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Old July 13th, 2011, 02:37 PM
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Hi, I'm restoring a 71 cutlass S and am wondering what is the widest tire that can fit a stock rear. I know this depends on the wheel, so I'd like to add that I don't want the tires to sitck past the quarters too far. Also I am thinking of going with 15" wheels.


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Old July 13th, 2011, 03:49 PM
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I have 245/50 16's on the back of my 71 Cutlass S - certainly not the widest or biggest that would fit under it, but I drive the car daily year round, so I wanted some clearance, and they do fill the wheel wells nicely IMO. Oh and 225/60 15's on the front...
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Old July 14th, 2011, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by gogolf0401
Hi, I'm restoring a 71 cutlass S and am wondering what is the widest tire that can fit a stock rear. I know this depends on the wheel, so I'd like to add that I don't want the tires to sitck past the quarters too far. Also I am thinking of going with 15" wheels.


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You're forced to go to 15" wheels due to the limited selection of 14" tires today. 255/60-15s on 15x7 wheels with zero offset work great. Rears can go to 295 series tires with the right amount of offset.
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Old July 14th, 2011, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
You're forced to go to 15" wheels due to the limited selection of 14" tires today. 255/60-15s on 15x7 wheels with zero offset work great. Rears can go to 295 series tires with the right amount of offset.
Can you post your h/o with the larger tire's
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I have 275/60/15's on my '72. Check out my album. Same size tires on the yellow and red car.
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