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jhbus

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Ok, I know there are several posts very similar to this, but I still can't find the exact info I need. I am hoping someone can lead me correctly. I have a 67 coupe. I want to put 16 inch wheels on it. I want to widest possible, and don't care if my fronts are different than the rears. I've seen the charts, but don;t know if they are acurate, and I assume that they are using the widest posible for the front. I hear that some people are using 9.5 inch wide tires in the rear, that would be great, but I don;t want anything to rub. It has basically stock suspension, front is lowered about an inch, rear is stock height (I just got 5 leaf springs for it, standard eye). Thanks for your help!
 
Wide tires

jhbus said:
Ok, I know there are several posts very similar to this, but I still can't find the exact info I need. I am hoping someone can lead me correctly. I have a 67 coupe. I want to put 16 inch wheels on it. I want to widest possible, and don't care if my fronts are different than the rears. I've seen the charts, but don;t know if they are acurate, and I assume that they are using the widest posible for the front. I hear that some people are using 9.5 inch wide tires in the rear, that would be great, but I don;t want anything to rub. It has basically stock suspension, front is lowered about an inch, rear is stock height (I just got 5 leaf springs for it, standard eye). Thanks for your help!

I put 17x8's, 235 mm wide (9.25") on the front and back, and the fit in the front and rear are just fine (Plenty more room in the rear). I had to use 1" wheel adapters on the front to get the wheels to clear the upper control arm.

Be prepared for a major increase in bump steer if you still have stock suspension and steering box. A bumpy or 'groovy' road will push you all over the place

Good luck! :nice:
 
jhbus said:
Cool, the more posts I read, the more I think I want to go with 17's anyway. What size tires are you using?

I'm using 17 x 45 x 235's on all four corners. I'd probably go to 255s in back next time, and maybe 40's on the sidewall. I'm really happy with the stance though...it looks good (imho). Check out my garage to see a pic