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Title: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: nigelg65 on January 09, 2009, 19:32:54 pm What are my chances of getting 215/65x15 radials on the back of my oval, mounted on 15x7s?
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: Fastbrit on January 09, 2009, 19:50:33 pm That's what the chop-top had. Running Fuchs with redrilled drums and an 8mm spacer...
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: nigelg65 on January 09, 2009, 19:53:08 pm Ahhhhhh right, that is very good news. So I've got every chance of getting them to fit.
Cheers K that's made my day. Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: Rocket-Racing on January 09, 2009, 21:18:39 pm There's more than enough space for a 215 tire on a 7" rim inside the fender, it all depends on the offset/backspace of your wheels.
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: nigelg65 on January 09, 2009, 21:28:39 pm Ahhhhh this is where it gets a bit more complicated.
I have a pair of 15x7 American Racing five-spokes (backspacing about 5 inches) and a pair of 15x7 Ansen slot mags (backspacing 3.6in appox) and I want to be able to swap between them to change the look of the car. Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: benssp on January 10, 2009, 02:25:56 am I run a 205/70 on a short axle, 5.5" rim with a 42mm offset with about 20mm clearance on the spring plate, whatevere that equates to in backspace terms ;D
a 7.5" rim is 178mm wide so the tyre should sit inside the confines of the rim, if the wheel doesn't hit the spring plate you should be good to go ;D Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: Zach Gomulka on January 10, 2009, 19:24:00 pm You will be fine with the Americans, but I doubt if the Ansens will tuck inside the fender :-\
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: nigelg65 on January 10, 2009, 20:45:02 pm Hmmmmmm I think you could be right about that, but where there's a will there's a way
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: alfie the monster on January 11, 2009, 17:13:56 pm Would the same tyre fit on a 6" erco?
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: Zach Gomulka on January 11, 2009, 19:17:57 pm Would the same tyre fit on a 6" erco? Still depends on the backspace, but your chances are better ;) Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: benssp on January 11, 2009, 19:38:16 pm with the right offset/axle length you can get away with something a little wider ;D
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/benssp/DSCF1593.jpg) 245/65 on a 5.5" rim, Long axle,45mm offset ;D only put it on a spare rim for the photo but there was 1/4" clearance on the spring plate ;D Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: vwcab on January 11, 2009, 20:12:15 pm :o :o :o :o :o ;D
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: nigelg65 on January 11, 2009, 20:35:52 pm Oh, that gets the old grey matter working. Still need to find a way to swap between my Ansens and my Americans though.
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: Zach Gomulka on January 11, 2009, 21:11:09 pm Make the Ansens fit, then figure out what it will take to get the Americans on. With such little backspace you are going to need short axles and brakes (drum) with as little offset as possible. So when you bolt up the Americans you may just need a spacer. Can you machine the backsides of the Ansens down to increase backspace?
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: nigelg65 on January 11, 2009, 22:31:33 pm Zach thanks for that, good advice.
Title: Re: Tyres: what are my chances? Post by: henk on January 12, 2009, 20:27:44 pm i have 215/65 on 6"fuchs wheels on my '67 it works just fine and i didn't need spacers
henk!!! |