Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
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Hey guys,
Both me and my father are considering the new 17" YO wheels for our cars (1971 Road Runner and a 1970 Challenger).
I seem to remember a while back somebody found a source for taller 17" performance tires to cure the "o-ring" look of most available tires.
For the life of me I cannot remember the source and cannot locate it by doing a search...
Can somebody help me out?
Thanks
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
[Re: Slant6pak]
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MY opinion..... I don't like that type of wheel/tire combo on ANY old muscle car. To me, it just don't look right. 15 inch wheel is max in my book. Just my opinion and
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
[Re: Slant6pak]
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Hey guys,
Both me and my father are considering the new 17" YO wheels for our cars (1971 Road Runner and a 1970 Challenger).
I seem to remember a while back somebody found a source for taller 17" performance tires to cure the "o-ring" look of most available tires.
For the life of me I cannot remember the source and cannot locate it by doing a search...
Can somebody help me out?
Thanks
Got 255 50 17 Nitto on a challenger, wish I had 55. Quite a few choices.
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
[Re: Slant6pak]
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Hey guys,
Both me and my father are considering the new 17" YO wheels for our cars (1971 Road Runner and a 1970 Challenger).
I seem to remember a while back somebody found a source for taller 17" performance tires to cure the "o-ring" look of most available tires.
For the life of me I cannot remember the source and cannot locate it by doing a search...
Can somebody help me out?
Thanks
If the rim is 17" then I don't see how your gonna make the tire sidewall appear larger?
I agree with the above poster, anything over 15" don't look right to me. Good luck to you.
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
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Hey guys,
Both me and my father are considering the new 17" YO wheels for our cars (1971 Road Runner and a 1970 Challenger).
I seem to remember a while back somebody found a source for taller 17" performance tires to cure the "o-ring" look of most available tires.
For the life of me I cannot remember the source and cannot locate it by doing a search...
Can somebody help me out?
Thanks
If the rim is 17" then I don't see how your gonna make the tire sidewall appear larger?
I agree with the above poster, anything over 15" don't look right to me. Good luck to you.
I agree also, but I put the road wheels on the 66 Ply sooo until I get the funds for orange wheels & dog dish caps I'm stuck. when your at a show parked next to 18 & 20 they don't look quite so bad.
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
[Re: AndyF]
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i mounted 235/55/17" tires from a 08 mustang GT on a 72 road runner. i THINK i used a 17" X 8" rim looks great if you lower the car a little. my car was lowered 1 1/2".
perception is 90% of reality
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
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I had to go to 18s on the rear of mine to get a tall tire on it, but that was several years ago. I exhausted all of the options that 17s had to offer and couldn't get close to the 295/45/18 that I have back there now. They are 28.5" tall....a tall tire, to compare, the 235/55/17's mentioned in this thread are 26.75". Also the beloved 275/60/15 is 28" tall. You won't get everyone to like larger wheels, but you can sure get a lot of them to appreciate the attempt if it's executed well. Tall tires are required to help keep a relative wheel to sidewall height ratio. For some reference Cuda-Challenger has a very large "wheel thread" that has lots of different configurations.
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
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I put 295/45-18 on the hot rod years ago. It looked good.
The fronts were 245/45-18 and I wish they were a bit taller.
If the Imperial gets 18" wheels I will have to move to a mid size SUV tire to get the height necessary on that car.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: Taller 17" tires for classic Mopars?
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I think they look awful.
Ok.
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Some people gotta stick with original.
Others, like us, would rather have a far more capable (and safer) car. Too many loonies on the road in cars that far outperform the old stuff from the 60s, especially in braking.
As long as the "original" guys don't run into minivans full of people, they don't have much to worry about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nAx2jtr3K8
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