Tire size 76 targa

jbuggyus1 · jbuggyus1's Garage

Hello, i have a 1976 targa with15x 7"fuchs, i think came from a 1982 but not sure.my question is what size tires are people running with the 7" alloys? Rite now it is set to stock height but i would like to set it to euro height soon.thanks

IROC · IROC's Garage

I would suggest 205/60-15s for a relatively easy fit. What is on there now?

jbuggyus1 · jbuggyus1's Garage

My tire size currently is 215/60/15. The profile seams thick to me. Just curious what others are running as i am looking at new tires. Thanks

Targalid · 01-27-2017, 06:26 AM

I run 205/60/15 on all four wheels. You can run 215 on the rear to put a little extra rubber on the road.

stlrj · 01-27-2017, 09:18 AM

Speaking about extra rubber, I'm running 215 70 15 rear (87 Carrera) and 205 65 15s up front on 6&7" cookies and it's never handled better.

kach22i · kach22i's Garage

Fixed it for ya.

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Originally Posted by stlrj

Speaking about extra rubber, I'm running 215 70 15 rear (87 Carrera) and 205 65 15s up front on 6&7" cookies and it's never handled better.

Sounds like a nice combination to me.

These are All-Season sizes and not sticky summer compounds, right?

Do we know what he's looking for?

jbuggyus1 · jbuggyus1's Garage

Thanks for correcting the photo! I am going to be replacing my tires and was curious on what size tire others are running especially the profile (45,50,60,70) . My car is mainly normal use no track or racing. Thank you

75 911s · 75 911s's Garage

Since you are running midyear flares you have to double check the flare size people are offering tire sizes for> A lot don't realize the SC and later flares are bigger. So called narrow body cars from that era still can run much bigger tires.

I ran 205/50 all around on 15X7 cookies. It allows you to get incredibly low without rubbing.

I thought a 205/55 would be a good match as it would fill out the wheel well more and you can still go fairly low and not rub in the rear.

In my experience it's a balance between ride height, suspension stiffness, camber, rolled or not fenders, and your weight. That will dictate your tire size.

I would run a 205/60 if I wanted it to look stock, and a 205/55 for more aggressive look.

bugstrider · bugstrider's Garage

Subscribed...... working on a suspension refresh and height n tire adjustment too.

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