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Tires Size Help

'67 Charger Kid

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I have the factory chrome plated steel road wheel and I'd like to keep it that way. The tires on there now is 215/75R14 I was wondering if these Mickey Thompson Tires would work:
M/T1036 L60-14
Tire Size: 295/60-14
Wheel Diameter: 14 in.
Tire Diameter: 28.00 in.
Section Width: 12.30 in.
Tread Width: 9.50 in.
Minimum Recommended Wheel Width: 7.00 in.
Maximum Recommended Wheel Width: 10.00 in.

Is the 15mm difference in tire diameter going to hurt anything besides my speedometer that doesn't work? And will this tires fit without any modifications on my 1967 Charger?

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where did you find those size 14 inch tires at the biggest i can find so far is 245-70-14 at coker tires, i want 255-70-14, where did you find those at. thanks
 
All I want is a wide tire for the rear because I hate the gap of the wheel well. What size tire are you running on you '66?
 
I work at a tire shop.
Those M/T are too wide for the factory Road wheels.
You will need at least an 8 inch wide rim with a 4.5" backspacing to fit it.
Your factory wheels are only 5.5 or 6 inches wide.
You can get a widened wheel to match to fit them--plus as mentioned you cannot mix bias with radial.So go with a matching smaller M/T up front.
Or go with a BFG radial T/A in a 2456014.
Another suggestion is upgrade to 15 inch wheels to expand your options and more readily available rims and tires since most 14 inch are going away with the do-do bird.
 
All I want is a wide tire for the rear because I hate the gap of the wheel well. What size tire are you running on you '66?
I am running 245/60-14 on mine all around.
 

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Those tires are bias ply. It is not recommended to mix bias ply and radial. 295 tires are approx 3.1" wider than the 215's. Here is a tire size calculator to help.

http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

Its OK to run bias on the rear and radial on the front but not the other way around. Source: Good/year tire sales school. Those 295's should be just fine. I ran L60/15's on 8" wheels on my 67 GTX with no problem.
 
Its OK to run bias on the rear and radial on the front but not the other way around. Source: Good/year tire sales school. Those 295's should be just fine. I ran L60/15's on 8" wheels on my 67 GTX with no problem.

I got the info from the Good Year Tech site

"For best all-around performance, it is recommended that all tires be of the same size, construction (radial,non-radial) and speed rating."

True. They didn't specify that you can't do it, just that it's not recommended.

http://www.goodyeartires.com/faqs/technical/
 
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