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Starsky & Hutch TV show tires and rim size

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Topic: Starsky & Hutch TV show tires and rim size
Posted By: whitc006
Subject: Starsky & Hutch TV show tires and rim size
Date Posted: 28-December-2021 at 9:13AM
Can anyone tell me what size tires were used on the TV version of Starsky & Hutch. Also what size rims are the rears 15x8.5 or 15x10.

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Craig



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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 28-December-2021 at 2:26PM
i believe they were 15 x 8.5 rear and 14 x7  front


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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: whitc006
Date Posted: 28-December-2021 at 3:51PM
Thank you that’s part 1. Part 2 does anyone have the tire sizes?

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Craig


Posted By: Steve M.
Date Posted: 29-December-2021 at 1:25PM
I'm not sure about the size as I never verified them. The 1st season car that I tried to duplicate back in 1979 had L60-15s mounted on 15X8.5  rims on the rear  and G70-14 on 14X7 rims on the front. The tires were from Firestone. Others may have better information. That's what I used on mine back in the day. 

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Steve M.


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 30-December-2021 at 1:44AM
Are you looking for the modern tire sizes or the original tire sizes?  I think torinomike650 would know the original sizes but it looks like Steve M posted them above. I think most guys are running 275/60-15s on the rear, the front size varies.  A G70-14 would be 225/70-14s in modern size.

Read through our tire thread and you will see lots of different tire combos:

http://forum.grantorinosport.org/info-the-official-tire-size-thread_topic2154.html" rel="nofollow - http://forum.grantorinosport.org/info-the-official-tire-size-thread_topic2154.html




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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

GTS.org Admin


Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 30-December-2021 at 1:38PM
When I owned the 2nd-4th season cars, the tires were 225/75-14 front and 275/60-15 rear. I can't say for sure that they were the original tires from the show though, as I was the third owner of them after the show ended.


Posted By: whitc006
Date Posted: 30-December-2021 at 1:49PM
Thank you Doug. I seen the picture you had of a side view. Are those the size of tires you had on it in that picture?

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Craig


Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 30-December-2021 at 2:10PM
Yes, all pictures from when I had the cars are the same tires, I did not change them.

Here is a close up of one of the rears.





Posted By: whitc006
Date Posted: 31-December-2021 at 8:07AM
Thank you Doug. Do you got a close up of the front too? Also did it have 14x6 or 14x7 rims on the front?

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Craig


Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 31-December-2021 at 1:06PM
I don't think I ever took any close ups of the front tires, unfortunately. If run across any I will post it, but in the mean time this is about as good as I can show you right now. I don't know the width of the rim, but maybe you can tell by the pic?




Posted By: TV 2M8O
Date Posted: 04-January-2022 at 5:32AM
When Joe Wright refreshed the TV Hero #1, he put L60-15 bias ply Goodyear tires on it.....




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TV 2M8O OUT
JOE
1976 Gran Torino S&H season 2-4 Clone
Project Blog: http://tv2m8o.blogspot.com/


Posted By: TV 2M8O
Date Posted: 04-January-2022 at 5:51AM
Here is the front wheel & tire I used on my clone, 14 x 6 Ford OEM slot w/ Cooper 225/70R14 tire....



Here it is in comparison to the 275/60R15 tires on 15 x 8 1/2" American Racing slots...







Hope these help.....


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TV 2M8O OUT
JOE
1976 Gran Torino S&H season 2-4 Clone
Project Blog: http://tv2m8o.blogspot.com/


Posted By: torinomike650
Date Posted: 23-February-2022 at 1:02PM
This is what I confirmed in previous conversation with Joe Wright on the Seasons 2-4 Hero 1 TV car when he had it:

Appliance slot mags & Goodyear polyglas tires

Front rims: 14X6; Front Tires: 225/70R14 (G70-14)
Rear rims: 15X8.5; Rear Tires: 275/60R15 (L60-15)


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Mike

1974 Ford Gran Torino



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