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Bluemoon64 · 07-20-2015, 04:58 PM

Wonder if I would have any problems fitting michelin 235 75 15s on my 1964 Overlander. Need new tires before my upcoming trip, and with all the positive results with these tires I was thinking of jumping on board. Right now there are 700 15's on.

overlander63 · 07-20-2015, 05:19 PM

I had trouble getting 225's up into the wheelwells of our '63. If you have replaced the axles on yours, you may have better results.

Bluemoon64 · 07-20-2015, 06:48 PM

What would be my best choice for a tire? Stick with a ST possibly maxxis?

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nrgtrakr · 07-20-2015, 06:57 PM

My 75 Overlander also has 7x15 tires. They are 20 years old by the DOT date numbers, have no cracks, good tread with no signs of wear and hold air just fine. The axles have never been changed and the front edge of the wheel wells shows signs of tire contact and PO attempts to mitigate. Hmm...

7x15s are 27.88" in diameter.
225/75-15s are 28.1"
205/75-15s are 27.1"

Because the tires are antiques, they will be replaced as I move into the "make it road worthy" phase. The replacement tires will be 205/75-15s (poor abused wheel wells).

If I think I need more clearance after changing the tires, I'll opt for the 3" raise when replacing the axles.

Lance M · 07-20-2015, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluemoon64

Wonder if I would have any problems fitting michelin 235 75 15s on my 1964 Overlander. Need new tires before my upcoming trip, and with all the positive results with these tires I was thinking of jumping on board. Right now there are 700 15's on.

It depends on how far the axle hub drops when you jack it up. If you have new axles, you can probably get them to fit. If you want a very similar tire to the 7.00x15 LT, Yokohama makes an RY 215 in 7R15. Very good tire.
You can also get get (I don't advocate their use, but they are the same size) the 7.00x15LT replacement tire as an ST205/90D15.

Good luck!