26 inch on a Duster?

[HP2]

Will a 26" rear tire fit on my 71 Duster or will I have to modify the front opening of the quarter panels?
What drag radials do you run on your Dusters/Demons?

 

[abodyjoe]

26 tall on the rear should be an easy fit. unless i'm missing something you are doing..

 

[73smallblock]

A 28 will fit, it will just be close to the front of the wheel well.

 

[rumblefish360]

@72bluNblu can help real fast on this.
Also check out the thread(s) on tire fit. A lot of members have posted about there wheel and tire combinations. The best posts also contain wheel back spacing size in inches.

A lot of members have a 275/60/15 rear tire. Wheel back spacing is 4 or 4-1/2 inches. This you need to check. But the tire fits. It is 28 inches in diameter.

 

[j par]

28's fit, I put a 1/2-5/8's spacers in between the front leaf mount for a little extra space...

 

[318willrun]

I ran 28" (275/60r15) no problem. I have 26" (235/60r15) now. offset of rim plays a big part

 

[72bluNblu]

26” should fit easily in the back as long as the wheel/tire is actually in the wheel well and not hanging out of the quarters. It shouldn’t even require centering up the axle. I have 295/35/18’s on my Duster which are 26.1” tall, although my spring set up pushes the axle back about a 1/2”.

Anything up to 28’s should work, but as others have already pointed out when you get up past 27” you have to center the axle in the wheel opening.

 

[HP2]

28's fit, I put a 1/2-5/8's spacers in between the front leaf mount for a little extra space...

28 was what I was thinking, not 26 as I wrote. Sorry all!
Moving axle back a little by spacing the leaf mounts sounds like a good idea.

 

[HP2]

I just tried a M/T ET Street 295/55-15 which is approximately 27.8" and it was tight but will work. And it will work even better if I can move the springs back some.

 

[j par]

I just tried a M/T ET Street 295/55-15 which is approximately 27.8" and it was tight but will work. And it will work even better if I can move the springs back some.

You can see the aluminum spacer..
I used longer grade 8 nuts and bolts...