Wheel/Tire selection help please ?
On my 71 Duster I've got 15x8 rear wheels with 3.75 backspacing. Street tires I run 295-50r15s, and I have a set of 275-50r15s on the same wheels. Leaf spring clearance is fine. I have an 8-1/4 with big bolt pattern. With the stock springs, they did rub on the quarter panel when I'd hit a bump, so I had to grind a little on the inside of the lip on the quarter panel. Now I have super stock springs and they don't rub at all.
On my 71 Duster I've got 15x8 rear wheels with 3.75 backspacing. Street tires I run 295-50r15s, and I have a set of 275-50r15s on the same wheels. Leaf spring clearance is fine. I have an 8-1/4 with big bolt pattern. With the stock springs, they did rub on the quarter panel when I'd hit a bump, so I had to grind a little on the inside of the lip on the quarter panel. Now I have super stock springs and they don't rub at all.