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Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body #222510 02/12/09 08:42 PM 02/12/09 08:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 284 Louisiana K kzinge1 OP enthusiast
kzinge1 OP enthusiast K Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 284 Louisiana	I have a '69 Satellite and was wondering what is the biggest tire you guys have put under them? It has a stock width 8 3/4 stock springs and everything. Let me know the Backspacing, rim width, tire size, and if you had to use any spacers. I'm leaning towards a 295/65 on a 15x8 w/ 4.5" BS. I saw this was successfully used under a 69 Charger w/ a 3/16" spacer in the Tech section. Also considering the Hoosier 29x12.5x15 radials and the 28x12x15 M/T Radials. Let me know what you guys have successfully used. Thanks

Re: Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body [Re: kzinge1] #222511 02/12/09 09:21 PM 02/12/09 09:21 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	All are workable...Glad your not of the 275/60-15 is as big as it gets mindset...Backspacing gets critical when you start getting into bigger tires & it seems like every car is a little different so what works on some cars may not work on others... The other issue is all the tires you listed are DOT slick type tire & as long as you understand they don't last very long especially if you have a heavy foot & a little horsepower then all is good...BTW my buddy just replaced his Drag T/A's...They had 900 miles on them....

Re: Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #222512 02/13/09 12:21 AM 02/13/09 12:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 284 Louisiana K kzinge1 OP enthusiast
kzinge1 OP enthusiast K Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 284 Louisiana	Yeah the 295/65's are the only one's that are drag radials. The other two are the Hoosier radials and the M/T Radials which should last a lot longer. I'll have to pay attention to the BS to get this right, that's why I'm trying to see what other's have done to get a starting point.

Re: Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body [Re: kzinge1] #222513 02/13/09 12:21 AM 02/13/09 12:21 AM
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superb70 enthusiast Joined: May 2005 Posts: 356 Rochester, NY	295/65R15 M/T Drag radial on a 8.5 rim with 4.5in backspace... Work Great!!

Re: Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body [Re: superb70] #222514 02/13/09 12:23 PM 02/13/09 12:23 PM
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375inStroke Special needs person 3 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,545 Seattle, WA	Depends on the body and how low the car is. My 275/60-15 on plain steel 15X7 wheels would rub entering driveways, but on the inside, not the lip. This was on a '69 Coronet with 2" blocks. The wheel lip was about 1/2" above the top of the rim. The leaf strings were weak, so stiffer ones would have helped, I'm sure.

Re: Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body [Re: 375inStroke] #222515 02/13/09 03:06 PM 02/13/09 03:06 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Depends on the body and how low the car is. My 275/60-15 on plain steel 15X7 wheels would rub entering driveways, but on the inside, not the lip. This was on a '69 Coronet with 2" blocks. The wheel lip was about 1/2" above the top of the rim. The leaf strings were weak, so stiffer ones would have helped, I'm sure. You need to look at back spacing, a tire that size has a ton of room..Coronet & Charger are slightly roomier then Roadrunner & GTX but on my Coronet from the outet wheelwell lip to the inner wheelhouse measures 14.5"....Your running a 10.5" tire.... My buddy is running 305/5015's on 10" wide rallies on his Challenger which has a smaller wheelwell, his car is lowered 3" & the tires never rub... It takes a little effort to get the wheel offset right but you can get allot tire under a B body...

Re: Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body [Re: kzinge1] #222516 02/13/09 06:35 PM 02/13/09 06:35 PM
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moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,426 north of coder	i have 29 12.5 hoosiers on 8" ramcharger wheels. the springs are +2" 5023007-IM001661(Small).JPG (556 downloads)

Re: Biggest Rear Tire Under Stock B Body [Re: kzinge1] #222517 02/13/09 06:40 PM 02/13/09 06:40 PM
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340dart4spd Parts Problem 3 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,476	Quote: I have a '69 Satellite and was wondering what is the biggest tire you guys have put under them? It has a stock width 8 3/4 stock springs and everything. Let me know the Backspacing, rim width, tire size, and if you had to use any spacers. I'm leaning towards a 295/65 on a 15x8 w/ 4.5" BS. I saw this was successfully used under a 69 Charger w/ a 3/16" spacer in the Tech section. Also considering the Hoosier 29x12.5x15 radials and the 28x12x15 M/T Radials. Let me know what you guys have successfully used. Thanks I had a set of N-50 X 15 ON A 70 CORONET..

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