Red96

Father recently passed and left me his '96 xlt. Has stock wheels with 235/75/15 tires. Picked up a different set of stock 7.5" rims and Im seeking a new set of tires for them. 255/70/15 tires are what I have in mind. Just want to make sure they will be a good fit.

Red96

This is what she currently looks like

Red96

Set i just got

WolfgangFox

Yes, they'll fit fine. I have the same exact rims and was going to put 265/75/15s on them, however when they get dirty, I hate cleaning them!

I'm going to switch back to my stock steelies (15x7) and put the same 265/75/15s on them.

The only difference I can see between mine and yours in regards to the tire fit is I have a leveling kit on mine. I'm not sure if you'd have rubbing issues in the front or not.

-Pat

Red96

ordered the tires yesterday. ill post pics once installed. Hope all goes well.
I like your stock wheels also, tried to find a set but all I could come across was some rust buckets.

gbynum

Ford puts 265 on a 7.5 rim, so your 255 will be fine. The issue, as others have suggested, is the offset from center of the mounting surface. It looks like factory option for 235/70R15 was 7.5x15 with an 8mm negative offset. Base was 215/75R15 on 6x15 zero offset.

Red96

Here they are...cooper cobras.....255/70/15 on all fours with stock 7.5" rims

techrep

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That looks 100% better !! Nice...

rexter

Nice choice

Red96

thanks! Like yours as well. Nice color