Five year old article on the "15 inch tire problem"

MRGTX said

Interesting find.
It doesn’t look like they make a narrow enough option for the front of our cars. Did I miss a size that would work?

Because of the geometry at play, 15x8 wheels aren’t going to work without a negative backspace and some fender mods…and boy would that look goofy. So I’m thinking something 9.5” wide (or a 235ish) would be about the widest we can do.

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So you are looking for a specific size.

225/60/15 or 235/60/60 correct ?

They used to make V-rated stuff in those sizes, specifically 225/60/15 for 80’s and early 90’s Police and Highway Patrol car fleets. Diplomat, Mustang, Crown Vic, and Impala cop cars of that era all used that size.

that’s a lot of fleets, lots of miles, lots of tires.

Now those are hobby cars.

Stock late 80’s Mustang 5.0 and Full size Jag’s come to mind as using 225/60/15. The first tires I bought for my 68 Barracuda with 15x7 cop rims was a used set of Yokohama AVS off a 4-door Jaguar