QUOTE(hwgunner @ Sep 24 2008, 11:07 PM)
OK, I have looked and read a bit but can't find what i am looking for. I got this rim with a car and realized that the tire was 165 R15 and want to know if that is an original tire or tire size. The tire appears to be made by Lemans and is actually looking real good with no visible cracking. What say you??
Regardless of anything else, I wouldn't trust even for a spare. A tire that age is a ticking time bomb. I have similar tires - Pirelli CN36's & Yoko A008R's. They all look perfect & hold air just fine, but put the rigors of even street driving on them & I'd bet the sidewalls begin to have real trouble in a very short time.
Pat