I'm old school and have a 80 malibu and was thinking about putting the rally wheels from the late 60's to mid 70's on. Was going with 15x8 rear and 14x6 front, ? is how wide of a tire can I go to that thay don't stick out from the fenders ??
Tire size ?
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It's not the tire size size that will make it stick out from the fender, it's the backspacing of the rim itself. On a 15x8 rim, you can fit a 255 to 275 size tire comfortably. For backspacing with that rim, I would recommend 3" to 4.5" for the rear.
The front is more like 3.75" backspace to 4" at the most. For a 14x6 rim, 205, or maybe 215 tires I'm pretty sure are the widest you can go.
The front is more like 3.75" backspace to 4" at the most. For a 14x6 rim, 205, or maybe 215 tires I'm pretty sure are the widest you can go.
215/70/14 = 25.9" tall looks good with 245/60/15 ie 26.6" or even 255s
225/70/14 = 26.5" tall looks good with 255/60/15 ie 27.1" or even 275/60/15 ie 28.0"
BFG makes all these sizes and Sams Clubs can get them cheap with no shipping.
Firestone Firehawk Indys are a better tire and look great but may no longer be available in all those sizes.
225/70/14 = 26.5" tall looks good with 255/60/15 ie 27.1" or even 275/60/15 ie 28.0"
BFG makes all these sizes and Sams Clubs can get them cheap with no shipping.
Firestone Firehawk Indys are a better tire and look great but may no longer be available in all those sizes.
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