Recent content by BSB67

It actually has no thread engagement now. The studs are flush with the wheel.

The Torque Thrust wheels use shank lug nuts I bought extra long ones thinking I might need to use spacers. I’ll cut them to the length needed for full thread engagement.

Previous guy must have installed longer shocks. Tires went on fine with the suspension hanging. As pictured there is enough clearance on the outside. There is more outside clearance with this tire/rim combination than what was on the car before. However, the inside might rub, but it can be...

That made me chuckle a little. If they fit, that will be the tough decision. And really what I was hoping would bubble up here in the discussion. But maybe premature as I haven’t installed them yet. Suspension compression with body roll. I don’t have a clue what I might need. Stock...

Good information in your post. Thanks. How much space do you think is needed between the tire and outer wheel house? Same question for the clearance between the inner wheel house?

Such a nice looking car

Ouch. Thanks for that clarification. For your previous post I was thinking “just let the suspension hang.”. But you need to do both. :eek:

Thanks Lew. It sounds like your car has considerably more room than the 67’s.

Yep. I think it will be right there. In my limited past experience on two other cars, I got away with very very little leaf springs clearance without contact. But the tires rubbed the inner wheel on occasion. I suspect this will be the case on this car too.

The wheels came last evening. Mounted them without the tires. They center pretty well. I’ll have my local guy mount the 275s if he has them and has time. He’s good with me doing a trial. I won’t be cutting or massaging anything. If they don’t fit they’ll go back. If they fit, then the...

What was your back spacing on both the 7" and 8", and where did it rub? The few wheels I looked at, the 7" usually has an offset that better centers the tire in the wheel well, and the 8" wheels seem to add most of the additional 1" to the outside of the rim (i.e. same back spacing as the 7")...

7 1/2” with 5 1/8” bs. :lol:

I’m struggling with deleting this repeat poll

I’m going to try and fit P275-60r 15 BFG TAs on my 67 GTX in the next couple of days. I don’t know if they’ll fit, but I think maybe. In your response, presume I have the perfect, or nearly perfect offset/back spacing. That’s the goal anyways.

So now you don’t know the root cause.