I got a set of Mickey Thompson 275/60R15 drag radial pros a few weeks ago and was trying to decide what wheels to run them on.

I finally decided and they arrived Tuesday, I had them mounted and balanced on Wednesday.

I finally took pics last night so here they are.







The wheels are 15 x 8's, this is the biggest combo that will fit in my wheelwells.

Cool retro look w/modern tire.............

Are those the summit wheels? They look great with the tall 275 tires! Great choices on both counts! How about a pic of them mounted up?

wow those look great!what are they going on? stock wheelwell? what is the offset of the rimd? width of the tire? will they fit a 66 B-body?

I'm interested in the wheel dimensions also and how they fit once bolted on.

Yep me too. Need to know if they'll fit in 67 B body wheelwells.

i run them the same in my a body ,just fit ,tried on a 10 inch rim no way not even close ps they work a treat

I really like your tire / wheel combo. Do you have any photos of them on the car.
I recently managed to squeeze 295/55R15 MT Street ETs on 15" x 10" steelies behind my "stock wheel well" '68 Roadrunner.

Yes, they're the Summit wheels.
15 x 8 with a 4.5 inch backspacing.

They're going on my 67 Satellite.

I'm planning on doing the test fit with the stock rear end tomorrow, probably gonna be close on the fender lip.

I should have the dana 60 soon (maybe next week) and it was made 1 inch narrower overall (1/2" on each side).

If I roll the fender lips I'll have more room also.

From all the measuring I did to plan it out it will fit best that way (1/2" in on each side).
It should give me 1/4" clearance spring to tire sidewall (which is a fixed distance) and clearance to the stock fender lip.

I did a trial fit with one tire on a 15 x 7 wheel (stock 4.25 backspacing) and it fit fine in the wheel well but was pulling the sidewalls in too much for me.
It was puffing out the center of the tread about 1/8th inch at 18 psi.

I did a trial fit on a 15 x 8 wheel (4.25 backspacing) and it hit too hard on the fender well outer lip.
The lips haven't been touched in any way "yet" (stock, not rolled or trimmed).

These are only 1/4 more backspacing so I'm not sure if they'll fit and clear the fender lip with the stock width rear end.

I'll post how it fit's with the stock rear end tomorrow.

From all my calculating it looked like a 15 x 8 wheel with a 5 inch backspacing would be the best fit on a stock width 67 rear end but a wheel with 4.75 backspacing would probably work too.

275's are usually right on the edge with the 66 / 67 cars. With the slightly narrower Dana, they should fit good and look great! Nice Choice, I've looked at the summit wheels for a long time, nice to see a set with tires mounted. They look great!

Let us all know how good they hook,I am looking at buying a set!

Nice Combo, Definitely wanting some good info & pictures on fitment and overall appearance. My brother has a 67 satellite and needs new wheels and tires, not drag dots but street

Very nice. Ron

Those Pro's have a wider section width than the standard width 275/60 radial. I will be very surprised/amazed if they fit with a 4.5 backspace wheel and the stock 8 3/4 housing and non rolled or cut inner quarter lip. Still waiting the results here though. I am looking to buy tires myself for a 67 Plymouth Belv using an 8" wide 4.5 backspace wheel. I have cut the lip out of my quarters.

Great looking wheels !

I got busy yesterday and didn't get the trial fit done till today.

The fit was pretty much what I expected, really close on the outer fender lip but room on the inside by the leaf springs.
If I roll the fender lips they'd probably clear okay.
They should clear fine after I install the dana since it's narrower.

Here are the pics.
They might be kinda big, but I figured it would show the detail better.





























On a side note one complaint about the Summit wheels would be that the lug nut holes could be a little larger for fitting a socket in them.
A thin wall chrome socket is a tight fit and drags and binds up while just running the lug nuts snug.
I tried 2 different thin wall sockets and one fit better, but both are a tight fit.
Longer lug nuts would probably help.

As a owner of a 67 coronet I feel your pain. How much gas is in the tank when you put the wheels and tire on? Mine wheels and tires fit until extra weight got put on. They look great but they don't fit my car.

Hopefully the Dana will give you extra room.

Well you got them on but you better not go any where. That out side clearance is not enough to drive out of the garage. What's your plan with the dana, the inside clearance you have now is about right. You say it will be shorter, are you moving in the springs?

You want about 5/8" minimum to not have any worries for cruising around city streets. If compromises need made, then at least have it be a nice flat surface and nothing like wheel opening trim. Tires can "take" some rubbing, like pulling into a driveway at an angle, at low speeds and be fine forever. Just make damn sure nothing touches like after a pass and you let off the gas at 120.

As I had stated earlier the dana will be 1 inch narrower overall, 1/2 inch in on both sides.

The springs are in the stock location.
That's the problem with 66/67's, you can't move them into the frame rails and run tailpipes in the stock location.
Much less the 3 inch TTI tailpipes that my car has. They run under the rear frame rails.

Dan moved the spring perches in on the axle 1/4 inch on each side from the stock location on the dana.
I hadn't planned on that, but he says he done it before and it will help on the clearance to the springs and works fine and it's no problem lining up the rear end on the spring centering pins.
The distance from the springs to the tire is a fixed (non moving) distance.

The fender lips are the ones I'm worried about.

If I have to roll the fender lips or trim them I will.
I'm gonna wait till I have the dana in the car to see what the final clearance is first.

It's still an original 18k mile unrestored body so I hate to cut stuff if I don't have to.
But I will if I have to.