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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: p7387 on October 13, 2015, 04:25:19 pm

Title: new tires
Post by: p7387 on October 13, 2015, 04:25:19 pm

87 short/fleet 2wd

i need to purchase new tires, the truck currently has 235 75 15
(original size i assume?)
any opinions on going up to 255  70 15 all around vs. leaving the current size?

i checked "tire buyer" and "tire rack"
any others worth checking? for a basic tire i see its going to cost about $100 each all said and done

thanks

Title: Re: new tires
Post by: Irish_Alley on October 14, 2015, 07:59:45 pm

when i buy tires i can always find them cheaper than tirerack like walmart, pepboys, some other tire place that has a website or even ebay. you might lose a little mpgs due to the tire being an 1" wider so that gives you more rolling resistance. i dont think it will be too much but it is the only pro/con i see with the tires.

Title: Re: new tires
Post by: p7387 on October 15, 2015, 12:41:34 am

my local mechanic said he could put on 4 new wrangler (original size) for $375 out the door
i know i can get it a few dollars cheaper but this guy is convenient and always does me right

Title: Re: new tires
Post by: Irish_Alley on October 15, 2015, 12:53:19 am

I just got 4 tires taken off and mounted for $100. so 275 for 4 tires = $68 a pop around here aint bad at all

Title: Re: new tires
Post by: 76LongBox on October 15, 2015, 02:12:37 pm

I have 255 70 15's all the way around mine, and like the look better than the stock 235's.  I went with Cooper Cobra's, and it cost me $487.28 out the door at a local shop a little over a year ago.  I drive the truck regularly, and have had no problems with these tires.

Title: Re: new tires
Post by: philo_beddoe on October 15, 2015, 09:33:08 pm

I just installed new tires, walmart- ordered online, $67 each, quality hankook, 235/75/15. My vehicle calls for 225, but its hardly a difference.  And...they were hard to find white-walls.  The 235's were on sale. Might still be.