The tires that came with the car had plenty of tread, in fact they looked to have very little wear on them. The problem was they were dry rotted and cracking in between the tread lines. I found the date code on the sidewall and it decoded to 1993. Time for new tires before it was good to pass inspection.
I wasn’t crazy about the rim/tire/stance combination, so after a lot of research, I found a good setup.
old: 15×8 AZ code (Corvette) rims with 4” backspace, and 215-65-15 tires on all 4 corners. The rear looked skinny, but the front looked too wide.
new: I kept two of the 15×8 rims for the rear, but used bigger 245-60-15 tires.
New rear on left, old on right:
On the front, I got two aftermarket 15×7 rims with a 4.25” backspace, and used smaller 215-60-15 tires.
New front on left, old on right:
Finished product:
