tires for steel wheel cars

[acman63]

what size radials are people using on the base 15 x 6 steel wheel cars

[zray]

I used 215/60-15 or 225/60 Avons on the K code,




Z

[oldcanuck]

205/60R15

[zray]

205/60R15

Many  tire / wheel compatibility charts do list 205's as the maximum widfth on 6 inch wheels. However I had fine results with the 215/60-15 Avons on the 6" Ford steel wheels. The backspacing was 3 7/8". The tire contact patch was identical when compared with mounting the tire on a 7" width wheel, and no perceptible sidewall bulging.  I put about 15,000 miles on those tires and at that point they were a little more than halfway worn.

Z