Re: G78 x 15 Tires ???

Posted by Jim McDermaid On 2012/4/24 17:07:10

The thought continues to haunt me "what if I get a flat on a rear tire?"

If my car had the original size tires 8.20-15 (I believe), would this size clear the fender without jacking the car up so far?

When I installed the current L78 15 tires I had a floor jack under the frame in front of the wheel with the skirt removed. I had run out of jack when I got the car far enough in the air to remove the tire past the fender opening.

I suppose the bumper jack would raise the car far enough to do the job but I don't want to mess up a newly chromed bumper.

I was thinking of finding a scissors type jack in a junk yard that would raise the frame far enough to get a rear wheel off and carry it in the trunk.

Jim