Re: 15 or 17 inch Wheels?
[Re: D_C]
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10/26/19 06:22 PM
10/26/19 06:22 PM
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blown340
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I run a 285/75/R17 on my 73 W200 and am very happy with it. I do have a 4" lift and could easily fit a bigger tire but the truck performs really well with the tall skinny tire and aluminum rims. With that tire size there is plenty of sidewall when using the 17" rim and I think it looks right.
-Jon
70 challenger convertible. 340/5 speed. blown, intercooled, efi, blah blah blah
71 valiant scamp 318/A833OD/AC/PS
00 dakota RC 4.7L 5 spd autoX'r. SRT10/T56 swap in process
73 W200 Power wagon, PTO winch, 4 spd
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Re: 15 or 17 inch Wheels?
[Re: 440_Offroader]
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10/26/19 10:27 PM
10/26/19 10:27 PM
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Posts: 1,373 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
D_C
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Good point about Front Drum Brake Clearance. Hadn’t considered it. I’ll measure and maybe 17’s are what I should go with... I was thinking I could better re-use tires between the Jeep and the Dodge (if both used 15-inch rims).
Also, would think the wider sidewalls would provide more cushioning (15’s).
A friend bought a ‘73 W200 that had a (dealer added) 440 and manual transmission truck, around 6-months after I bought my ‘74 W200 (factory 360/Manual trans). Always wanted to convert mine to a 440/Manual trans, but more work and expense than I’m up for, at least for now (will just build up the 360 a bit). Thanks for the reply.
Blown340,
Thanks for the photo and reply. Nice to see how your 17’s look.
Your ‘73 looks (better) but similar to my ‘74.
Thanks again, DC
Last edited by D_C; 10/26/19 10:34 PM.
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Re: 15 or 17 inch Wheels?
[Re: blown340]
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11/02/19 05:23 AM
11/02/19 05:23 AM
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I run a 285/75/R17 on my 73 W200 and am very happy with it. I do have a 4" lift and could easily fit a bigger tire but the truck performs really well with the tall skinny tire and aluminum rims. With that tire size there is plenty of sidewall when using the 17" rim and I think it looks right.
-Jon That's a great looking truck.. That's the same combo I put on the 74 RC when I did the 1 Ton Axle swap. I ended up going with Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT tires. Same size on my wife's FJ Cruiser too.
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1970 Coronet R/T FF4/FF8/V85/V1G 440/Auto/3.23
1970 Coronet R/T FK5/FK5/V8W/V1W 440/Auto/3.55
1970 Super Bee TX9/TX9/V8W/N96 383/Auto/3.91
1975 Duster 360 VS29L5 Daily Driver
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