Rather than waste space in tech with such a simple question I figured I'd post it here. Why can I not find a NON drag tire in 275/50r15? All I can ever find is the bfg and nitto drag radials in that size, but I don't wanna run drag radials everyday since I drive 50 miles day 6 days a week to work and I can afford to spend $300+ on tires every 6 months or so. Im gonna run drag radials on a second set of matching rear wheels at the drags but I just want a street tire for every day. can anyone help me?[:@]

 

Looks like you'll have to go to a 60 series to find something

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...p;x=66&y=8

 

quick answer? there isnt a big enough market for them

 

Crap, I guess I'll just have to go with the nitto drag radials so I can use a 275/50 and hope they last a while. At lease I can save a few hundred not buying a second set of rear wheels

 

If there's room just step-up your sidewall height. I had some 265/60r15's on a truck I use to own. The brand of tire was "mastercraft" avenger GT. They hooked up decent and I got good mileage out of them. They were like $85 a piece. They sucked in the rain though. They held alright in normal driving. But it was easy to drift the rear out on wet roads. But I would think any wide rear tire would react the same way.

 

You'll get very good wear out of the Nittos.

 

Pro50SC, didn't you run Nittos for a while? How were they in the rain? How many miles did you get with them?

 

I had them for about 3 years. They had about 12K on them. Looked like this when I sold them w/ my wheels.





Still had some life in them. The couple times I got caught in the rain, they were fine

 

drag radials in the rain? hmm you dont want to drive in the rain with them at all not fun

 

You will have to get a 245/60/15 to get a 26" tire(same as the 275/50/15) And the 275/60/15 is a 28" tall tire...might be a little tall. 255/60/15 is a 27" tall tire. The are some optional sizes for you.

To figure tire DIAMETER, the first nuber(larger one) is the width in MM, the second number is the side wall, which is a % of the width. The wider the tire, the taller if you keep the same %.
Example, 275/50/15
275x.50=137.5mm(side wall height)
135x2=275mm(both side walls added together)
275mm/25.4=10.826"(converted to english)
10.826"+15"=25.826"(added rim diameter to get total diameter)

So, you have to take the width, multiply it by the side wall percent, then multiply it by 2, then divide it by 25.4 to convert to english then add in the rim diameter.

I don't know why I just spent all that time telling that, but....anyways, there you go.