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Tire Size Advice For A 1972 Gran Torino

Hello. I am at the point where I am going to order a set of wheels and tires for my 1972 Gran Torino. 25 years after high school and my first car which was a 72 Gran Torino I am restoring one to be like my first one all those years ago. For wheels I am going with 15x8 Cragar S/S's on all four corners. But. Tires size. I am thinking of 235/60/15 on the front and 255/60/15 or 275/60/15 on the rear. Should I run 15x7's in the front instead of the 15x8's? Would the 235/60 front and the 255/60 rear be a good combination or should I go with the 275 on the rear. I just worry the 275 will be to tall. I know there are some of you out there with early 70's Ford midsizes that have been thru this. Any help or ideas would be great. Thanks

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greg
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Spike

Most people are upgrading to 16s or larger. I remember a 72 with 15 x

8s all around and it looked very classy.

The profile on the 275s will look way too tall nowadays. I would either go 245/60s on 7s in the front and 255s on 8s in the rear or 8 all around with 245s.

The Cragars S/Ss used to have 4.25 backspacing, I'm not sure if they still do.

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mdindestin

Play around with this:

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The operating envelope for the Gran Torino is too high for anything other than a track, and it is not really a drag racing car without drastically overspending.

I had 2 '73 (Gran)Torinos with P235/70R-15s at all 4 corners on 15 x 8 AR type slotted aluminums, that seemed to work well for all-around great handling(ADDCO sway bars & gas shocks added, too).

The original size for yours is F78-14, or approximately P205/75R-14 or P215/70R-14.

Rob

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trainfan1

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