What snow tires should I put on my '68 Ford Galaxie XL?
I have a set of four snow tires from my old 91 cutlass ciera, they're 185/75R14. Can I use those?
They look to be the same size as the tires that are currently on the galaxie, but I'm not sure if that's the only criteria for proper snow tires. How can I tell which snow tires to get for it?
Added (1). I forgot to mention, the tires are mounted on wheels
Added (2). Ok I checked the tires currently on the galaxie and they say 255/60R15, but I think the previous owner may have put the wrong size on, as the speedometer is all messed up. However the tires do say M+S, which stands for mud and snow, correct? They don't have studs, are they all-season tires or something? Can I safely drive in the snow with them on?
Look at the side of the tire, you'll see the size molded on the tire. I had a '69 Galaxie 500 and as I remember it had 15in rims. Your cutlass is a GM product and your Galaxie is a Ford, the rims WILL NOT match. As for snow tires, I live up by Cleveland Ohio, on my van I run Firestone Winterforce studdable snow tires, (my grand daughter rides in the van so I can't afford a wreck) I haven't lost traction yet even while everybody else is in the ditch! Of course you've also got to consider the load n speed rating, go to tirerack.com to check out and understand all the markings on your tires
The Galaxie ran 195/75R14 tire size so the tires are close but I doubt the bolt pattern for both cars are the same.
Those tires are a bit smaller that what normally fits on a galaxie. If you have a 14" rim for the galaxie then go for it
M+S are all season tires but the tread pattern will determine how well they work in the snow. The closer the tread pattern is to the snow tire tread, the better they will be in snow. It also matters how deep the snow you drive through gets. 1-3 inch deep snow will be OK with M+S tires. Deeper than that will need real snow tires. Just a quick question. Why would you be driving a 68 Galaxie in the snow?
I probably originally came out with G78R-14 tires. You can cross it from passenger tire size to metric tire size online. If the diameter is much different, the speedometer will be wrong. If they are much wider, you may have clearance problems.
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