Performance tire categories?

I would avoid 16s, they are hard to find, though there still are a few performance 16s because of corvettes and camaro z28 oem.
Fifteens are the most popular for drag style tires, but for a performance tire that handles as well as giving decent straight line traction, i'd look for 17s.
They dont look rediculously big like 18s or 19s with no sidewall height (the rubber band tire look) and there are lots more tires that size geared to overall performance than 15s.
I'm running 225/55x17 and 245/55x17s on 7" and 8" rims on my 57 Chevy. Nitto 555 G2. 26 and 27 inch tall.