The information below should give you some "food for thought". You will need to do some homework and research, and numbers crunching to determine the best options that will work for you. I would recommend that you read the technical paper and some of the performance reviews from the Tire Rack and feedback from the customers on the various tire designs that fit your performance preferences and price range. Once you have determined the right tire for you, you can match the wheels to the tires based on the technical advice below. See if your chosen combination is available on the Tire Rack, and what the total price would be -- mounted, balanced and shipped. Then shop around and see if any of the other vendors offer a better deal.
I have always liked the look of the classic Cragar wheels on the Corvair. I would recommend you make your tire selection and sizing based on the article below concerning sizing wheels and tires. You can do some comparison shopping for performance and pricing using the Tire Rack for tire specifications and for reading technical analysis and customer reviews. Then you can shop around to find the best pricing for the tire brand and features you have chosen. The technical information on the tire sizing article will help you to choose the correct wheels with the optimal diameter and backspacing for your Corvair. If you want to be able to rotate your tires to even out the wear patterns for longer-lasting operation on your Corvair, you will need to choose the same size for all four corners on your Corvair. If you can get the wheels and tires both from the Tire Rack, you can save some money by having them mounted and balanced there before they are shipped, rather than having the wheels and tires shipped separately from different vendors and then having to have them mounted and balanced locally at additional cost.
All late Model (LM - 1965-1969) Corvairs enjoy an excellent independent suspension design, with the rear suspension design emulating the design used in that era Corvette (except that the Corvette used a transverse leaf spring, while the Corvair uses coil springs). The Corvair responds well to modern radial tires, and a good all-weather, long-lasting radial tire would be a good option for a daily driver. My recommendation is usually to move away from the obsolete, difficult to find and expensive 13" diameter wheel and tire combination, and move up to 14", 15" or larger modern rims and matching tires of the correct overall diameter for your Corvair.
The lower recommended tire pressures for the front of the Corvair will not have a negative impact on the tire performance. The lower pressure was recommended by Chevrolet engineers to help balance tire performance for the rear engine and lightweight front end of the Corvair. It is always a good idea to monitor your tire pressures regularly and to keep an eye on tread wear patterns with a tread depth gauge, which can help you to spot uneven wear patterns that could be caused by improper tire pressures or wheel alignment issues. Of course it is a good idea to rotate your tires regularly to help even-out the wear patterns because of front vs. rear wear stresses and patterns. But if you were to choose larger tire sizes for the rear of your Corvair -- as had been done on my Corsa, the possibility of rotating the tires is eliminated.
This Web site seems to have the most comprehensive and well-researched data for fitting various tires and wheels to EM (Early Model, 1960-64) and LM (Late Model, 1965-69) Corvairs:
Sizing Corvair Wheels and Tires:
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/tires.html
Web sites like
Tire Rack and
Discount Tire provide a wide range of technical information and pricing data, as well as reviews and customer feedback with an extensive brand and size selection to choose from. After reading the material at the above Web site, and confirming the correct recommended tire size for your chosen Corvair wheel diameter and width, I would recommend that you spend some time looking at customer feedback and reviews for your favorite brands and in your preferred pricing range to develop a "short list" of final tires you would want to consider. You could then order directly on line, or call their toll-free number to discuss your options further with a tire marketing representative to narrow it down to a final selection.
http://www.tirerack.com/
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/home.do
Personally, I currently have Goodyear Eagle Raised White Letter tires on my 14"x7" Chevrolet SS rims.
Front: Goodyear Eagle ST P195/70 R14
Rear: Goodyear Eagle ST P235/60 R14
I am planning on moving up to 16"x7" or 16" x 8" custom aftermarket rims with 225/55ZR16 Continental ExtremeContact DWS Blackwall tires. I had these tires on my Lexus GS460 and liked the performance.
Yes I have read all the links but having NO previous experience or knowledge it is still a bit confusing 
BF Goodrich Raised White Letter Radial T/A (Performance All-Season)
Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S(High Performance All-Season)
