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tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) #550528
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i have a dart with 73-up disc brake .would like to know if a 15x3.5 wheel 1.75 b.s. & a 27/4.5/15 tire will fit without any cutting .


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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: E-85 408 DART] #550529
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27 inchs tall , 215 75 15 b f goodrich belted tires

on a dart the wheel well is bigger




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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: Ari440] #550530
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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: E-85 408 DART] #550531
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I have 28" tall Hoosier race tires on my Dart Sport. They may be just a tint bit shorter than the advertised height. But I did have to bend the inner lip at the front of the wheel openings for clearance. On rare occasions when the wheel was turned a certain amount and I hit a bump, it would rub.

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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: Locomotion] #550532
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what are you guys running for backspacing ?are you running stock brakes? dont some after market brake push the wheel farther out?


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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: E-85 408 DART] #550533
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I run Moroso 7.10's which are supposed to be 28" tall and use a 2.25" bs.

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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: E-85 408 DART] #550534
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I run 27.5" M/T fronts. And I run the 2.25" rear space front wheel, and no issues at all. My Brother's 72 is set-up with the same offset as well. And our cars are pretty low, and never had any issues rubbing. Hope this helps

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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: mopar_to_ya] #550535
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Oh and by the way, we run Aerospace front race brakes on both.
Here is my Brothers car.

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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: E-85 408 DART] #550536
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Quote:

what are you guys running for backspacing ?are you running stock brakes? dont some after market brake push the wheel farther out?




I believe I have the "standard" offset - 1 3/4" or 1 7/8", with OEM front disc brakes.

I chose the tire diameter based on reaction times on the starting line.

Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: Locomotion] #550537
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28" Hoosiers but, I too, like Myron, had to tweak the fenders just a tad.

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Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: SuperStocker] #550538
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amazing looking stocker

Re: tallest front tire on an a-body (pics please ) [Re: j.mcconnell] #550539
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