Anyone running 15x6 or 15x7 rear wheels on an early-a?

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Anyone running 15x6 or 15x7 rear wheels on an early-a?
Wondering about tire fitment and if 15x7 rubs on the fenders in the back.
 
I run 15x8's with 5 1/2 inch back space, and springs moved in 3/4 inch. Tires have been 275/60 M/T Drag radial or Hooser 28x9 slicks. I have finger clearance all the way around.
 
64 Darts both have 15x7 on the rear. 61 Lancer has 15X8 all around
 
Sounds good, thanks all. I am guessing tire choices are plenty in this size. 14s are becoming rare/expensive.
 
There are plenty, but even they are starting to dry up.

My '66 actually rubs just a little bit, but the rear end is saggy. For about another week that is.
 
I was thinking 15x6 on the front and 15x7 or 8 on the rear of my 65.
 
I am running 14x8 on the rear of my 66 with no issues.
If that helps any.
 
I know you didn't ask, but for the future, maybe? 18 x 8.5 06 Mustang GT wheels, springs relocated to frame, Nitto 255/50/18 tires, mounted on a stock width 8.8 furd rear out of a 2000 explorer. 1/2 inch room all sides.
 
I am running 15 X 7 rear steel with 235 60 MT ET street radial tires. No rubbing.
 
My rear end was off, so I couldn't do it, but 15x8s should fit with 245 60s on with no clearance issues, just so long as the body is straight and parallel with the springs...
 
15 x 7 on the front and 15 x 8 on the back. If I had another 1/8 backspacing on the back they would be perfect, but as they are now the just touch the inner wheel well at full compression.

The springs are in the factory location.
 

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JBurch said:
I run 15x8's with 5 1/2 inch back space, and springs moved in 3/4 inch. Tires have been 275/60 M/T Drag radial or Hooser 28x9 slicks. I have finger clearance all the way around.
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The key to wheel fitment is in the back spacing or offset. A bodies likes a 7 inch wheel with 4.25 to 4.5 inches of back spacing to center the tire in the space available. The bests way to find the best fitment is with a strait edge and a ruler, measure from the face of the brake drum to every thing the wheel and tire could contact inside and outside and get a wheel that best centers it in this space.
 
Understood. I am running stock springs so I will measure before I look into 15's.
 
I have 15X8's all the way around with, I think, 4.5" of back spacing. Front tires are 195-60R15 and rears are 215-60R15. This is the way I bought the car and, Yeah, those rims are too wide for the tires they have on them. Springs are in the stock location which would probably limit me to a 235 tire on the back, hopefully 70 series to get a little height for highway driving, with a 7" rim with the same back spacing. Fronts? Thinking on maybe a 215-65R15 on a 7" rim or possibly a 6" rim. Thoughts?
Bob
 
Good information, guys. I bought a set of 15x6 steelies that I'm thinking of having custom widened to 8" by adding the two inches as backspacing. I figure that will give me good tire width while preventing the notorious rubbing problems us early-A guys and gals have to deal with, and I get to keep a semi-stock look to it. Fzmax, I gotta say I love the stance on your '63.
 
cragar 15x7 with hoosier qtp 10.5"
little massaging on the outers wheel wells.
caltrac mono leafs .
runs 11'0s
 

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What are the tallest series tire in a 15 inch wheel that can fit in the early-a wheel wells?
 
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