any pics and fitment comments on a 15x7 wheel with a 275-60-15 tires??

trying to fit a 275 60 under my 67 coronet without cutting anything or "massaging"...

so I thought about magnum 500 wheels 15x7 and put the 275's on them...
anyone?

or at very least a 255 60 on a 7" rim on the rear....

It'll fit just fine, it'll be a little close to the wheel well lip, but you won't have to touch anything

I've read that 66-70 B-bodies can run a 275/60-15 on a 7 inch wheel, so long as it's got a 4 inch backspacing. And as far as i know, there's no rubbing with this combination. Not speaking from my own experiences, by the way. Just things that have been mentioned here before.

A 275-60-15 runs right around 9" tread width. Optimum wheel width would be 9". Most tire makers say it's ok to run 1" smaller or larger but usually do not recommend a wheel that's 2" off. Yeah, many do it but you'll have to run a lower psi to get a decent foot print and not wear the center of the tire. Also, a tire with lower psi won't handle as good....

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'67Satellite said:

I've read that 66-70 B-bodies can run a 275/60-15 on a 7 inch wheel, so long as it's got a 4 inch backspacing. And as far as i know, there's no rubbing with this combination. Not speaking from my own experiences, by the way. Just things that have been mentioned here before.

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You probably know that the 66-67 cars have a smaller wheel house than the 68-70 cars......?

I've got 275/60-15's on a 7.5 wheel on my '66 Charger.. fits like a glove, no rubs, all love (though I don't think I'd feel comfortable with any taller of a tire)

So cranky are you saying that tire will be just alittle to big for a 66-67?

Yeah the 66-67 rear wheel space is VERY limited, backspacing IS the key!
heres everything I've pulled off the net and various forums since I'm trying to decide how big a wheel and tire will fit under my 67 b-body (plymouth) hope its helps!
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I run Weld Rodlite 8" with 4.5"BS on the back. I've used BFG T/A 275/50-15's, BFG Drag Radials 275/50-15's and Hoosier QTP's 26x11.5"-15. You can't go any wider than 11.25" section width without changing your backspacing or moving the fender well lip out a little. Alternatively you, can move the spring hanger and run more backspacing or even better run a modified shortened differential housing.
However, for street trim 10.5" is plenty of tire width. Mine is a 3.55 ratio so I stuck with 26" tires. I'll be going to a 29" tire for racing in the very near future and consequently going to a 4.10 or 4.30 depending on engine demands.
Here is my experience with wheel/tire fit on my 66 Belv. (At stock ride height)
I bought my car with 15x8 Cragar SST's and 235/60's on it. The backspace was 4.25" and the tires would rub on the stock sized quarter panel wheel lip. Not always, just during moderate speed turning, or if I had passengers in the back seat.
Then I picked up some 275/60's and some 15X7 cop rims. The cop rim backspacing is 4.5" and the narrower rim along with the slightly more backspacing allowed me to fit the fatter tires with more clearance than the first setup. I had about 1/2" between tire/wheel lip and about 1/4" between tire/leafspring. Looked very nice from behind. Good luck.
My buddies 67 GTX has a Goodyear 28x9 slick on a 7" rim. I think the BS is 4 1/2" but I can check with him to make sure.
After some careful measuring, we found out that about a 275-60 on 4.5" BS was about the max.Tried a buddies pair of 295-60,8" rim W/4.5 BS,they cleared the springs by 1.5" and were flush with the lip of the wheel opening.
I run 28x9x15 M/T slicks on a 15x8 Cragar Dragstar with 4.5 backspace. This fits in the wheel well with no problems, but getting it into place will require you to raise the car so the rear drops as much as possible. I had 3" wheel studs in my axles because of hte rim design, and with those and the low wheel lip, I couldn't get the sidewall bulge past them without either deflating the tire, or disconnecting the shocks.
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anyone have any pics of a 275 60 on a 7" wheel? up under there 66-67 bbody?
so if I bought 15x8" magnum 500's with a 4.5" back spacing I could run a 275-60 no issue?

if you'd be fine with a pic of them on a 7.5 wheel I can hook you up

that be a start
I want the widest I can get with no rubbing...
so a 275 60 seems to be the ticket.
just want to know if I bought a magnum 500 wheel from wheel vintiques if I should get a 7" or a 8". I plan to run the 6" ones in the front...for the old school little big period correct look.

Everything that I've read says ;
8" wide wheel with up to 50 series wide tire with at least 4.5" backspacing is pretty close to the max, BUT, wheel size isn't a factor, meaning if you run 18" wheels with the above specs you would still be fine...
So you "SHOULD" have zero issue with that set-up.

Here's a few shots... (wow I didn't realize there was that much rust and crap under there... and don't mind the bald tires.. I got them used for $10/ea to check to see if they'd fit on mine)

My buddy Mr. B has 275-60's on 7" Keystones on his '63 Fury and no problems.

66-67 Charger is a whole different ball game from a 66-67 Coronet. Charger wheel opening is bigger.

Ok I'm really confused now ! From what I gather for a 66 coronet I would be ok and this would be close to the biggest 15 " I could put on and that would be 15x7.5 w/4.5 back space am I correct?

I think its 8" wide for 67 b-body (plymouth) anyway,
not sure of the differences (if any) between dodge/plymouth 66-67 b-bodies in rear wheel width

I have had 275-60R15 tires on 15X7 cop rims on my 65 Sport Fury and still got the skirts on. A wider rim would have been nicer but it still worked just fine.

i ran 275/60/15's on weld 15x8 w/ 4.5 BS and they fit perfectly.

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sorry i did not have any frame clearance pics, the car is mini tubbed now so that ship has sailed.

Put them on an 8 inch wheel with a 4.5 inch backspacing

I have 15 X 8's with 60's all the way around