Tire Sizing Help for a '67 Formula S Barracuda
Hey Fabo,
Making headway on my restoration project, but it's time to get the car off of the jack stands! I'm looking for wheels now, and could really use some pointers when it comes to sizing/dimensions/backspacing/etc.
The body work is already done and I did not have the fenders rolled on the bottom. This presents a concern, since the 67-69 Barracuda's fenders offer just about the least amount of clearance on that front of the fender's opening.
I went with an aftermarket Alterkation kit for the front suspension, and read up on some of the suggested dimensions. It really calls for a minimum of 3.25" backspacing, and the example tire posted by Reilly on his help page was a 14" or 16" x 5.75" (so the offset is 2.5").
I'd really like to use 16X7s with 4" backspacing for all 4 wheels, but am not quite sure if it will clear. The larger size rim would cut me down on tire sizing, but I would really like to put something close to this on the car.
Do you guys think these would work? The 4" backspacing should give me enough clearance over the suggested 3.25", but the overall width and the remaining 3" offset for the 16x7s makes me think I could run into some fender clearance issues. Would trimming it down to maybe 6.5" or 6" wheel width help on a stock/un-rolled fender?
Thanks!
Hey Fabo,
Making headway on my restoration project, but it's time to get the car off of the jack stands! I'm looking for wheels now, and could really use some pointers when it comes to sizing/dimensions/backspacing/etc.
The body work is already done and I did not have the fenders rolled on the bottom. This presents a concern, since the 67-69 Barracuda's fenders offer just about the least amount of clearance on that front of the fender's opening.
I went with an aftermarket Alterkation kit for the front suspension, and read up on some of the suggested dimensions. It really calls for a minimum of 3.25" backspacing, and the example tire posted by Reilly on his help page was a 14" or 16" x 5.75" (so the offset is 2.5").
I'd really like to use 16X7s with 4" backspacing for all 4 wheels, but am not quite sure if it will clear. The larger size rim would cut me down on tire sizing, but I would really like to put something close to this on the car.
Do you guys think these would work? The 4" backspacing should give me enough clearance over the suggested 3.25", but the overall width and the remaining 3" offset for the 16x7s makes me think I could run into some fender clearance issues. Would trimming it down to maybe 6.5" or 6" wheel width help on a stock/un-rolled fender?
Thanks!