anarchy0392
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What is the stock wheel offset for a 73 dart 7 1/4 with 14" wheels? I am looking into getting either 15" of 17" wheels for the dart and I can not find the stock wheel offset anywhere online.
Stock wheel off set
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69_340_GTS
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I think that car came with 5.50" wheels. The backspacing on those are 3.75", which is equivalent to a positive offset of .50"
If you stick with wheels anywhere from 0 to .50" positive you'll be close enough.
If you stick with wheels anywhere from 0 to .50" positive you'll be close enough.
anarchy0392
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Thank you.
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The Dart came with 4½" wide wheels. The best you can get on these and get decent wear is 185/70-14. The Dart Sport 340 came with 5½" wide wheels. IIRC the backspace on these wheels is 4¼". The biggest tire recommended for a 14x5½ is a 215/70-14.
A 15x7 wheel with 4¼" offset works well up to about a 225/60-15 tire. I have this spec wheel on both the Dart (205/60-15) and the Demon (235/60-15). No problems at all with the Dart and tire clearance. I re-hung the fenders on the Demon twice before I got the front tires free of the fender opening when turning on bumpy streets. FWIW, I tried 255/60-15s on the car. On the front it was hopeless (BBP disk brakes) and they were within ¼" of the fender and spring on the rear.
Sorry. I haven't tried out a 17" wheel combination, yet. Too old school.
A 15x7 wheel with 4¼" offset works well up to about a 225/60-15 tire. I have this spec wheel on both the Dart (205/60-15) and the Demon (235/60-15). No problems at all with the Dart and tire clearance. I re-hung the fenders on the Demon twice before I got the front tires free of the fender opening when turning on bumpy streets. FWIW, I tried 255/60-15s on the car. On the front it was hopeless (BBP disk brakes) and they were within ¼" of the fender and spring on the rear.
Sorry. I haven't tried out a 17" wheel combination, yet. Too old school.
anarchy0392
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The 235 width is right where im looking for fitment on the wheels. Glad you said that cause i was contemplating going bigger but was unsure as to how much tire could fit with out tubbing the back out.
69_340_GTS
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Well he did not say what particular Dart he had, so I measured my Dart 14" x 5.50" wheels minutes before I posted, and the back spacing is 3.75" as I stated above. Not an "IIRC" measurement. An actual measurement.
Yes 15x7, 4.25BS (=.25" positive offset), with 225/60-15 (26" tire) is a great combination on just about any Dart, and that is exactly what I'm running too.
Wheel diameter has no effect on tire width, wheel width, or backspacing. To maintain a 26" tire on a 17" wheel he would want to run 17x7, 4.25BS, and 225/50-17 tires.
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