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Sion · 08-23-2003, 11:43 AM

year, make and model of car please Merk. (is this the Stang you've been having so much trouble with?) also, see if you can find out where your car was produced. by your location of Wisconsin, Im thinking your car was a Canadian model that was brought over to the states sometime in the past. Domestically produced vehicles sold new in the US always carry wheels/tires that are measured in inches. If your wheels are in fact original factory equipment, that suggests that your car was produced and originally sold outside the states, likely Canada, where they use the metric system.

Also, should you find someplace that tells you that you can mount a 15 inch tire on a 390mm (15.35 inch) wheels, DO NOT allow them to do this. While it is possible to get the tire over the rim flange, the bead will NEVER seat properly and what you will have is a catastophic tire failure waiting to happen. This kind of thing happens most commonly with 16 tires getting mounted on 16.5 inch wheels. Like with your situation, it is possible to get a 16 in tire over the flange on a 16.5 in wheel, but the bead of the tire wont ever seat properly - bad situation.

Best advice I can give you is to go to a junkyard and buy a set of wheels in standard (inch) size then go tire shopping. You can usually get a set of wheels at a junkyard for about $50. Look for a set of 15x7(or 8) off a similar car (be sure the car is the same as yours in terms of front or rear wheel drive). Once you have some 15 in wheels, get yourself a set of 215/60r15 tires, which is a common size with a lot of choices.

good luck

08-23-2003, 11:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sion Dumb all over...a little ugly on the side Location: In the room where the giant fire puffer works, and the torture never stops.	year, make and model of car please Merk. (is this the Stang you've been having so much trouble with?) also, see if you can find out where your car was produced. by your location of Wisconsin, Im thinking your car was a Canadian model that was brought over to the states sometime in the past. Domestically produced vehicles sold new in the US always carry wheels/tires that are measured in inches. If your wheels are in fact original factory equipment, that suggests that your car was produced and originally sold outside the states, likely Canada, where they use the metric system. Also, should you find someplace that tells you that you can mount a 15 inch tire on a 390mm (15.35 inch) wheels, DO NOT allow them to do this. While it is possible to get the tire over the rim flange, the bead will NEVER seat properly and what you will have is a catastophic tire failure waiting to happen. This kind of thing happens most commonly with 16 tires getting mounted on 16.5 inch wheels. Like with your situation, it is possible to get a 16 in tire over the flange on a 16.5 in wheel, but the bead of the tire wont ever seat properly - bad situation. Best advice I can give you is to go to a junkyard and buy a set of wheels in standard (inch) size then go tire shopping. You can usually get a set of wheels at a junkyard for about $50. Look for a set of 15x7(or 8) off a similar car (be sure the car is the same as yours in terms of front or rear wheel drive). Once you have some 15 in wheels, get yourself a set of 215/60r15 tires, which is a common size with a lot of choices. good luck __________________ He's the best, of course, of all the worst. Some wrong been done, he done it first. -fz I jus' want ta thank you...falettinme...be mice elf...agin...