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64 Belvedere cheater slicks sizing

russty6

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Hey guys. I want to run some Pie Crust cheater slicks on my 64 Belvedere. Wondering the optimal size to get. Stock wheel well. I have 15x7 steelies but would get 15x8’s if better. Going for this look. Thanks.

Russ.

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The piecrust cheaters I found were 8.20x15 for a seven inch wheel, or a 10.00x15, for an eight inch wheel. BOTH, are over 30 inches tall, so the first thing you will need to do is determine whether you can fit a 30, or not.
(If not, you can move the rear end back a bit. Mine is moved back an inch, could fit a 30 pretty easily. )
I have seen shorter piecrusts, but they were recaps, and I don't remember the name of the company.
 
Towel city, yep, that's them.
28.5" tall should fit. As for tire width, it depends on the backspace on your wheels and their width.
With the right backspace, a 10x28.5 will fit, but the wheel has to be exactly right . For your seven inch rim, the 8" or 9" is a better choice.
Do you still have the tapered axle 8 3/4 in your car?
 
10.5x29.5 will fit with th ecorrect offset.
Doug
 
Towel city, yep, that's them.
28.5" tall should fit. As for tire width, it depends on the backspace on your wheels and their width.
With the right backspace, a 10x28.5 will fit, but the wheel has to be exactly right . For your seven inch rim, the 8" or 9" is a better choice.
Do you still have the tapered axle 8 3/4 in your car?
Yes, no changes to the rear end.
 
BEST advice is do your own measurements on YOUR car.
Rumor is the 64 tapered axle rear is wider than the 62/63 or 65.
Most say that 8 or 8.5 wide rim works well with 4.5" backspace.
I have a 62, with (I think) a 65 housing and axles. I've got a 10.5x28 slick on mine, with a wheel with 4 7/8 b.s., but I use a .300 spacer(essentially becomes 4.5") to center it up, and get the tire away from the spring. I've also got a 10x28 slick on a 4 3/4 b.s. that fits good.
Your 15x7 will work great with somewhere around 4" b.s.
( I don't do that offset crap. Offset has to be calculated, then you have to figure out which direction is plus which is minus. Backspace can be measured, with or without a tire on the rim.)
 
BEST advice is do your own measurements on YOUR car.
Rumor is the 64 tapered axle rear is wider than the 62/63 or 65.
Most say that 8 or 8.5 wide rim works well with 4.5" backspace.
I have a 62, with (I think) a 65 housing and axles. I've got a 10.5x28 slick on mine, with a wheel with 4 7/8 b.s., but I use a .300 spacer(essentially becomes 4.5") to center it up, and get the tire away from the spring. I've also got a 10x28 slick on a 4 3/4 b.s. that fits good.
Your 15x7 will work great with somewhere around 4" b.s.
( I don't do that offset crap. Offset has to be calculated, then you have to figure out which direction is plus which is minus. Backspace can be measured, with or without a tire on the rim.)
Thanks! As this is a non-refundable prospect, gotta get it right lol
 
Thanks Doug. Do you happen to know the offset measurements required?
I don't because our stuff doesn't have the stock axle. Pull the wheel. Use a carpenter square against the rotor/drum. Then measure to the lip outward and the spring inward. Remember offset is measured to the wheel.lip. So any wheel you get treat it as 1" wider. A 8" wheel with zero back space will have 4 1/2 " backspace. 4 1/2"+ 4 1/2" = 9" - 1" (for wheel lip width) = 8"
Doug
 
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