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Best thing to do is to get a plumb bob, and a level, clean place to work. Measure the height of the car from the bottom of the bumper to the ground, then pull one wheel, and with a floor jack under the axle, return the car to the same height as measured off the bumper. Then take the plumb bob, and use it to mark the ground from the front edge of the outer fenderwell, the edge of the inner fenderwell, and the face of the brake drum. Measure across from the two outer marks, subtract an inch from each side for clearance and you have your max tire width. The mark off the drum face and the distance between it and the two wheelwell marks will help determine max rim width and offset.



That works ok if the tires don't tuck into the fenderwell. If you look up in the fender well the outside inner fender curves inward very quickly. You can also see this inside of the trunk. This will give you a very good starting point though.

Allen Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first. Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.