1973 cuda stock rear widest tires without any mods?

[erat340]

Dusty.. perfect! This is what a real Musclecar should be shod with IMO!

[GoodysGotaCuda]

My fronts are 17s while my rears are 18s due to tire selection. 295/45/18s out back, wide and 28.5" tall to fill out the wells. Short tires and larger wheels don't go IMO [<~28" tall]


Wheel spec link is in my signature

[halle09]

B F Goodrich T A Radial 295-50-15 on 8.5 wheel & 4" BS. 26" tall & 12" wide

is the 4 inch backspace a typo?? cuz all i see is people saying use 4.5 for 295 tires on the forum from old posts that i read. and are the BFGoodrich radial t/a's good tires to have ? do they hook ok? and are they a good street tire? i will be driving mostly street

[7212Mopar]

Need to consider wheel width along with backspacing together. Most online tire stores will show you the range of recommended wheel widths for a particular tire size.

[RCCDrew]

Here's mine.
Wheels are 17x9.5, 5"bs. 17x8,4.5"bs.

Tires are 275/50/17 and 245/45/17.

[anlauto]

Here's mine.
Wheels are 17x9.5, 5"bs. 17x8,4.5"bs.

Tires are 275/50/17 and 245/45/17.

What brand name tires ? NITTO by any chance ?

[halle09]

Here's mine.
Wheels are 17x9.5, 5"bs. 17x8,4.5"bs.

Tires are 275/50/17 and 245/45/17.

what are the rims? and they bolted right up without any mods?

[ChallengerHK]

And, do you experience any rubbing at all? (Tires, that is  )

[KillerBee]

Those look to be MB Motoring "Old School" wheels.

I have a set of 15x8's with 4 1/2" backspacing on my 1971 R/T Challenger.

275/60-15 tires on the back.
245/60-15 tires on the front.

I'm very happy with mine.

Fit perfectly, no rubbing.

[JohnnyCuda]

Killer Bee, I like the old school look like you, 15 X 8's, white letter tires, and you can still upgrade your brakes if you want to (Wildwood now makes 15" rotors). My old Challenger was Plum crazy too, wish I still had it. Never gonna sell my Cuda!   

[KillerBee]

Killer Bee, I like the old school look like you, 15 X 8's, white letter tires, and you can still upgrade your brakes if you want to (Wildwood now makes 15" rotors). My old Challenger was Plum crazy too, wish I still had it. Never gonna sell my Cuda!

Thanks.

Being the old fart I am I like the 15" wheels.

Here's the car test fitted with it's "track shoes" on before installing the 440 Sixpack engine.

The rears are 15x8" with 4 1/2" back spacing with 28x12.50 ET Street tires.

I've been using that size wheel/tire combo on E bodies for over 33 years now.

I didn't change anything on the suspension, stock E body width rear end and the rear tires fit under the car with no rubbing.

[crash340]

Whats ya'll thought on these wheels on a Cuda

[Chryco Psycho]

I guess I am not an old fart yet , I like the look 

[ChallengerHK]

I must be an old fart. I don't even like them on that whatever-it-s they're on.

[halle09]

Here's mine.
Wheels are 17x9.5, 5"bs. 17x8,4.5"bs.

Tires are 275/50/17 and 245/45/17.

what are the tires on that? and did you have to do anything to fit that combo? its just stock suspension?