Tires for 81 Fleetwood

Old May 22, 2013 | 10:49 AM
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I have an 81 Fleetwood Brougham Coupe with 225 75 15 Vogue tires, but need new ones. I was told that these tires are no longer made, I have found some 235 70 15's for sale at a local tire shope and was wondering if these will fit right or even look as good as the originals..Anyone have any suggestions?
 
Old May 23, 2013 | 10:45 AM
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You probably won't have a problem in the rear but the front has very little room on hard turns and my guess would be the larger tires would hit the frame or suspension parts.
 
Old May 23, 2013 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Cadsforfun
You probably won't have a problem in the rear but the front has very little room on hard turns and my guess would be the larger tires would hit the frame or suspension parts.


Yea, I was worried about that..thanx.
 
Old May 23, 2013 | 05:38 PM
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The Vogue website isn't even advertising a tire less than 17" so good luck in your search! If you could find a 225/70R15 then it would fit width wise but would be about 1/2" smaller around so the wheel well gap would be a bit larger. Personally on all the 15's & 16" on my big body cars, I run 225/60R15 or 16. That gives about an inch more fender gap but they handle much better. I don't want that tucked in look. I want about 2" of fender gap. I have done the tucked in thing with 2 cars and one mini-truck and while it looks good, it makes actually driving the thing annoying cause they rub when you turn or hit even the smallest bump.
 

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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 03:41 AM
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You might wanna visit autoanything.com,
I may have what you are looking fro,
Actually i ordered a set of tires for an old truck and they seemed to fit perfectly fine.
 
Old Aug 30, 2013 | 02:18 AM
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I don't want that tucked in look.
 
Old Oct 18, 2013 | 12:24 AM
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I think, its better you check some online stores for this. You might get these tires.
 
Old Oct 28, 2013 | 06:45 AM
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Tire Rack has plenty of 225-75R15 tires.

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Old Sep 13, 2014 | 12:42 AM
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Actually the main issue is that,these cars are not made now by the companies because of the old generation so their part and wheels also not avail.I am interested in Vintage cars so i like the wheels which are very rare in the area.
 
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