Anybody run 305/45r17?

[JoshIms]

Curious to see if the 305/45/17 Nitto 555r2 s that I ordered are actually going to fit in the back of my 69 Bee with hotchkis leafs? Anybody have these on there cars? Photos ?

 

[Chargered]

Curious to see if the 305/45/17 Nitto 555r2 s that I ordered are actually going to fit in the back of my 69 Bee with hotchkis leafs? Anybody have these on there cars? Photos ?

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I run that exact tire on the back of my Charger. It does fit, but I will get occasional rubbing if anyone is sitting in the back seat (not bad). Not sure if it would fit in your 69 Bee. If I remember correctly, I went with a 5.25 backspace. In retrospect, probably should have gone with 5.5.

 

[JoshIms]

I run that exact tire on the back of my Charger. It does fit, but I will get occasional rubbing if anyone is sitting in the back seat (not bad). Not sure if it would fit in your 69 Bee. If I remember correctly, I went with a 5.25 backspace. In retrospect, probably should have gone with 5.5.

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Thanks! The wheel I want comes in a 17x9.5 with 5.5 backspace. I get a tiny bit of rub over Certain dips with my 275/60r15.
I have a 255/50/17 planned for the front on a 17x8. What’s your fronts?

 

[Chargered]

Thanks! The wheel I want comes in a 17x9.5 with 5.5 backspace. I get a tiny bit of rub over Certain dips with my 275/60r15.
I have a 255/50/17 planned for the front on a 17x8. What’s your fronts?

My fronts are the Nitto Motivo and are a 235/55/17. I don't remember what I went with for a backspace on the fronts.

 

[Chargered]

My fronts are the Nitto Motivo and are a 235/55/17. I don't remember what I went with for a backspace on the fronts.

and I think I went with a 10" rim on the back and 8" on the front.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Wimpy little tires.... Gotta step up your game....

315/45-17 on 17 x 11 wheels

 

[Chargered]

Wimpy little tires.... Gotta step up your game....

315/45-17 on 17 x 11 wheels

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Are you running Nittos or some other brand?

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Are you running Nittos or some other brand?

Goodyear Eagle F-1's

 

[JoshIms]

Wimpy little tires.... Gotta step up your game....

315/45-17 on 17 x 11 wheels

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You have a spring relocation kit or tubs?
Had my Doubts about 305s but seems like you don’t have issue I definitely wouldn’t. what you running up front?

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Full disclosure, no wheel tubs, stock spring location, it is close everywhere but didn't rub... Those are actually my wheels & tires on my friends Coronet R/T... My Coronet isn't on the road yet.... But I wanted to see how they looked & fit on his car... We drove it a little but not much so while they didn't rub I can't say they wouldn't rub if driven more...... Front tires I'd need to look, I think they a 255/55-17..

Those wheels and tires changed his Coronet from Grandpa's Old Dodge into a very cool looking muscle car...

 

[Kern Dog]

The 68-70 B body cars have quarter panels that fool you into thinking that you can fit HUGE tires in there.
You can but you might have to raise the car to do it without having tire rub. The reason is that the wheel tub design is strange. You'd think they would have made the outer wheel tub to follow straight up alongside the quarter panel but they didn't. The tub looks like this:

I did a NO $$$ fix on my "Jigsaw" Charger and plan to do the same with my other car.
Along that ridge, I cut the tub using a grinder.

Then I made additional cuts and pushed the metal in.....It looked like football stitches. Welded it up....

Grind down the high spots, add some primer and seam sealer.....

Finish it off with some undercoating shot from a Shutz gun....

Now you can fit some W I D E tires in there without rubbing!