Tires for 1989 Buick Electra Estate

I have 14s on my monaco and I dont see what your talking about, my car is as big as many wagons and they run great handle great Whats the difference?

 

Just try it (your wagon) on 15's, then you'll know...................

 

ah the unobtainium buick/olds turbine center caps

I got four that look like this


they use to look like this


they looked like this when I first got em



then last year I used the corvette caps and chrome lugs, looked awesome



and last friday I put new 225/75 r15 white walls on my wagon

 

Jealous of the condition of those rims. I gotta figure out how to clean mine. I like those T/As the poster above you showed off as well.

 

With these heavy wagons, I would be more tempted to look at a light truck tire than a Radial T/A. The T/A is only 'S' speed rated. We used to run them on Ma's Volvo 240. If you don't need real snow tires, I would look at the Nokian Rativa. The Canadian distributor for Nokian tires is Kal Tire. No worries about needing snows. They are an all weather tire, not an all season, and carry the 'mountain/snowflake' symbol for winter use. They are not overly loud, wear quite well, and have the weight rating for a big wagon that is fully loaded. They are, I believe, available in the 235/70R15 size.

 

The T/As are for the classic bias ply/street rod look, and Coker makes a whitewall version as well. I like the white printing look on the non white walls and the sidewall profile. They'll be strictly a summer show period tire though

 

The S rating is 112 MPH, that isn't fast enough??
Unless it's some sort of race car who in their right mind goes over 112 mph in their station wagon???

 

I've had really good luck with Radial T/A's, but then again I live in Texas so don't have to deal with snow and ice either. He's my quick ad for them.

Have run them on everything from my 81 Citation X-11 to my S-10 pickup, 89 Custom Cruiser to my 86 Caprice sedan to our 96 Suburban conversion. They wear well and ride smooth.






I'm planning to put a set on my new 92 Customer Cruiser soon.

 

Radial TA's are a good tire, had them on several cars myself amd am running them on the 83, but good for nothing in winter around here. A good winter tire or as Mike put it (we both meen the same thing) a all weather tire with snow flake and mountain is what you want. My honeys mini van, BFG All Terains come with snow flake and mountain, The Goodyear Wranglers come with snow flake and mountain and I'm sure there are many other good winter/all weather tires. I'm just giving my 2-bits because I know the conitions Brian will be driving in this winter, the car he will be driving, and myself have found the winning combo for our west coast winters

 

i want to go tall and wide on my 93 caprice wagon, without cutting wheel well, thinking 60 series in 15 inch rim. how tall could the rear handle? got 7'' american racing rims on all corners.

 

A 60 series will be too short for anything that will fit your wagon. A 255/70R15 is about as big as you can safely go, but the 7" wide rim might be a tick narrow for a 255.

235/70R15s look good on our whales imo.

Mike

 

thanks 200oz, beautiful rm, will 8'' rim fit under the rear

 

I prefer an H speed rating (230 km/h or 140 mph) because of the stronger carcass. it is able to deal with heat better, which helps when loaded. If you want one tire for all conditions, and with a car that size, I would give a look at the Nokian Rativa. It is all weather rated, including the mountain/snowflake, and is a light truck tire. The tread is excellent, and they are not over noisy, especially when you consider the capability.

 

Yes, an 8" will fit, I know a few guys running 10" rims with 275mm wide tires on there '91-'96 B body GM wagons. You need to get the back spacing on the rim right, but that's what's possible. I have 18" x 8.5" rims, running 255/55R18 on all 4 corners on my RMW with minor rubbing issues up front at full lock.

Mike