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Racing tire size ?? #1683616 10/08/14 10:26 PM 10/08/14 10:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 29 Lake County, Ohio R RJF OP member
RJF OP member R Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 29 Lake County, Ohio	Hello Guys, I have a stock 67 GTX that I want to run in the 1/4 mile at the local strip. Currently the car has 14" wheels and the rear wheel wells sit about 2" higher than stock. What is the the biggest racing radial or cheater slick that I can use and still have clearance in the wheel wells ? I'd like to stay with the 14" wheel if possible but will go to a 15" wheel is I have to. Thanks................

Re: Racing tire size ?? [Re: RJF] #1683617 10/09/14 01:31 AM 10/09/14 01:31 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA	Measure from the tires you have to the inside and outside of the wheel tubs, inner wheel wells, or the smallest thing in diameter as well as forward and backwards limiting your tires in that car and go from there Measure three times, buy tires once I have two 1966-67 B bodys, they don't take a very big tire stock I moved the springs into the sub frames on my 1966 Dodge Coronet deluxe,I also added the Mopar SS springs. I had the front of the stock wheel wells and fenders lengthen 3 inches forward so I can run some decent size tires on that car Let us know what you decide and do BTW, take it from a old drag racers, buy a set of bias ply slicks, if you can find them in 14 inch or 15 inch and mount them on a spare set of wheels and use them at the race track only, do NOT buy Radials drag slicks Radial drag slicks work great on a good track, not so on most non prep drag strips The bias plys slicks will work better at most regular drag strips Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Racing tire size ?? [Re: Cab_Burge] #1683618 10/09/14 01:35 AM 10/09/14 01:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	They dont have a huge wheelwell. You might just try to get something like a 28 x 9 size on an 8" rim as that should fit with the right offset. I dont hink you can fit much bigger and a 9" slick or drag radial will hook enough to run in the 9's with good suspension. Good luck , Ron Last edited by 383man; 10/09/14 01:36 AM.

Re: Racing tire size ?? [Re: RJF] #1683619 10/09/14 01:46 AM 10/09/14 01:46 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA S StealthWedge67 master
StealthWedge67 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA	Quote: Hello Guys, I have a stock 67 GTX that I want to run in the 1/4 mile at the local strip. Currently the car has 14" wheels and the rear wheel wells sit about 2" higher than stock. What is the the biggest racing radial or cheater slick that I can use and still have clearance in the wheel wells ? I'd like to stay with the 14" wheel if possible but will go to a 15" wheel is I have to. Thanks................ I'm sitting right where you're trying to get, and can tell you that the best setup for a 67 street / strip car is a set of 15x7's with 4-1/4" bs (stock 15x7 steel wheels) with a set of M/T ET Street Radial 255/60-15's. They'll fit with just enough room to get them in & out of there. If you run bias ply's up front, then you'll want to do that out back as well. In this case, opt for the M/T ET Street 27x10.5's, as they're roughly the same size in a bias ply. LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120

Re: Racing tire size ?? [Re: StealthWedge67] #1683620 10/09/14 06:52 PM 10/09/14 06:52 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia	as an aside - not to hijack . It appears there is less room for tire in the 66/67 models than the 64/65 models . Is this correct ? thanks, Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Racing tire size ?? [Re: tex013] #1683621 10/09/14 07:08 PM 10/09/14 07:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,890 North Alabama M Monte_Smith master
Monte_Smith master M Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,890 North Alabama	Quote: as an aside - not to hijack . It appears there is less room for tire in the 66/67 models than the 64/65 models . Is this correct ? thanks, Tex Yes........MUCH less room than other year B-body cars Monte

Re: Racing tire size ?? [Re: Monte_Smith] #1683622 10/09/14 07:11 PM 10/09/14 07:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia	thanks Monte , I did prefer the 64/65 - better keep looking Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Racing tire size ?? [Re: tex013] #1683623 10/09/14 10:55 PM 10/09/14 10:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 29 Lake County, Ohio R RJF OP member
RJF OP member R Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 29 Lake County, Ohio	Thanks for the input guys, I will measure the clearances that I have now. You guys are right, the 66-67 b-bodies do not have the room in the rear that the other years have. I currently have Coker redline radials mounted on 14" factory magnum 500 wheels. They don't bite good at all. I'll start looking for a set of 14" or 15" steel wheels. I believe the 15" are more common. RF

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