Currently I have 275-50R-15 Hoosier DOT slicks on 8 inch wide wheels on the back. I want something taller. Do you guys think a 275/60R-15 will fit?
Here's a tire chart. It looks like 3" difference in the diameter. 1 1/2" on each side. Do you have that much room between the tire and the front of the wheel opening? The width shouldn't change. Tire Size ChartCurrently I have 275-50R-15 Hoosier DOT slicks on 8 inch wide wheels on the back. I want something taller. Do you guys think a 275/60R-15 will fit?
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Here's a tire chart. It looks like 3" difference in the diameter. 1 1/2" on each side. Do you have that much room between the tire and the front of the wheel opening? The width shouldn't change. Tire Size Chart
Look again. 3" difference between the two.Thanks Mike. It looks like about 2.2 inches taller than my 275 50 15s. I think they will work. I am going for that old school pro stock look.
Yes they are 4.5 bs.You can fit a pretty good size tire in there, if your wheels are 4.5 back spacing
Look again. 3" difference between the two.
I see 275-50 as a 25" tire.Unless I am reading it wrong it says 275/50-15 is 25.8 and 275/60-15 is 28
Sorry, my mistake. I wasn't paying attention to the actual dimensions just the approximate column. My badUnless I am reading it wrong it says 275/50-15 is 25.8 and 275/60-15 is 28
Thanks! As far as I can tell, my springs are in stock location, I don't see any mods to the mounts, but I am not sure if my 8 3/4 is an A body or B body housing.These are 275-60-15s on my Duster
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Springs are in the stock location. There's no problem with the lip, but I've got got less than a finger width between the sidewall and spring.
I have 275/60R15 tires on 15X8 steel wheels. I had to trim about 1/4 inch off top of inner wheel lip. Car sits a stock height with no rubbing.Currently I have 275-50R-15 Hoosier DOT slicks on 8 inch wide wheels on the back. I want something taller. Do you guys think a 275/60R-15 will fit?
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Yeah that'll make a difference. Mine is a C-body housing cut down to A-body width with BBP axles which adds brake offset too. I'd say my car is sitting above stock ride height too but it has factory springs under it.Thanks! As far as I can tell, my springs are in stock location, I don't see any mods to the mounts, but I am not sure if my 8 3/4 is an A body or B body housing.
4.5 bs stock location and no quarter mods
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That's the look I want, I love the steel wheels!I have 275/60R15 tires on 15X8 steel wheels. I had to trim about 1/4 inch off top of inner wheel lip. Car sits a stock height with no rubbing.View attachment 1715825233
I have air shocks so that won't be a problem.
FWIW I painted the wheels so I took a photo of the rear wheel stamping and there's no offset, it just says CUSTOM.I have air shocks so that won't be a problem.
my experience on 70 Duster.
at 28" tall there is no issue clearing front of wheelwell ... but...275's have about 11.2 inch section width on 8" rim and that's too close to the spring with 4 or more inches of backspace.
That's With original spring location and axle width.
As mentioned earlier, the BBP axles increase the brake offset. There would've been no way to get my wheel/tire combo on the car without that. There was a while after I'd ordered the tires that I was shopping for wheel spacers but it turned out I didn't need them.my experience on 70 Duster.
at 28" tall there is no issue clearing front of wheelwell ... but...275's have about 11.2 inch section width on 8" rim and that's too close to the spring with 4 or more inches of backspace.
That's With original spring location and axle width.
Can you share wheel backspace?I have 275/60R15 tires on 15X8 steel wheels. I had to trim about 1/4 inch off top of inner wheel lip. Car sits a stock height with no rubbing.View attachment 1715825233
Jacko,
I was speaking to the section width of the 275R/60/15s I bought. With a 4.25in Back Space tire didn't clear spring at 11.2 section width.
I won't run 'universal spacers'. Can't find drilled 5 on 4 solid spacers.
It's all about back spacing.
Easy to measure drum face to spring and use simple math from there for clearance based on tire OD/Tread width/actual (not advertised) back space.
Section widths vary a little by manufacturer.