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Police Wheels on A Body #2395696
10/30/17 10:04 PM
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Looking to put some Wheel Vintiques 15x7 police wheels on the front of my 1973 Duster, and 15x8 on the rear. Both have 4” backspacing. The rear is a stock A body 8 ¼ with drums and the front brakes are stock rotors.

Does anyone see any potential fitment issues? Rear tires are 255/60/15s.


2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab: 5.7, 65RFE, 4.56 gears with locker, Hemifever tuned, AFE intake, 87mm throttle body, JBA headers, 3" Flowmaster exhaust, split to dual 2.5" exits. 13.57 best ET so far.

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Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: MoparJ] #2395854
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hi

i think your front tires will rub wehen turning .

i used 225 x 60 15 on factory police wheels a 74 dart with ok clearance ?

Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: MoparJ] #2395886
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I ran 235-60-15" tires on 15x6.5 Rallye wheels on this car, 255-60-15s rear.

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Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: MoparJ] #2395894
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1975 Dart, I had to run small diameter front tires & they still rubbed on the lower front wheel well lower arch.

Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: Alaskan_TA] #2395997
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my buddy just finished a 72 duster [i know it's not a dart] using a 15x7 with 4"bs wheel, and i found a 205-60 BFG [his choice for tire brand due to having white letters] worked very well with the ride height picked, and cleared the front of the wheel opening by about 1/2". they JUST touch the frame rails in the extreme lock, depending on the terrain, shining the paint off with no damage to the tire. a touch higher ride height [3/4" maybe ?] would eliminate this i believe.
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Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: MoparJ] #2396067
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No fitment issues.

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Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: 76Beeper] #2396145
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Originally Posted By 76Beeper
No fitment issues.


What are the sizes and backspace on the front and rear?


2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab: 5.7, 65RFE, 4.56 gears with locker, Hemifever tuned, AFE intake, 87mm throttle body, JBA headers, 3" Flowmaster exhaust, split to dual 2.5" exits. 13.57 best ET so far.

Searching for new A or B Body Project!
Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: MoparJ] #2396313
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That is my buddies Duster. If I remember correctly those are the cop rims. Tire sizes are 275-60-15's on the rear and 225-60-15's on the front. I do not know the backspacing distance, but I do know the rear springs had the 1.5" offset kit.

Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: MoparJ] #2396500
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Being you are buying new wheels , I would go 15 x 6 and 15 x 8 wheels. The 15 x 6 will give you more clearance in the front. Also unless you are dead set on 275-60-15 tires in the rear , you could get by with 15 x 7 in the rear , with a 255-60-15.
Just my $0.02 in the matter.

Frank

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Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: MoparJ] #2396882
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I have original 15x7 cop wheels on the back of my swinger with 235/60/15 and they fit with room to spare. Im using same rims on front with 225/60/15 but I have not put them on yet. From everything I have read, they should fit fine.

Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: 76Beeper] #2397662
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Originally Posted By 76Beeper
No fitment issues.


Sweet looking Duster, the rims would look better green, to match the
rest of the car though. twocents


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Re: Police Wheels on A Body [Re: RoadRunnerLuva] #2398493
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[/quote]Sweet looking Duster, the rims would look better green, to match the rest of the car though. twocents [/quote]

I agree, but he went a different route and went with Bonspeed rims.
17's up front and 18's in back.

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