Edward Zeliesko
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looking to put a bigger rear tire on my stock belvedere, has air shocks, 7 inch wheel with 4 .25 back space, any ideas ??
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No idea on the back spacing as I've never measured my wheels, but I have P255/60R15's on my Satellite. Outside is almost rubbing the wheel well, but there's a good 1 1/4" between tire and leaf spring.
Aron Gleason
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On a 15x8 wheel with 5 inch backspacing you can get a 275/60/15 in there.
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My 255/60 15s on my 67 with 15x7 wheels, outer tire rubs the passenger side slightly around corners.
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Keep in mind that the bodies vary....the frames are pretty close but the sheet metal has a much greater tolerance. I found that out on my 71 340 Cuda when I made up a pair of 15x8 rallye wheels for it with 275-60-15's.....had to use a slightly different offset for the right side vs left. IIRC, the offset that had to be used was 3/8" shorter on the right side....and the car had NO signs of ever being crashed. Same thing on a pair of 70's Challengers with a across the tail trim panel but with both being built at different plants. Again, no signs of either ever being wrecked.
Jeff_383
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15x7 (4.25 BS fits but close)4 3/8 or 4.5 BS 275/60-15
What do you have on the Plymouth (Wheel/Tire) that stance is perfect! Nice rides by the way
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15x7 4.25 BS and 275/60-15 15x4 205/75-15
I mini tubbed my 66 wagon and moved the springs into the frame rails. Easy to do the mini tubs on a wagon! 66 & 67 are quite a bit tighter than earlier or later "B"s.
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The issue with a '66 Plymouth is the top of the wheel well. It's narrower up there than at the lip. As you go bigger, you go taller, too. I'm running 245s and I can still get some rubbing from time to time.
Thank you for the info, very nice, great color & looks great the way it is
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Nice looking coronet. Anymore pictures of it?
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What's the clearance like when the cars are at stock ride height?
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Had 235/75-15's on my 66 mounted on 15x7 cop car wheels and they would rub if I articulated the car like going into a higher than road grade driveway and the entrance was at like a 30 degree angle.
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Actually the 66 has the original 57 year old springs, shackles, and bushings. Only the shocks have been changed in rear. Front has new bushings throughout, but original shocks. With the cragars being 4.25 BS I did remove the trim, cut the outer wheel lip back and replaced trim. Then gently curled trim up around the new cut edge to give a smooth edge. With the 4 3/8 steel wheels it was fine before. But I wanted cragars with the 275's.
Jeff_383
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The 67 does have SS springs and mopar long shocks in back. But rubs zero with either the cragars or the steels.
Edward Zeliesko
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thank you
Edward Zeliesko
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one last question, how close it it ?? thanks ed
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