Will a 295/55r15 tire fit a 81' monte carlo? Just wondering, I'm planning to get some M/T ET Street S/S and a pair of 15x8 wheels.
- Thread starter Justin_time01
- Start date
I don't know if it fits or not, I would consider a 10" wheel for that so that it doesn't roll the tread corners up off the ground.
A 295 is too much tire for an 8" wide wheel. Will that tire fit on a 15x8? Sure, but it's intended for a wider width rim. The sidewalls will be pinched vs square to the rims width.
A 255/60 is slightly shorter (27" vs 27.7) & the 255mm section width is better suited for the 8" rim width.
A 255/60 is slightly shorter (27" vs 27.7) & the 255mm section width is better suited for the 8" rim width.
For what it’s worth I had 275s on an 8 inch wheel on the back of my 81 Malibu and had to use spacers to get them off the frame. That was on a 4 1/2 inch backspace 8 inch weld wheel
I had 255s on the same welds and all was good, no spacers. The 275s were just too much with that backspace.
Now running 245/45-17 on 17x8, 4.5 backspace and very happy with it
I have 295/55R15 MT Drag Radials on the rear of my Monte on 9.5" rims and I did a frame notch to give me the needed clearance.
I've seen pics of this one.... There's some NASCAR vibe sheet metal tweaks there 😎
Not without a bunch of work, spacers, or small amount of back spacing the your likely going to have issues with wheel well opening
I’ve got nitro nt555r2 radials 275/50r15 on a 15x8 4.5 in back spacing on the back of my Elco had to put a 1/4in spacer on to get enough frame clearance
***edit ha just realized this was from may my bad for bringing up old threads
I’ve got nitro nt555r2 radials 275/50r15 on a 15x8 4.5 in back spacing on the back of my Elco had to put a 1/4in spacer on to get enough frame clearance
***edit ha just realized this was from may my bad for bringing up old threads
Similar threads
