Help with my wheels 68 Dart

Cragar makes a 14x6 (08060), 14x7 (08070), and a 14x8 (08080). According to their web site the 14x6&7 have 3 3/8" "rear spacing" (not sure what that is) and -3mm offset. They show the 14x8 wheel with 4 1/4 "rear spacing" and a +6mm offset. The two 14x6 rims from my donor car measure 3.5" from the outside rim to the hub face, and 3 3/8" from the inside rim to the hub space, so that works out to a -3mm (approximately 1/8") offset just like their specs. I was just wondering if I could run a 14x7 on the rear with something like a 215/70/ and a 205/70 in the front. Looks like I can. I have a picture of Ulf's 65 Dart Charger convertible and it looks like this is what he is running, but I can tell for sure from the picture. It looks like his rear wheels have are a little more "deep dished" than the fronts, but that would be a larger negative offset and not the 6mm positive offset that Cragar shows for an 8" wheel. I will probably just take on of my 08060's and try it with a 205 /70 in the front and a 215/70 in the rear and see if it all clears.

Thanks for your response.

I have 215/70-14 all around on a 65 Dart and a 70 Dart.
Its around a 26" tire. On the 65 Dart I had to trim a tiny amount of the front fender for clearance.
No big deal, you would never see it u less you crawled under the car.
Otherwise, a 205/70 works on the front with no modifications.

Thanks! That's good to know. I'm leaning towards 205/70 front and 215/70 in the rear. I think I'm going to test fit a couple of tires just to make sure.

nerftheherd said:

Interested, but let me confirm my bolt pattern...
My bolt circle will be either 5 x 4.00 or 5 x 4.50... Hoping for the latter as it seems there is more options... and according to a lengthy post over in the slantsix forums i stumbled across, the SBP 5 x 4's are hard to find... which means that will most likely be my wheel... haha

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Hi Nerftheherd, did you ever find out what the bolt pattern is for your car? is is a standard SBP? I am asking because some Darts assembled overseas had an intermediate 4.25 bolt pattern, which is my case, and I only can find mag wheels in those countries.