I hope someone here has the answer....

[hemirod]

This year at Mopars in the park in Farmington MN, I saw a 68 RR that had 295/50/15's on the rear.(looked great) I talked to the owner and he told me they were mounted on 10" wheels. I can not remember if he said the offset was 5", 5.5" or 4.5" . any help with this will be greatly appreciate.

 

[thomas patti]

most likely,5.5,patti.this is what I have on my 9.5 rr,patti

 

[440SportSatellite]

Those are the same size tires I run on my '69 Sport Satellite. On a 10" wheel, 5.5" backspacing is the only way they'll fit and it's still very tight. With my Hotchkis leaf springs I get a little bit of rub in the top of the wheel well on hard bumps.

 

[Dennis H]

69 Coronet R/T. 295 50 15's. Rear. 8" rims. No offset. Minor rub inboard leafs at Willow Springs track with moves never made on the street. Good luck.

 

[Cranky]

A 295 is about 11.5" wide, right? For best tire performance, it should be on a 11" wheel and only deviate 1" either way according to tire manufacturers. A wheel that's over 3" narrower than the tire tread width usually ends up with more sidewall flex if the tire is inflated to where the center of the tread isn't rounded.....but man, I sure like the way these cars look with 'real' tires on them!

 

[Ron Ward]

I had 5" backspacing on my 10" wheels on my 1969 RR with 295's... it was tight, but looked awesome!

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A 295 is about 11.5" wide, right? For best tire performance, it should be on a 11" wheel and only deviate 1" either way according to tire manufacturers. A wheel that's over 3" narrower than the tire tread width usually ends up with more sidewall flex if the tire is inflated to where the center of the tread isn't rounded.....but man, I sure like the way these cars look with 'real' tires on them!

Here's the specs from BFG's website regarding the P295/50R15.... Note the suggested rim size.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/size/295/50/15/OE/BNW/radial-t-a/tire-details#techspecs

 

[Cranky]

I had 5" backspacing on my 10" wheels on my 1969 RR with 295's... it was tight, but looked awesome!

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Here's the specs from BFG's website regarding the P295/50R15.... Note the suggested rim size.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/size/295/50/15/OE/BNW/radial-t-a/tire-details#techspecs

I'm no tire expert but an 8" wheel would give more than 1.5" of sidewall bulge. Might not be a big deal but it seems like a lot to me. Maybe it has to do with that tire being a 50 series? Years ago I mounted 275 60's on an 8" wheel and the BFG chart said it was a minimum wheel width. BFG says the 295/50 tire has a tread width of 10.4" and I'm willing to bet it performs better on a wider wheel....

 

[440SportSatellite]

I'm no tire expert but an 8" wheel would give more than 1.5" of sidewall bulge. Might not be a big deal but it seems like a lot to me. Maybe it has to do with that tire being a 50 series? Years ago I mounted 275 60's on an 8" wheel and the BFG chart said it was a minimum wheel width. BFG says the 295/50 tire has a tread width of 10.4" and I'm willing to bet it performs better on a wider wheel....

I completely agree. When I bought my Satellite it had the same 295/50/15 tires on 8" crager wheels. Way too much bulge in the sidewall. They look and perform much better on the 10" magnum 500s I'm running now.