Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
I spent most of one car show season focused on wheels & tires, looking for the stance and overall "look" that was pleasing to my eye, then taking notes on the tire sizes to put numbers to pictures. More than once I was asked, "Excuse me, but what the heck are you doing?" On my '33 I ended up with BFG P285 70R15's rear, and Firestone F560 145R15's front. Both are available only from Coker, and Coker's quality control is not what it used to be, IMO. Also, I had to grind down the calipers in the rear to fit inside the Cragar's. Tires for 15" wheels are getting more & more scarce, other than off-road aggressive treads and light truck tires.

Here's a link to a really handy list of tire sizes grouped by OD that Ryan (40FordDeluxe) posted some time back, that's very handy - http://tire-size-conversion.com/tiresizes/ It's fairly current on tires that are available on the market today, but doesn't embrace specialty places like Coker, Micky Thompson, Hoosier, etc.

For availability and ready replacement on the road I'd go with 16's front, and 16's or 17's on the rear; then shop for tires that give you the rubber rake you want. Just my $0.02.
All good advice, Roger, thanks so much!