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1967 GTX tire size

Posted By: tweeter1

1967 GTX tire size - 02/10/17 10:39 PM

I am trying to decide what tire size would look the best on my 67 GTX. Can you guys post pics with tire size listed, I have 15 inch rims.

Thanks
Posted By: stumpy

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 12:32 AM

How about posting a picture of your car so we have an idea of what would go with the stance, your wheels, etc.
Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 06:24 PM

first would be how wide are your rims?
Posted By: StealthWedge67

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 08:47 PM

I've had a few combos on my Satellite over the years. With stock wheel-wells, my advice is the following:
Front: 215-70's on 15x7's
Rear: 255-60's on 15x8's with 4-3/4 or 4-1/2 back spacing. This will be tight, but will fit and fill the well.
Slicks: you can fit 28x9's on the same rims in there.
Posted By: Jeff_383

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 08:51 PM

275/60 on 15x7 with 4 1/4 back space rear.

205/75-15 on a 15x4 or 5 up front for a big&little look.

..or 235/60 up front on a 15x7 for a "stock car" look.

Either looks great.

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Posted By: tweeter1

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 09:30 PM

I am 15x7 that I'll be running, I wanted to see pics of what others are running , I'm not trying to do anything fancy. The GTX will be stock Hemi car.
Posted By: tweeter1

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 09:30 PM

Guess I should have previewed =the post 15x7 Magnum 500's
Posted By: minivan

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 10:12 PM

15 X 7 front with 225/60
15 X 8 rear with 245/60

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Posted By: tweeter1

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 10:55 PM

Great looking R/T thanks for the pic, that really helps I am leaning toward 60 series, but can't find the redlines I want in the 60 series might go with TA's
Posted By: B5 Bee

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/11/17 11:02 PM

I had big/little on my '67 Belvedere II
'69 4.10 Dana (5/8" wider than '67)
Late '70s OEM steel wheels, 15x7" wheels, 4.25" backspace,
rear 275-60, front 245-60

After I installed and ran them, I didn't like my choice for the rear for 2 reasons
1- Because of the '69 Dana, the rears were real tight, I had to deflate the tires and let the axle hang to get it in/out of the wheelwell
2- 275-60 will fit on a 7" wide wheel, it would even go on a 6", what it should go on is an 8" wheel, the recommended max for 7" is 255-60

My new setup will be,
-original '67 Dana going back in after replacing the original 4.88 with a thin 4.10
-rear tires will be 255-70 on the same 7" steels
-fronts will be 215-75 on 15x5.5" steels (from '82 D100) or 205-75 on 5" Am Racing TT Originals
Posted By: Jeff_383

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/12/17 02:04 AM

275's do rightfully want an 8" rim. However I've had mine on 7" rims for 15 years and have never had ill handling or odd wear patterns. They're fine. On a 67 Coronet and a 66 Satellite.
Posted By: fal3

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/13/17 07:48 PM

235/70/15 @ all corners; 15x7 front; 15x8 rear; 4 1/2 backspsacing; mounted on Magnum 500 rims.
Posted By: tweeter1

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/13/17 08:42 PM

Thanks for everyone's input.

I was leaning towards 22570R15's front and 23570R15's Redlines for the rear mounted on Magnum 500's. I wanted Redlines, but I felt it looked a little, out of proportion, so I am looking at 60's instead of 70's, If I go 60's would probably go with TA's but I prefer the Redlines.

Thanks guys, pictures help
Posted By: big_shmoop

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/14/17 06:00 PM

I just ordered a set of 15x8 Cragars with a custom backspace of 5" for my '67 Satellite. I plan on running them with either 275/60-15 Pro-trac's (10.5 section width) or Cooper Cobra G/T's (10.7 section width). I keep going back and forth between the old school look of bias ply or the convenience of radials...but that's for another thread.

I was able to test fit some 15x8 Magnum 500's with 4.5" of backspace that my dad had for his Charger to get a good idea of how they'd fit. There were 275/60-15 BFGoodrich Radial T/A's mounted which have an advertised section width of 11.0" section width. I feel that with the added .5" back space and the smaller section width of the two tires I'm debating the should fit nicely.

Here's some video of the test fitting, as you can see it's VERY close. Also note how the driver side is a little closer to the lip. There was another thread like this a while back where several owners said they had the same issue. I drove the car around and it's actually decent and only rubs if you take corners at speed. I'd never run it permanently like that, hence the custom backspace I ordered. If I wasn't able to get custom backspacing I'd run 255/60-15's.



Posted By: ogopogo

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/14/17 06:33 PM

245/60/15 on 15x7 front,and 255/60/15 on 15x7 on rear.stock OEM mopar steel wheels

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Posted By: SNK-EYZ

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/14/17 07:51 PM

My former 67 Satellite, it has 15 x x7 Magnum wheels with 4.25 inch rear spacing front and rear.
The tires are redlines, 235/60R15's front and 255/60R15's on the rear.



Posted By: tweeter1

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/14/17 08:25 PM

Thanks everyone , your pics and comments are all appreciated, Looks like I will go with 60 series instead of the 70's. I don't believe Coker has Redlines in 60 series radials. Guess I will go with TA's.
I appreciate all the input and especially the pic's.

Thanks Bob
Posted By: big_shmoop

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/14/17 08:46 PM

Originally Posted By tweeter1
Thanks everyone , your pics and comments are all appreciated, Looks like I will go with 60 series instead of the 70's. I don't believe Coker has Redlines in 60 series radials. Guess I will go with TA's.
I appreciate all the input and especially the pic's.

Thanks Bob


If Coker doesn't have the side you're looking for, try contacting Diamond Back Classic Radials.
Posted By: SNK-EYZ

Re: 1967 GTX tire size - 02/15/17 07:54 AM

Originally Posted By big_shmoop
Originally Posted By tweeter1
Thanks everyone , your pics and comments are all appreciated, Looks like I will go with 60 series instead of the 70's. I don't believe Coker has Redlines in 60 series radials. Guess I will go with TA's.
I appreciate all the input and especially the pic's.

Thanks Bob


If Coker doesn't have the side you're looking for, try contacting Diamond Back Classic Radials.


Exactly.

Diamond Back Classics Redlines are what I put on the Satellite.

They can make them with T/A Radials or like mine were Cooper tires, just a question of price (T/A's are more $$$$).
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