Hello, I am ordering 15x8 steel wheels I need to get tires for. They are going on a 1973 duster. I'm not sure what size tire I need. I also need to figure out if I need 4 or 4 1/2 backspace when I order my rims. I want a taller tire to go up into the wheel well and fill it in. Any suggestions?
15" Rear tire sizes for Duster
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cuda20
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275/60/15 or 295/55/15, can't remember if BS is 4.5 or 5 inch.
Fisher
Old Guy with a Cool car.
I have 15x8 Cragars with 4.5 bs and L-60x15 and it's a perfect fit
ir3333
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..my rears are 15 x 7 and 255/R15/60 and i think they look too big.
..probably would look better with 235/R15/60
..maybe i'm showing my age.
..probably would look better with 235/R15/60
..maybe i'm showing my age.
plyduster73
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did you ever order your rims, im looking for sizing options also
Stock Mopar 15 x 7" with 4.25" backspace fits really nice with 275/60/15.
BIG-B-Barracuda
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15x8 245/60/15 are nice
Back from the dead! Post is over a year old...
I also like how there's no mention of which rear axle is being used, whether or not the springs are in the stock location, and how high the cars sit.
I also like how there's no mention of which rear axle is being used, whether or not the springs are in the stock location, and how high the cars sit.
BIG-B-Barracuda
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show us the after effect after install... what rear end do you have?:coffee2:
They'll fit. I had a set of 275/40/17's on my Duster with the stock 7.25" rear axle and stock spring location. If you have the stock 8 3/4, you should be good with a set of 15x8's with 4.5" backspace.
Jimmycocopop
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Sorry if this is a thread jack...i have a 73 duster slant 6 with factory rear and small bolt pattern, Stock leafs and locations. Have 14x7 rear wheels with 4" bs. 245/60 on the rear fit ok or stick with 235s? Been looking at the wheel tire combo thread but just got more confused.
BIG-B-Barracuda
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i have 245/60/15 on mine fir just fine i'd recomend you get a 15x8 rear wheel though/
you should be good
you should be good
Jimmycocopop
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Would like to upgrade eventually, these 14x7s were uber cheap and practically new. Thanks!
BIG-B-Barracuda
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Then I might think about a245/70/14 or 255
I do have the 8 3/4. The wheels are 15x8 rallye wheels with 4.5 backspace that I got from Jegs.
BIG-B-Barracuda
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Has any one ever run 245/70/15? Or 255/70/15? Any photos??????? Will a 70 fit in the rear ?
EL5DEMON340
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275/60/15 Nitto drag radials. offset shackles, 4 5/8" backspace i believe. tire is about 27.5" dia. hook nice!!
Looks pretty sweet! I was worried they would look a little too tall in the rear but that looks about right. Do you know if they would fit with stock springs or is the offset required? I had thought about eventually going with the 002/003 springs. Was hoping to avoid the offset kit but could add one if need be.
EL5DEMON340
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I'm thinking they would rub. I Think I have about 1/2"
To 3/4" space now.
To 3/4" space now.
why such a wide tire for a /6? by the axle i assume its a 6
Was a /6. I was just test fitting the wheels from my Challenger on my Duster to figure out what width tires I could run, and I still post it up occasionally for folks with stock rear axles. A 275 will fit pretty easily on a Duster with the stock rear axle as long as the backspace is right. To that end, the 7.25" rears are about an inch narrower than the A-body 8 3/4's, which is why I mention it. I had to use a spacer to get to 4.75" of backspace on the 17x9's I had the 275/40/17's on, but with an 8 3/4 the 17x9" with 5" backspace would have been fine, just like the 275/60/15's are fine on a 15x8 with 4.5" backspace for an 8 3/4", but might need a small spacer for a 7.25". Not that you'd want to run 275's on a 7.25 anyway...
My Duster now has a 340/4 speed and B body 8 3/4 with 295/35/18's on 18x10's. :burnout:
Serj22
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Are they OutlawII's? $80 brand new I got mine from Summit. I wrapped them wit 245/60/r14s BFG's. They wind up with a nice nearly 10" wide tread at the street. They look good.
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