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295/65/15s anyone running them on A body #2283588
04/06/17 09:44 PM
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I have a 69 barracuda. I moved the leaf springs in, moved the inner wheel well in 1.5 inches narrowed the rear 1.5 inches from each side I was thinking of running 295/65/15s Any thoughts ? Anyone running this size ?

Re: 295/65/15s anyone running them on A body [Re: 69BBCUDA4SPD] #2283784
04/07/17 07:30 AM
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That is a nice size tire. Dimensionally close to a true N50 x 15". Maybe search around on this site if you have already not done so.


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Re: 295/65/15s anyone running them on A body [Re: 2boltmain] #2283987
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Yea I belong to that site. All kinds of info. Some say they will fit some say not. Id like to find someone with pictures.

Re: 295/65/15s anyone running them on A body [Re: 69BBCUDA4SPD] #2283992
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I think those are almost 30" tall or so. I have a 68 Fasbatck and run a 28x10.5 Pro Bracket Radial and there is very little room for a taller tire. I ran a bias slick for a little bit and it actually rubbed the front of the fender opening at high speed, not much but just enough to make a shiny spot. The radial doesn't grow so there is no trouble there anymore. I don't think a 30" tire would clear without either really pulling it in to the middle of the car or doing some body work.


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Re: 295/65/15s anyone running them on A body [Re: 69BBCUDA4SPD] #2284200
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The front edge of the wheel opening is always tightest to large-diameter tires on Mopars, whether front or rear.

Re: 295/65/15s anyone running them on A body [Re: 69BBCUDA4SPD] #2284276
04/08/17 02:31 AM
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I am running 295/55 15 MT drag radials on mintubbed 67 dart on 15x10 rims with 7.5" backspacing. also cut the quarter lip. fits easily and I think there is room for a 315/50 in there next go-round.

Re: 295/65/15s anyone running them on A body [Re: 69BBCUDA4SPD] #2284289
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I ran those tires on 10 inch rims with 5.0 offset on the back side on my 1971 Duster that had the 8 3/4 one inch narrower than stock. I had the stock outer 1/4 panel wheel wells stretch 5 inches, three to the front and two to the rear. It had ladder bars with coil over rear suspension and full size wheel tubs to the stock inner rear sub frames.
I started off running the larger M/T ET Street Radials 315x60x15 on those same rims and ended up buying the 295 really cheap so I bought them and put the 315 on a set of 12 inch rims with the same zero offset up I raced the car a lot at the track and the smaller tires didn't last as long as the bigger tires did shruggy They worked well, not slower at all thumbs
I also ran the same size M/T ET Street bias ply tires,13x31x15 I think, on the street, they worked way better on the street than either set of the radials did shock
That car was a lot faster than I thought it would be, 10.30s Et at 127 .+ MPH through the exhaust on Oregon pump swill on the radials devil boogie

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