cannot find the tire i am looking for

[sweet67]

Hey, I am looking for the same rear tires that Criss Kerr has on his 68 camaro. they are a eagle f1, 315/45/17. I Have looked on tirerack.com but cant come up with them. are they discontinued?

[79T/Aman]

from what I understand that was a Euro market tire only if it exists but I don't get why it would not be sold in this country when it is such a perfect size for some of our bigger cars they must be made for just 1 or 2 hi end sports car because they sure won't work on a Renault

[sweet67]

Yeah, It would be a perfect size to fill up that wheel well on these f-bodies. I am not going to give up that easy though. I Need that size of tire!
Thanks for your input.
Kevin

[Mr Nick]

Mickey Thompson has a 295-45-17 drag radial.

http://mickeythompsontires.com/strip.php?item=ETStreetRadial Bottom of the page

[fast Ed]

That was an OEM rear for the McLaren F1. They used to be shown in the North American Goodyear catalogue, but I haven't seen them in there for several years. I'd suggest contact a Goodyear distributor to find out for sure.


cheers
Ed N.

[marc_b]

thats a good size tire to put on a 1st gen, will it fit? mini tubs?
here is a good site that helped me http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp. It can compair tires and rim back spacing.
then it will give you the diffrence of before and after mesurments.

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[sweet67]

Yeah it is a big tire. if i am calculating it right it should be around 28" tall. I am sure it will fit, my car is mini tubed. I will take a look at that site you gave a link to. Thanks.As for the m/t's I was hoping to go a little wider.
Thank you all for your input.
Kevin

[ponchopwr70]

Hey marc b are those the 295/45-17 m/t. How do those hook? Hows the handling on them?

[68Formula]

315/35 will get you the same width if you can live with the shorter diameter.

[Boesch]

Hey, I am looking for the same rear tires that Criss Kerr has on his 68 camaro. they are a eagle f1, 315/45/17. I Have looked on tirerack.com but cant come up with them. are they discontinued?

I have a set...brand new and unused that I'm looking to sell. They have been discontinued and are no longer available. If you're interested let me know. Dealer price from Tire Rack on them new was $494 a piece. I'd be willing to sell them significantly lower than that. PM me if you are interested.

[fast Ed]

Mickey Thompson has a 295-45-17 drag radial.

http://mickeythompsontires.com/strip.php?item=ETStreetRadial Bottom of the page

Speaking of drag radials, M&H does a 325/45/17, 28" tall x 12.1" section width:

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=70&rn=305&action=show_detail


cheers
Ed N.

[marc_b]

:6gears:
They hook up good and the side wall is a lot stiffer then the BFG drag radials I was running before. For a drag radial they handle good. I have no complaints.