66 & 67 B body Cars rear slicks
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I am trying to fit as much tire under my 66 Belvedere as possible. I am trying a friends set of Hoosiers radials 30 x 9 on steel rims 4 1/2 off set. They fit in the wheel well but they rub the outside inner well just a little. I'm using stock location on the springs and would rather not mini tub. What tire and wheel combo are you 66 67 B body guys using? Any help appreciated.
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Re: 66 & 67 B body Cars rear slicks
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I like that set up you have on your car. What kind of rims do you have? Here's a shot of one side of my wheel well and tire. Thanks for input everyone.
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Re: 66 & 67 B body Cars rear slicks
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12.50/28/15 ET Streets on 15x8 with 3 3/4" backspace
The Charger is a completely different beast when it comes to rear wheelwells. I think a 28x9/15 on a 7 or 8 inch rim will work without hassle. Anything bigger is gonna be Hit and miss. In the fenderwell picture above, you can see that tire is rubbing pretty good (28x10?)
I think the Coronets are diff. too. Dodge quarter panels bulge out compared to a pretty straight Plymouth quarter panel. I've got 10" wide tires on my '66 Belvedere on Centerline rims and they just barely rub. That's next years project..
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Re: 66 & 67 B body Cars rear slicks
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I use a 15 x 8 wheel with a 4.5 inch backspacing and M/T 9 x 28 slicks or 11.50 x 28 x 15 M/T ET Streets. Springs in stock location, stock wheelwells and no alteration of the front of the wheelwell. Completely removed the inner lip on the quarterpanel. No issues with this set up.
Great looking Belvedere!!!
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Re: 66 & 67 B body Cars rear slicks
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12.50/28/15 ET Streets on 15x8 with 3 3/4" backspace
The Charger is a completely different beast when it comes to rear wheelwells. I think a 28x9/15 on a 7 or 8 inch rim will work without hassle. Anything bigger is gonna be Hit and miss. In the fenderwell picture above, you can see that tire is rubbing pretty good (28x10?)
I think the Coronets are diff. too. Dodge quarter panels bulge out compared to a pretty straight Plymouth quarter panel. I've got 10" wide tires on my '66 Belvedere on Centerline rims and they just barely rub. That's next years project..
Just be aware that although the qtr panel skin bulges out on the coronet, the inner wheel house bulges in toward the tire. Don't know why they did it that way, but they did.
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Re: 66 & 67 B body Cars rear slicks
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I use a 15 x 8 wheel with a 4.5 inch backspacing and M/T 9 x 28 slicks or 11.50 x 28 x 15 M/T ET Streets. Springs in stock location, stock wheelwells and no alteration of the front of the wheelwell. Completely removed the inner lip on the quarterpanel. No issues with this set up.
Great looking Belvedere!!!
Thanks. Here's how it looks now with Nostalgia Super Stock lettering.
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