E-Body Tire Combos

[brads70]

:DHere is some pics of my new wheel and tire combo.Rcoket Racing wheels booster in hypersilver 17x7 and 17x8 215 55 17 front and 255 50 17 front.Howard from Newstalgia Wheel hooked me up.

Love that colour! Looks really good!

[dandsgcuda]

its 06 charger orange(gomango)

[brads70]

I never would have guessed! I'll have to look for it at the dealership!

[dandsgcuda]

I belive the paint code was VE also look for tangerine pearl

[WVUFELLA]

do you know where to find tire rim specs on the eviltwin resto project?

[EvilTwinATX]

I believe the Rear BS was 5.5 and the front was 5. Of course, you must have wheels that will clear the upper control arm too - I think this requires at least a 17'' wheel.
you also might take into accont if you are doing a big brake and if that will adjust your spacing out or not..

I must have measured 50 times!

Word of caution: If you order the wheels with a little too much backspacing you can shim it out a 1/4 inch without issue - but if your backspacing not enough there is little you can do to fix it.

I can look through my papers and find exact specs if you give me a bit.

-Brent

[WVUFELLA]

Just in case you didnt check the other thread.. that would be great if you could lok thru the papers.... I would like to have 20's and 18' instead of 18's all th way around... thank alot i was very close to ordering the 18's till i stumbled on this thread!!!

[JoltinJoe]

Will 225x60x16's give me any trouble on the '70 Barracuda convertible?  I will be installing ESPO+1's with new QA1's all around.  I have a 8.75 one legger; I think... No dana...

[boydsdodge]

I think that 225x60/16s might be small on your car. skinny thats for sure.

[JoltinJoe]

Skinny regarding width?

Reason I am considering them is because the 14" tires on there now are trash and I'd like to upgrade to 16-18" wheels.  I have a practically new set of 225x60x16's in my gargage from a previous vehicle.

So I'm thinking that if they fit, buy the wheels and use what I've got...
 

[boydsdodge]

Are you saying that you are going to buy new wheels because you have an old set of tires laying around?
If so I would advise against it and get the wheels and tires that your heart really wants.
16" tires are getting really hard to get in the sizes we need for our cars, 15" still look cool if you pick the right size rubber and 17"s and up can go ugly looking real fast if you don't pay attention to your side wall sizing.

[Old MrB]

Ok now don't laugh and don't send anyone to blast my kneecaps - I know I'm treading on thin ice with my use of a Ford 8.8 rear on my 70 Barracuda.  Promise I'll send pics as soon as I can download them (can't do it here at work).  Can someone please tell me what the origional bolt pattern / size is on a 70 Barracuda with a 7 1/4 rear?  I have since changed it out to teh Ford which amazingly has the same bolt pattern and even the same thread (1995 Exploder 8..  The FOrd is about 2 inches narrower (after welding in new perches) and I'd like to find some Rallyes with no more than a 3 1/2 inch back spacing - ANy suggestions?  (BE nice) 

[PlumCrazyChris]

I'm assuming your car is an Abody since you couldn't find an 8.75" rear. 

If you need 3.5" backspacing, your gonna need a custom rim I'd bet.  Buy why don't just go wider and take advantage of that narrower rear?  You can move your springs 1" inward each side with a Dr Diff kit for $150, (probably should have thought of that before you welded on the new perches...) and use a wider rim, or you can just get your rims widened, there's several places that do that.

Good luck

[JoltinJoe]

Are you saying that you are going to buy new wheels because you have an old set of tires laying around?
If so I would advise against it and get the wheels and tires that your heart really wants.
16" tires are getting really hard to get in the sizes we need for our cars, 15" still look cool if you pick the right size rubber and 17"s and up can go ugly looking real fast if you don't pay attention to your side wall sizing.

You're right.
I am leaning towards 17's with HPO+1's on a ebody convertible.  Can you elaborate on the side wall sizing concerns.

The 17's that I found are these Billet's:
http://www.magnumforce.com/store/results.asp?CategoryID=81
 

[Kevin71]

I am looking at Crager SS 17x8 with 4.5 BS.  Going to run 245/40 on front and 265/40 on rear.  Is the rims wide enough and will these fit without rubbing.  Also I currently have 16 rims on the car with 225/60 on the front and 295/50 on the rear.  The car sits pretty high, but it has coil over springs on the rear.   But the leaf springs are old and used to be a 318 car.  The front end has been rebuilt with Poly bushings and new torision bars.  I can crawl under the car and change oil.  I know the tires I am looking at are 1" smaller in diameter.  Shouldn't that equal out to 1/2" actual lowering the car.  Would 275/40 fit on these rims that are 8" wide or would a 9" rim be better.  The cragers SS don't come in 9" widths.