Although Blockley does not manufacture a 235/60VR15 tyre, we make a very similar tyre size, which many people use in place of a 235/60VR15 tyre, because it is dimensionally similar, and at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives.

£198.00
(£237.60 inc. vat)

In theory, a 235/60VR15 tyre should have a larger diameter than a 215/70R15 size, but in the real world the actual dimensions of the tyre are different to the theoretical numbers, and all this seems to be okay so long as the tyre is within the dimensions allowed to E Mark a tyre, to make it road legal. So, for example, a Pirelli P6000 235/60VR15 tyre is quoted with a diameter of 689mm, while the Blockley 215/70VR15 has a diameter of 683mm - both of which are quite large when you consider that a 235/60R15 tyre size should have a much smaller theoretical diameter of 663mm, which happens to be the diameter that the "raised whitewall" low speed rated BF Goodrich has. So when you take all these things into account then you can appreciate why so many people fit the Blockley 215/70VR15 tyre, because it is a good match, especially as both the 235/60VR15 Pirelli and the Blockley tyres are coming in at up to an inch larger in diameter than the 235/60R15 size should be!

Again comparing the overall width, the Pirelli 235/60VR15 is quoted 244mm overall width and a Blockley 215/70VR15 is 232mm overall.

As an example, the  Jaguar XJS second series from 1981 was fitted with the 215/70VR15 tyre size we make, while later on from 1987 these XJS got fitted with the almost the same 235/60VR15 size. Today for these later cars many owners choose to fit the Blockley 215/70VR15 size over the 235/60VR15 size, with no ill effects at all. And the Blockleys come in at almost half the cost. £430 each including vat for a P6000 235/60 VR15 Pirelli, compared to £238 including vat for the Blockley 215/70VR15), and we can do this by avoiding the Classic tyre wholesalers and selling our superb quality Blockley tyres direct to the end user (or garages and restoration shops).