Widest width Tire, Front/Rear on '65 Dart

I had 205-75-14's on it. (26.10" High). The speedo was about 3-4 miles per hour fast. The car has had this size tire on it since dad picked it up in the 70's. I swapped the biased plys out for radials about 8 years ago.

A friend gave me some 215-60-14's that I put on it, cuz it needed new rubber, and they were free. The speedo is 10-12mils per hour fast now.

I am putting the 273 back in it, it will have a fair amount more umpf. A little more width under it wouldnt hurt.

235-60-15's are same height as the tires I had on it.

245-60-15's will probably true up the speedo, at least until I get the 8 3/4 put together for it.

Johnny, those look pretty sweet under your car. I like the profile.

PettyBlue - Curious on backspacing on the 15's? Were those on it before or after you modified the wheel housing?

I actually run a 205/70-14 on my 65. The 235's I showed you are actually off my 70 V8 Dart.I tried them on the 65, just to see what they looked like.They actually seemed to fit pretty good.Maybe a 225/60 front and 235/60 back would be a cool combo.

The 65 is a slant 6 car,and the bigger tires actually dogged the slant pretty good.Thats why I run a 205/70-14 on it. Here is a pic with the 205/70-14.

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