https://www.widewhitetires.com/widewhitetires/Vogue.html

 

Hankook H724 in 235/75/15 bought about 18 months ago at Discount Tire. With rear stabilizer bar, handle surprisingly well.

Cooper makes WW in same size also................ at least they did then.

 

Thanks for the info. I'm not a fan of Vogue tires, had too many issues in the past and know that friends had the same issues.


I like the Hankooks but the 235/75 has about a 0.92" larger diameter compared to the 235/70. Grandpas wagon, you say they fit fine on the wagon even though they are taller?


Anyone know about Vitour Tires? They are making a 235/70 whitewall tire. Seems it's a Chinese manufacturer but no idea if good or bad.
https://www.performanceplustire.com/products/ma:vitour-tires:yr:1996:se:tire:vh:919136-1/

 

… 235/75R15 has about a 0.92" larger diameter compared to 235/70R15 … they fit fine on the wagon even though they are taller?

At 28.87" tall, 235/75R15 are only 0.6" taller than 225/75R15 28.28".

Since you also own a Fleetwood, you probably already know that 235/75R15 was the optional tire size for V4U Limo Fleetwoods, & standard for B05 Armoured Fleetwoods.

Point is, if one has not bothered with lowering springs, 235/75R15 fit with no issues.

 

235/7515s were ordered by mistake for Stuart's Taxi in Long Island in 2005 or 2006. He was so miserly, he didn't bother correcting the mistake … which, as it turned out, didn't need correcting.

Despite worn shock dampers and saggy springs (Stuart was cheap), I once put 10 college girls - 3 in back, 4 in between, 3 up front with me - in a 95 wagon going from CW Post to the Nassau Colosseum.

How I drove back then (worth the tip), of course I bottomed it, if only just. I [was ordered to] never put that many people in a wagon again.

Other drivers regularly put 6 or 7 riders in their wagons wearing 235/75R15, and we all of course would put 5 riders plus luggage jammed to capacity from Westbury to JFK or LaGuardia (20 mile drives).

The only MILD rubs were when the wagons were fully loaded, and only because Stuart was too cheap to buy stiffer/taller springs, or replace the shocks.

Another confirmation from my past.

Personally, I think 235/75R15 should have been the OEM tire for ALL B- & D-cars (except for 9C1-7B3 & 9C1-8X3).
When you compare 235/75R15 to 235/70R15 today, 235/75R15 not only has more tire choices, 235/75R15 has more tire choices that perform better than 235/70R15, especially in wet and/or winter weather.

 

Great info, thanks again!