Tires Sportsman S/R

[chopthebass]

Guys,

I am planning 245/60-15 front and 295/50-15 rear. I want to use Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R but sizes are imperial. Another forum a guy wanted to replace tires on his Superformance and said these are the sizes he needed...

26x10.0x15 (front) and 28x12.0x15 (rear)

Surely 28 for the rear is too big? I did a rough conversion and I think it should be 26x12.0x15, but I thought I would ask the experts here.

Thanks
Ian

[aspbite]

Original sizes were 26.5x8.0x15 front & 26.5x10.5x15 rear. The 295/50-15 is about as close as you can get to the rear in a 15. Unless you go for the the original style tires.The sizes are deceiving because the 10.5 in the 26.5x10.5x15 represents the tread width. While the 295 represents the section width.

[CraigS]

You are correct. In the SR the sizes are 26x10 front and 26x12 rear. The 28s would definitely be too big. Also be aware these are the sizes that fit a roadster. The coupe can run wider so you may end up wanting to use some spacers to get the tires out toward the fenders.

[chopthebass]

Thanks guys. That helps a lot.