Looking For Photos Of Traxion H78-15, G78-15 And 7.00 X 15 Tires

I really like the 7.00 x 15 (30" diam) tires, but would like my Jeep to be a bit lower, which I why I am curious if anyone has used the H78-15 (29.2" diam) or G78-15 28.5" diam) tires.

Tom

 

Welcome from Michigan, Are your springs stock? Maybe a PO put higher lift springs on it? If that's it in your aviator it looks lifted. Welcome to the forum.

 

Hi Rick,

Yes, that's my CJ5. The PO put on 31 x 10.5 x 15 wheels and tires. Plus 4" shackles. I'm ordering stock shackles Monday, so that will be solved (Oh, and some Monroes). I want it DOWN! But not as low as 6.00 x 16 tires.

Springs are stock.

Tom

 

Note that the most common factory tires for intermediate Jeeps were H78-15 Goodyear Polyglas Suburbanites. Any of the factory literature from that era will show Jeeps with the factory height and tires.

 

Traxion H78-15 - Bing images

 

I bought these 700-15 bias ply. Really like them. They are 29.5" at best though advertised as 30"

 

Tim, I wonder if this is what you are referring to: Directory Index: Jeep/1962_Jeep/1962_Jeep_Full_Line_Brochure

Pete, thanks for the Bing link. However, I am looking for CJ5 photos with tires, not just the tires themselves.

Fyrmn, I like them too, but the H78-15 are not as tall. I'm trying to get comparison Jeep photos.

Tom

 

When I bought my 64 CJ5, it had the 7.00 X 15 tube type mud and snow tires. They look great and I don't mind running them, but they are really weather checked.
I love the look of these. When I replace them it will be something similiar.

Dave

 

Found this pic online. Tires/wheels might not be exact. Looks pretty stock.

 

Dave, thanks, that's a good photo. The more I see 7.00 x 15, the more I notice I want something smaller. I am not certain if it's the tires that look as though there is too much rubber showing, or if it's just smaller wheels. But this is why I like seeing photos

Noah, I've seen and saved that photo. I am not positive, but I have the photo marked as 7.50 x 16.

Here's a photo I just found today. The tires are 225/75R16. I hope the owner will come on here and see his Jeep so I can verify that size:



This is more the size I am looking for, but I prefer more of an AT or MT tread.

Tom

 

This is my Jeep with 15" X 7" wheels and 7:50 X 15" tires. It has 1" lift Rancho springs
on it, they were installed in 07, so they have probably settled by now.

 

This 73 was about four years old in this photo. It had been in the salt on NC beaches and already received extensive rust repair and repaint. It has the original H78-15 Goodyear tires on it.

 

My '66 had L-78 15's on it. I still have 2 tires in the Jeep shop for display, but replaced with the closest modern size, LT235 75R15 on stock steel wheels, 15x5.

 

Rick, thanks for posting. Your tires are too big for what I want, but GEEZ, you have a BEAUTIFUL Jeep!!

Mark, that's what I've been looking for!!

Roy, I've collected numerous photos of your fine Jeep. I mulled it over off and on for a week whether I wanted 235/75/15s, but finally realized I want smaller.

Love the photos, they're what I've been wanting.

Tom

 

This is olive drab away from dream jeep alert lol

 

Brian Hitson (BJHitson60 on this forum) put Yokohama Y742S radials in 7.00 x 15 on his '66 CJ5 Tux, pictured below. According to the manufacturer's specs these tires are 29.8" tall:




Here's a link to some close-up photos of this tire and the spec sheet: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...idewall=Blackwall&partnum=700R5742S&tab=Sizes

I bought a set of these for my '67 but they're not installed yet.

 

Maury,

Thanks for posting! I have been talking with Brian about his Y742S's. As a matter of fact, it was Brian's CJ5 that caused me to buy mine. I saw his at a car show, what a great restoration.

 

I hope Brian still likes the Yoko's....I bought my set after seeing the photos of them on his '66!

 

These were H78-15 town & country tires from Sears (it may have been JC Penney 's) but that was in '85. Definitely H78-15's though.

 

Thanks Grant!

Tom