Rim and tire fitment help

DartVadar said

So I've got a 73 dart swinger with a stock 7 1/4 rear end, nothing has been moved in the rear to accommodate wider tires. I've found some weld pro stars that are 15x8 with 4.5 BS, I want to put some Mickey Thompson 235/60/R15 tires on the rims, would they fit? Or will I have rubbing problems?

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It's going to be close using an 8" wide wheel but I think it should work just about perfect, especially with a 235 tire that's not to big. I would buy the rims and check how the rims sets in the wheel wells and the amount of clearance you have before buying tires if you don't have them yet. Might be able to go bigger.

The tire is going to be close to the springs that's not a big deal as longs as they don't rub, you only need about 1/4" clearance off the spring and I have ran less with no rubbing. It's nice if you can get at least 1/2" off the fender lip. If it's closer you can trim that lip off a little if needed.