Wheel and Tire combo

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72dart4me

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I was wondering what the largest size wheel & tire combo that will fit under my 72 Dart Swinger without any mods.

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Jeremy
 
on the back Kory Liss has 255-60-15s on his 70 Dart. No mods at all.
 
Would that same size also fit in the front or would it rub when turning?
 
Would that same size also fit in the front or would it rub when turning?

Not that tall, unless it was riding like a 4x4. A 255/60/15 is 27" tall

A 26" tall or less tire works on the front. I have 255/35/18 (25.9")on the front and they clear.
 
I used to have 215's on the front of my car with no rubbing issues. Now I'm running a 195 65 R14.

I just put a pair of 225 70 R14's on the back (today) on 5.5" rallye rims. They look pretty good, but now I'm thinking I should have gone with 235's...
 
on the back Kory Liss has 255-60-15s on his 70 Dart. No mods at all.


That's pretty impressive! On my former 1970 Australian VG Valiant hardtop (basically a 67-69 Dart and exactly same sheet metal and wheel wells as any 67 up dart or scamp) the best I could do was 245/60 x 15s (BFG TA's) with the rims sitting in close to the springs and they still rubbed the wheel lip a little. I would have said 235/60 x 15s would be the largest to fit on these cars without interference.

I would however say that there is no way 255/60s would fit on the front, with rubbing on the wheel lip a real problem especially when turning at slow speeds and negotiating any little bump in the road .... even 225/60 x 15s would be pushing it in my experience. 215/60s or smaller for mine.
 
I run 225/60-15's on 15x7 cop car rallies (4.25 BS) on the front of my 71. I lowered it a little with the t bars and have no rubbing issues. I have 245/60-15's on the back with the same rims. After a lot of measuring I figure I could run a 255/60-15 if my rim had another .25" of BS. Maybe someday but the 245's look pretty good back there for now.
 
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