Radials for 71 Matador

sctvguy1 > wrote in :

> Having a hell of a time finding the 215/75


No you're not.


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> Coker sells the correct tire, but what a price!


You're having trouble only because you're a cheapskate.

Back in 1971, you would have been replacing your tires every 20,000 miles.
And spending a lot more overall than you will spend on those new Cokers,
which will last a lot longer than 20,000 miles.

You have a 1971 car, but this isn't 1971 anymore. Suck it up and do the job
properly.

And it looks like I was right about G78s being the correct tire for this
car and not E78. Sometimes it pays off being an old fart with personal
experience.


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Tegger

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:48:13 +0000, Tegger wrote:

> sctvguy1 > wrote in
> :
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>> Having a hell of a time finding the 215/75
>
>
> No you're not.
> Yes, I am here where I live. They will only sell them for "trailers",
and will not put them on a passenger car.
>
> <snip>
>
>
>> Coker sells the correct tire, but what a price!
>
>
> You're having trouble only because you're a cheapskate.

You have no idea of my income level. I cannot afford almost $190 per
tire. That is not including the mounting, balancing and stems from the
local tire dealer.



> Back in 1971, you would have been replacing your tires every 20,000
> miles. And spending a lot more overall than you will spend on those new
> Cokers, which will last a lot longer than 20,000 miles.
>
> You have a 1971 car, but this isn't 1971 anymore. Suck it up and do the
> job properly.
>
> And it looks like I was right about G78s being the correct tire for this
> car and not E78. Sometimes it pays off being an old fart with personal
> experience.

I knew that G78 was correct by looking at the conversion table. E78
would have been correct for the Six without A/C, but that is not what I
have.

On 2014-01-28, sctvguy1 > wrote:
> I called several tire places around where I live in Texas, and they told
> me that the 215/75 was a "trailer" tire only and that they would not
> install it on a car! Sounded like crap to me!

That's strange, I have not had any problem getting 215/75-15 tires,
in fact I checked with my local tire shop before doing the conversion
to find the best-fit 15" tire in terms of diameter and load rating. A
quick check of tirerack.com comes up with 17 different tires that size
starting at $70 each.

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On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:55:10 PM UTC-5, sctvguy1 wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:48:13 +0000, Tegger wrote:
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>
>
> > sctvguy1 > wrote in
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> > :
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> >
>
> >> Having a hell of a time finding the 215/75
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> >
>
> >
>
> > No you're not.
>
> > Yes, I am here where I live. They will only sell them for "trailers",
>
> and will not put them on a passenger car.

Tire Rack my friend... but don't you want a 215/70 not a 215/75? Even TR doesn't list 215/75R14 as a valid tire size. 225/70 is available however although your only choice is again the BFG T/A although that isn't a bad tire and is very popular for 60's and 70's cars.

In either case they aren't going to run you $190, more like $115-120 plus whatever your local shop charges for mount and balance. If your local shop balks at mounting tires from TR tell them that you'll be happy to buy from them when they're not extortionately more expensive than TR's price plus shipping.

nate

sctvguy1 > wrote in :

> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:48:13 +0000, Tegger wrote:
>

>>
>>
>> You're having trouble only because you're a cheapskate.
>
> You have no idea of my income level. I cannot afford almost $190 per
> tire. That is not including the mounting, balancing and stems from the
> local tire dealer.



If you want to drive a classic, then be prepared for classic costs. If
you're not prepared to spend for classic costs, then buy a used Kia.



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Tegger

On 2014-01-29, sctvguy1 > wrote:
> You have no idea of my income level. I cannot afford almost $190 per
> tire. That is not including the mounting, balancing and stems from the
> local tire dealer.

Get yourself a set of junkyard 15" Dodge rims and you'll be all set with
more tire choices at reasonable prices. Since your Matador OEM tires
were G78-14 rather than my Ambo wagon's H78-14, probably you would be
looking at 205/75-15 as the 15" replacement, such as:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes ($248 for 4 tires!!)

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Compare1= yes

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

Yeah, you have to add shipping plus about $15 per tire for mounting and
balancing (using Tire Rack's network of contract installers that's what I
paid), but it's still a decent deal. Sometimes there are specials where
you'll get like a $50 rebate on a set of four.

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On 1/28/2014 6:55 PM, sctvguy1 wrote:
> You have no idea of my income level. I cannot afford almost $190 per
> tire. That is not including the mounting, balancing and stems from the
> local tire dealer.

And I was happy to get two tires mounted for $420, and expect them to
last no more than 10K miles.

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you bought your tires at the BMW dealership?

Roger Blake > wrote in
:


> I have not had any problem getting 215/75-15 tires,
> in fact I checked with my local tire shop before doing the conversion
> to find the best-fit 15" tire in terms of diameter and load rating. A
> quick check of tirerack.com comes up with 17 different tires that size
> starting at $70 each.
>


The problem is that the OP wants to retain the original appearance, which
requires 14" wheels and tires.


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Tegger

Tegger wrote: "Roger Blake > wrote in
:


> I have not had any problem getting 215/75-15 tires,
> in fact I checked with my local tire shop before doing the conversion
> to find the best-fit 15" tire in terms of diameter and load rating. A
> quick check of tirerack.com comes up with 17 different tires that size
> starting at $70 each.
>


The problem is that the OP wants to retain the original appearance, which
requires 14" wheels and tires.


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Tegger "


The problem is that SCTV1 lives in a country where the Proletariat have decreed that 14" rims are suitable only for trailers.


Perhaps he should move to the United States.