69/70 Mustang Tires?

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Has anyone attempted to fit a 295/50/16" or similar rear tire on their 69 or 70 Mustang? I understand that I will need to roll the fenders lips for this to work. If you have done this, what offset did you use? Thanks for the help.

 

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Some people say that you can't, but I just met a guy with a 69 fastback with the 295's. He said you just need to get the right backspacing. I wish I could remember what it was though. Sorry I can't be more help.

 

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Clarification: Some people say you can't do it without rolling your fenders.

 

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You could look here:
http://www.dodgestang.com/Tire Fitment Guide 69-70.pdf

I have one entry with a 295 that I see with a quick scan...with rolled rear fenders.

 

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I have 295 50x15's on the rear of my 69. But my tires stick out past the fenders. The also rub on the fenders when I go over big bumps. Not good unless you like the smell of rubber, and costly with drag radials. I have seen a 70 fastback with the fender lips flared (rolled) and cut, and I would not do that. If you want to do it right, just buy the right rims with the back spacing and you will been in great shape, but dont ruin the body by rolling the fenders. Besides the more tire that is tucked under the car the better it looks and handles.

 

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The correct backspacing is the question. Can anyone help?

 

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Anyone?????

 

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deadmilenko said:

Besides the more tire that is tucked under the car the better it looks and handles.

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Ahhhh I do hope you're joking... in both respects. A wider wheel base gives better handling. And while I don't like tyres out past the guards, tires tucked way into the guards looks grandparently to me. I hope you didn't mean THAT tucked in.

As for the handling, I'll take it to the extreme, if you were to tuck the wheels in far enough under the car, you would have basically two wheels, like a motorcycle. Now bikes corner good sure, but they are nowhere near as wide as a car. Oh and the most important fact is that when a car corners, it leans the OPPOSITE way to a motorcycle. You can't say that would handle better than a go-kart - low and wide.

And wickedmach1 - look at the pdf that dodgestang put up and has been putting together out of the kindness of his heart for all stang lovers, it should tell you all you need to know.

 

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Easy there route 666, I think the suggestion that handling is better with tires in the wheelhousing is due to the fact that any tire past the lip would require the car to be jacked up quite a bit, adversly effecting handling.

Nobody is suggesting the extremes that you are suggesting.

 

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Here is clarity, sorry for having to use this picture though..I couldn't find another one:

This is an example of what dead was reffering too (I believe)

You don't want your tires out past the fender. With the proper mix of tire, rim, and backspacing you want to get close to this:

The chart I linked for you lists the backspacing you will need to run the tire combos that are reported by other mustang owners and drivers to work.

 

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Max Power said:

Easy there route 666, I think the suggestion that handling is better with tires in the wheelhousing is due to the fact that any tire past the lip would require the car to be jacked up quite a bit, adversly effecting handling.

Nobody is suggesting the extremes that you are suggesting.

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Yeh I was thinking as much, and agree with milenko, but having the wheels in as far as possible gave me visuals of 70s cars with skinny tyres sunken into the wheel wells. *Shudder*

No harm meant by my response!! Maybe I should have a sig with a disclaimer that says "My post is not a flame unless I specifically say it is" with whats been going on lately. I think it's cos I'm ostraiyin I talk straight, not too much flowery language, unless I'm in the mood.

EDIT: I just used the extremes to illustrate the handling difference, make it easier to think about.

 

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I used to work with the Santa Fe RR fleet when I was in leasing, and they put those goofy reverse offset rims on some of their trucks so they could run on the tracks. Talk about funny looking. You had to match the width of the vehicle to the width of RR tracks. You can imagine how it looked!

 

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Max Power said:

I used to work with the Santa Fe RR fleet when I was in leasing, and they put those goofy reverse offset rims on some of their trucks so they could run on the tracks. Talk about funny looking. You had to match the width of the vehicle to the width of RR tracks. You can imagine how it looked!

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I've seen that done! I'm pretty sure they had no tyres though, just rims, is that the case in your experience or did they have bogies with a tyre on each side or something?