E-Body Tire Combos

[ChallengerHK]

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[Mopar Mitch]

Thanks for the pic size reducer site info... I hope to get it to work as I've tons of pics that have been toooo large to post.

[cudamadd]

nice car great stance looks good . Please tell me if i run 15x7 ralley rims on back trim rings will fit no problem yet. now if i use 15x6 ralley rims up front will the trim rings push all the way down to the rim ?

[tommyg29]

nice car great stance looks good . Please tell me if i run 15x7 ralley rims on back trim rings will fit no problem yet. now if i use 15x6 ralley rims up front will the trim rings push all the way down to the rim ?

The rims will of course fit fine. PLENTY of room.
As far as the rings fitting properly on the rim, I dont know much about the available sizes, but someone knowledgeable should post up soon Im sure. I thought someone was making rings to fit the deeper dish rims now?

[Carlwalski]

Thought I better update Lucy's new tire setup. I'm still finishing her build so will grab side profile shots etc once completed. She still needs fuel tank, muffler system, interior, etc, so the rear end will drop a "tad" as well look lower than the photos below.

She has around 3/4" on the wheel lip side and 1 to 1.25" on the fuel tank side (if not more) to the inner wheel well housing. I know people can/do run 335/35s with this setup but I'm not a big fan of thin rubbers, I like it meaty and would sacrifice corner speed for better launches with more sidewall flex.



SPECS

Suspension = XV Motorsports Level II 3-Link Rear
Rims = 15 x 10" 56 Series Chrysler Rallye Rims with 5.0" BS
Tires = 325/50R15 BFGoodrich G-Force T/A Drag Radials











A comparison photo of the new tyres. After using white tyre paint and how it looked before (plain black wall). I love RWL (Raised White Letters) on muscle car tyres. Breaks up the tyre/rim combo nicely, looks tough and looks era correct.

[Oldschool]

Nice and "meaty" looking Carl...    

[ShelbyDogg]

That looks nice Carl. Just don't try to go too wide as the inner tire will rub the inner wheel well with hard cornering combined with body roll.

[Carlwalski]

Thanks lads, I love it!! Yup, thanks Shelby, my 275/60s were this close to the lip, could barely slide your hand over the tyre and never had any issues. I like the look of them closer to the lip, if they sit too far inside, it makes the car look like a whale and "heavy" IMO. Can't wait to get the car done now!


 

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[72challenged]

any body running 255/60 15 in front? any issues?
tia, eh

[MEK-Dangerfield]

any body running 255/60 15 in front? any issues?
tia, eh

That won't work. At best 235/60 15.

[72bluNblu]

any body running 255/60 15 in front? any issues?
tia, eh

That would be a 27" tall front tire. I don't think that will work out for you.

I run a 275/40/17 front tire, so you can run a pretty wide tire up front. But that's only a 25.6" tall tire, and its on a 17x9" rim with 5" of backspace. That's pretty much the max you can run with a 17" (or smaller) rim because of the clearance on the tie rod end. I only have about a 1/4" of clearance on the tie rod, and I run -.9 degrees of camber up front to keep the tire from rubbing on the passenger side fender. Never had an issue on the driver's side though.

To run a 255 wide front on a 15" rim, you'd need a 255/50/15 or maybe a 255/55/15. But you won't find tires in that size. 

If you want to run wide front tires like that, you'll need to move up to 17" or 18" rims. Which you'll want to do anyway if you're trying to improve handling, because there's pretty much zero selection for modern compounds or tire designs for a 15" rim in any size relevant for these cars.

[Carlwalski]

I've run a 245/60R15 BFGoodrch Radial T/A for 8 years now and no issues and zero rub.
Rim size is a 15x7" Rallye Rim (56 Series) with a 4-1/4" back spacing.

[72challenged]

Ok let me re-phrase, 15x8 wheels with 4.5ish back spacing. I want to run same size tire front & rear and my Chally will/does has the slight nose up attitude. Best, largest tire size? I am not to worried about maximum cornering traction (nice) but shallow looks!

245/60 15 or 255/60 15 or something else?

[Carlwalski]

Ok let me re-phrase, 15x8 wheels with 4.5ish back spacing. I want to run same sizef tire ront & rear and my Chally will/does has the slight nose up attitude. Best, largest tire size? I am not to worried about maximum cornering traction (nice) but shallow looks!

245/60 15 or 255/60 15 or something else?

Why would you want the exact same tire size front and rear? One of the best combos for Challengers and the overall consensus is 275/60R15 Rear on a 15x8" rim with a 4-1/2" BS. Front is either 235 or 245/60R15 with 15x7" with a 4-1/4" BS. Fits all Challengers with stock specs. If you're trying to fit the same up front as the rear, then your rear size is going to suffer, badly. Below is my Challenger on it's old setup (same as the specs above). Hope that helps......