read reviews and said they wear out VERY quickly, but I guess you can't expect much for 50 bucks, and have crap wet handling

sidewok

they are used, but the have 50% or more tread left. I just need something to hold me over. My front tires are starting to crack from being so worn down.

krazefbird

Hey man, I know cheap and if 50bucks is what you can get away with and the tires are good then go with it. I ran 235 75 15's on the back of my bird for a while cuz I had no cash and my father in law had them from his truck. Slowed the times down but helped with hwy mileage lol! The 215 70 15's should be fine in the front, I have 215 65 15's up front and they are fine, don't think an extra 5% is gonna hurt anything. Good Luck! The best ideas come when you are broke!

sidewok

So, Here is my last concern. I found some 215/65/15 to replace my front tires, so front will remain the same as stock. I GOT THEM FOR FREE!!! GOTTA LOVE FREE! Now for the rear tires, I picked up some 215/75/15 at a yard sale for $25 bucks because the guy got rid of the car they fit. BOTH SETS HAVE 90% LEFT! So, I am gonna throw those on soon. My concern is, "With taller(not wider) tires on the rear, am I going to affect my handling at all(good or bad)?" I am not worried about the speedo being a little off, I can deal with that. I don't think it will make much of a difference as the rear tires will only be an inch and a half taller than the front, but I need opinions from guys who have tried this because I have always run the same size. I need to know about the handling because I don't drag race unless its at a stop light and I prefer autox/rallyx/drift over drag racing. So I just need to make sure I can take a turn just as well if not better than before. Thanks guys.

krazefbird

I'm sure you have those on by now and know how they are handling. How are they doing? Little narrow for me and I would think the back would slide around more but hey, for 25 bucks you can't go wrong. On the straight away not much difference but watch the turns. I have 275 60 15's on my rear, lil too much but they work.

V8ReiMeR88MaRo

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Those 275s did you have to cut out the inner rear wheel whell any?

sidewok

Well the 215 65 15 were the original size of the tires on my camaro, so the front ended up being stock and the rear ended up being the same with just a little taller. It hasn't affected turning or driving really that much at all other than the fact that the tires have less revs to maintain speed than they did before. But the difference really isn't noticeable at all.

krazefbird

Naw I didn't cut anything cept for the tires! HA! lol When I got the 275's MAN they looked tough! REALLY close to the inner wheel well. They were fine going straight but as soon as I turned they started rubbing. So I got a set of wheel spacers for like 10 bucks at a carquest store and that solved the rubbing problem on the inside. However, now when I turn the inner lip of the fender catches the top part of the tread and puts some nice lines in them. So not for cornering. Have been told why don't I cut the lip of the fender off or bend it up inside but just haven't gotten around to doing that. Bout due for new tires anyway. Mine are BF Goodrich 275 60 15's. Oh hey sidewok, as for stock tires? On my door panel the stock size said 205 70 14's so ah, don't worry too much bout the size difference, if it fits and they work, you're in there.

krazefbird

If I was to go with a 15 again I would do a 255 60 15. I think that would be perfect. You still get about 10 inches of tire on the ground and the rubbing issue is pretty much gone. But I am looking at going up to 18's hopefully in which case I will be doing 225 45 18's up front and 255 50 18's in the rear. They measure out about the same as the 275 60 15's I have in the rear and the 215 60 15's up front.