69 Z/28 Day II Project (Air Force Brat)

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by whitetop

15x 8.5's? Looks great with N50's.

Yes sir!

You're spot on at 8.5" and I love N50's on these cars given the right stance.

[whitetop]

Originally Posted by NorCam

Yes sir!

You're spot on at 8.5" and I love N50's on these cars given the right stance.

N50's look perfect with 8.50 rim. The new Goodyear bias ply L60-15 are narrower than original and the sidewall bulges out with 8.50 rim.

[JRC99]

Originally Posted by whitetop

N50's look perfect with 8.50 rim. The new Goodyear bias ply L60-15 are narrower than original and the sidewall bulges out with 8.50 rim.

Sorry to hijack, but I'd assume the new ones are more comparable to a 255 than a 275?

We really need more L60 choices. All we've got are the Pro-Tracs, which are labelled with a metric size, the Goodyears, and I think M&H has one.

Honestly, I wish they'd re-release the Racing Profile in L60. N50s are sweet, I love them, but I think an L60 would look better on my specific Camaro personally, as it wouldn't be a drastic change in size from the 255/60/15, but a nice little increase.

[whitetop]

Originally Posted by JRC99

Sorry to hijack, but I'd assume the new ones are more comparable to a 255 than a 275?

Yeah, the Goodyears and Coker Pro Tracs L60's are both smaller in diameter and not as wide as the originals. Pro Trac N50's are not as wide as the original either. I have an nos set and several used pairs with white letters. About an 1 1/4" wider than modern.

That being said the Goodyear L60's and N50's were also smaller than their contemporaries even back in the day.