Looking for Help on wheel/tire size
March 16th, 2009, 10:02 AM
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Looking for Help on wheel/tire size
Hi all --
Newbie here, need to see if anyone's tried this wheel/tire setup before I order from Coker --
Car is a '66 Cutlass convertible with stock drums and suspension. Currently has original wheels and 215/75/14s.
Looking to keep outer diameter roughly the same and go with 15" wheels. So, it looks like a 245/60/15 tire will keep the revs/mile about the same. But, these tires need an 8" wheel, so I'd go with the repro SS1 15 x 8 with a 5" backspace.
Does anyone have experience with this combination? Will it work? Also, does anyone know if the 15 x 8 repro SS1 will work with a disc brake setup if I decide to do that later?
Thanks.
-- Jeff
Newbie here, need to see if anyone's tried this wheel/tire setup before I order from Coker --
Car is a '66 Cutlass convertible with stock drums and suspension. Currently has original wheels and 215/75/14s.
Looking to keep outer diameter roughly the same and go with 15" wheels. So, it looks like a 245/60/15 tire will keep the revs/mile about the same. But, these tires need an 8" wheel, so I'd go with the repro SS1 15 x 8 with a 5" backspace.
Does anyone have experience with this combination? Will it work? Also, does anyone know if the 15 x 8 repro SS1 will work with a disc brake setup if I decide to do that later?
Thanks.
-- Jeff
March 16th, 2009, 10:15 AM
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Hi all --
Newbie here, need to see if anyone's tried this wheel/tire setup before I order from Coker --
Car is a '66 Cutlass convertible with stock drums and suspension. Currently has original wheels and 215/75/14s.
Looking to keep outer diameter roughly the same and go with 15" wheels. So, it looks like a 245/60/15 tire will keep the revs/mile about the same. But, these tires need an 8" wheel, so I'd go with the repro SS1 15 x 8 with a 5" backspace.
Does anyone have experience with this combination? Will it work? Also, does anyone know if the 15 x 8 repro SS1 will work with a disc brake setup if I decide to do that later?
Thanks.
-- Jeff
Newbie here, need to see if anyone's tried this wheel/tire setup before I order from Coker --
Car is a '66 Cutlass convertible with stock drums and suspension. Currently has original wheels and 215/75/14s.
Looking to keep outer diameter roughly the same and go with 15" wheels. So, it looks like a 245/60/15 tire will keep the revs/mile about the same. But, these tires need an 8" wheel, so I'd go with the repro SS1 15 x 8 with a 5" backspace.
Does anyone have experience with this combination? Will it work? Also, does anyone know if the 15 x 8 repro SS1 will work with a disc brake setup if I decide to do that later?
Thanks.
-- Jeff
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