Upgrading Rims and Wheels for a 1968 Dart GTS
Thank you all for your input this is a great help. The Small Bolt Pattern is always a challenge, but I was considering 15" x 6 in the front as suggested, and then 15" x 7 in the rear with the wider tread in the rear for a little better traction. Thoughts???
GTS Joe
I will be ordering the 15 x 6 for the front https
://www.summitracing.com/parts/wvi-61-565404
These should work for you in the back.
Wheel Vintiques 61 Series Chrysler Rallye Silver Wheels 61-5754044. They should work in the front too, and that's what I would recommend if you want to run 225/60/15's up front. They aren't totally necessary, a 225/60/15 BFG T/A will fit on a 15x6 but I think they work better with a 7" wide rim. However, some folks do need to adjust their bumper bracket to lower fender braces in order to run 225/60/15's. They don't clear
every car without rubbing. SBP cars have a slight advantage there because of the narrower track width, so it's less likely than if you had the BBP brakes.
But unless you don't mind the possibility of rolling your quarter lips, I would suggest not going any wider than a 245/60/15 in the back. On some cars even those may cause some rubbing, it depends on the body tolerances of your car specifically, how stiff your suspension is, that sort of thing. You should measure your quarter lip to spring distances and see what they look like before you even go 245, and remember to do that on both sides as they aren't usually identical side to side.
There's really no point in going to 15x8's, because you can't really run enough tire to need them. I mean, you could run 15x8's with 245/60/15's, but, you don't have to, the 7's will work fine and are actually the "measuring rim" for 245/60/15's. The 8's also have a little less offset, so, they'd sit a little closer to the quarters, which is where you'd rather have more room anyway.
Wheel Vintiques 61 Series Chrysler Rallye Silver Wheels 61-5854458
In his opinion...you said they'd be chiming in...
Show me the post then. I've got no problem with folks staying sbp, or running 14's or 15's. Yes, I repeatedly make it a point of mentioning that there are no good tread compounds for those wheel sizes in DOT legal street tires, and there aren't. BFG T/A's are hockey pucks, they're great for burnouts and not much else. But if you're not concerned with handling, it really isn't a big issue. And yes, I absolutely recommend 17 or 18" rims to anyone that wants to have better than 1970's miserable handling, because again, you can't get any worthwhile tires for 14's and 15's when it comes to street legal tires that handle well.
I do take issue with purists like 69_340_GTS belittling anyone that doesn't think like him, and for every single post on this board where I get colorful about how lousy the tire options are for 14 and 15" rims there are a dozen posts about some purist saying how stupid 18" rims look, or going after someone personally for wanting bigger rims.
I had no intention of posting in this thread at all until 69_340_GTS quite obviously called me out. I don't comment in most threads about 14 and 15" rims anymore unless I have something to add specifically about what will actually fit or not. So, don't listen to me if you want, that's fine. But I do have a really good idea about what size tires fit these cars, regardless of the diameter of the rim used.
