Re: Anyone running a 295/50/15 tire on 71/72 B-Body?
[Re: LandShark]
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Yeah 68-70 B bodies have huge wheel wells & 295's work well... But 71-74 B bodies seem to have at least an extra couple inches of space... I wouldn't be surprised if 32x15.5's would bolt on...
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Re: Anyone running a 295/50/15 tire on 71/72 B-Body?
[Re: Joel71]
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06/17/10 10:20 PM
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Great info... I had figured a 5.5" backspace based upon Nick's post in the link above. The 15x8's aren't recommended for the 295/50's but I do know folks still mount them without issue. The AR 200S wheels I need come in 15x8 or 15x10's only. I specifically bought Firehawk Indy 500's tires because they do sell a 295/50/15 in that style... Thanks for the post. Nice color/car... Looks similar to mine.
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Re: Anyone running a 295/50/15 tire on 71/72 B-Body?
[Re: LandShark]
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06/17/10 10:52 PM
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Hey Joel,
Got any pics from the rear on the car with the 295's? I would love to see them.
Thanks
I don't have anything right now plus I don't have a digital camera. The wheels have only been on the car for a few weeks. Still have stock steel wheels on the front. I only took off the 8" wide steel wheels to use them for some 275 drag radials. I am glad to have the wider wheels though. They don't bend the tires as much. When the below sig picture was taken the car still had the 15 X 8s on the rear. I'll see if I can borrow a camera and pop a couple of pics.
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Re: Anyone running a 295/50/15 tire on 71/72 B-Body?
[Re: 1MYTGTX]
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06/19/10 11:53 AM
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A 10" rim is ideal for the size to make use of the full 12.2" of tread width but an 8" rim works just as well
define "just as well" Yea they'll mount, but the tire isn't performing as well as it could on a wider wheel.
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Re: Anyone running a 295/50/15 tire on 71/72 B-Body?
[Re: LandShark]
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06/20/10 08:35 PM
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Hey Joel,
Got any pics from the rear on the car with the 295's? I would love to see them.
Thanks
Better late than never. Also one pic of the car with the 15 X 8 steel wheels. Note: same tires (295/50-15) just flipped the letters in. [image]http://[/image] [image]http://[/image] [image]http://[/image] [image]http://[/image] [image]http://[/image]
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Re: Anyone running a 295/50/15 tire on 71/72 B-Body?
[Re: ERAT340]
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I always ran 275/60s over 295/50s because of height. Do they make a 295 or 305 thats a 60 series?
68 Road Runner, 69 Belvedere, 71 Challenger Vert 340 barracuda, 01 Ram CTD, 95 Ram, 04 Ram, 85 Daytona turbo Z 66 GTO, 06 Magnum RT AWD. 07 Ram CTD, 07 Ram
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