Select The Perfect Tire

It can make you dizzy—this thing called tire-and-wheel selection; especially when you get involved with plus-sizing and try to figure out what type of tire or wheel you need. Reams of paper have been written on this subject, and a good amount of bandwidth on the Internet has been devoted to it. What we’re going to do for you here is remove some of the mystery and make it easier for you to make the “right choice” on the tire front. Where wheels are concerned, we will not profess to know what the ultimate wheel package is for your vintage Mustang. But we will show you how plus-sizing affects the look and feel of a ’73 Mach 1. First, we’ll throw on the stock ’73 slotted wheel, followed by Specialty Wheels’ excellent reproduction Magnum 500 in both 15- and—the new—16-inch sizes. Finally, we’ll throw on a set of 16-inch Halibrand five-spokes to see what this beautiful custom wheel can do for your Mustang.

Also, select from the sidebars below for sizing information and helpful formulas.