tire size

[hawkhunter-2]

Just got back from picking up a Packard Hawk from Baltimore, Md. It has the original 800-14 tires on it. Can someone tell me what size replaces these tires? This one will be a driver.

Pat - Avon Park, Fl.
'58 Packard Hawk

[JDP]

Goggle is your friend:

http://www.vintagecarconnection.com/vintage_tire_size_conversion_chart.htm

BTW, 14 inch tires are very hard to find, and 215/14's might be a bit tight even if you can find them. You may need to buy a repro vintage wide white. If you think they are too expensive, you bought the wrong car to restore.



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[hawkhunter-2]

Thanks JDP for the information webb site. We have 3 Packard Hawks. We are doing a ground-up restoration on the 3-speed standard shift with OD because it was the first one we got. We will putting on Coker 800-14 wide whites on that car. This new one is going to be a driver for now but having dry rotted tires and one gone flat I just wanted something new that would fit for now.

Pat - Avon Park, Fl.
'58 Packard Hawk

[Dick Steinkamp]

quote:Originally posted by JDP

BTW, 14 inch tires are very hard to find, and 215/14's might be a bit tight even if you can find them.

I put a set of 215 75 14's on my '65 Impala. They are from a local tire store and I had several brands to choose from. They must be OEM on a mini van or something.

[PackardV8]

If it were my driver, I'd go with the well-documented 15"x6 Ford/Mopar wheels or even the 16" x 7" from the late Crown Vic police cars. I've run both on Hawks; they transform the look, ride and handling, are inexpensive to buy and there is a wide selection of performance tires at half the cost of the resto-wide-white 14"s. You'll still have the 14" rims for the wide whites if you ever want to go back to all-show-no-go status

thnx, jack vines

PackardV8