As the topic says, they sell 15x10 with 5" backspace only over here. Will they fit the rear of my 72 Supreme, when running something like 275/55(or 60)r15s?

The fronts would be 15x8 with 4,5" backspace Planning on 235/60r15 there.

 

I don't think you will have any issues with a 275 width tire. Something larger like 295 may be close and need 5.5".

Why are you looking at a 10" wide rim for a 275 width tire? Most folks run 275-60s on 8" wide rims, and some put them on 7" wide rims. I think 10" would be way too wide and the tire would be skinnier than the wheel. My brother-in-law did that back in the 80s on his GTO (10" wide rims with 275 width tires) and it looked dorky.
I run 245-60s on a 7" wide rim, both in 14" and 15" wheels. I think an 8" wheel would be overkill for 235 width tires.

 

I'm running a 235 on an 8" rim in the rear at the moment and it doesn't look terrible at all. The tire certainly shouldn't be any narrower, but it doesn't look bad.

The principle I'm working with is that you should go for the smallest tire that has a maximum recommended width being your desired rim width. In theory that should make for the most rigid sidewall, and thus better handling.

I got that principle off the Olds FAQ, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.


EDIT: Said rear tires:

AqQ1m.jpg

 

Europeans seem to like that stretched look ...


Not for me tho.

 

235 mm is 9.25", so I'd say I'm faaar of that "German rim" look yet.

 

I'm gonna get in trouble for looking at **** at work now thanks to you That's one great looking ride ... I hate it when people are afraid to let their car be a car.

 

I run 295/55 on 15x10 and 245/60 on 15x8 with no issues, car is lowered 1 1/4 in the back and 2 1/2 in the front. I had 275 on 15x10 and it doesn't look bad, I don't think it's too narrow but 295 looks better

 

Professur: I drive her every day. :P Turns heads over here, bigtime.

70cutty: That looks awesome. What's the backspacing on said rims? My front is lowered ½ an inch, the back is stock/saggy.

 

Thank you. 5 on the back and 4 1/2 on the front.

 

Hmm, looks like it'd work.



These are the rims I was thinking of getting, with 5" of backspace only. To me they look like they're on the way out o the wheelwell. Mind you, I was NOT going to get the lime green ones, but the chrome ones instead.

 

I think those tire in the pic are wider than P275-60's I think those are 305-50's

 

He said they were 295-50s. Or 60s, I forget.

 

I agree with oldcutlass, those are 305's, it looks like they stick out more than my 295's.

 

In any case, the 275 wouldn't be nearly as wide. :P

 

And won't look nearly the same either.

 

Whether that's a bad thing is up for debate.

 

As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

I didn't say a 235 on an 8" wheel would look bad; I said I thought it was slightly larger than necessary.
I said a 275 tire on a 10" wheel would look too narrow. The sidewalls will "stretch" outward from the tread to the rim of the wheel. The BF Goodrich site shows for a 275 tire the max rim width range is 7.5-9.5, with 8" being the one they use for their specs on the 275-60-15 tires.

 

Exactly!





"Hey, bro! Them bling bling rims were so expensive, I got no bucks left for the rubber!"

 

Hey Seff I hope this helps. Here are some pics of the Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial 275/60/15 on a 15x10.

 

Fun71: Gotcha, my mistake. I guess a 295 wouldn't be bad at all either.

70cutty: ...That doesn't look bad at all. I don't think any narrower would work, though.

 

Ok, seriously ... I can't stop looking at this damn pic. 4 times today I've come back to it. It's like that Farrah Fawcett wet bikini poster from when we were young ... just can't stop looking.

 

Thanks. I've yet to do a picture of girls on my hood, but I should get around to that...


I always liked this picture better, though - even if those ARE Buick rims. >.>

 

anyone have 15x10 with 5.5 back space on here, can't find them know place
talked to summit Racing with no results. My car is a 72 cutlass Supreme
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 

https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...0002&langId=-1

I have these on my 67


The tire pic is the difference in contact patch between a 15x7 and 15x10 with the same 275/60 tire.

 

where do I get these wheels
I have a 72 cutlass Supreme. Can't seem to find them, need 5.5 rear space. Thanks anyone