There are a few places on the web (like
www.vintagewheelworks.com)
which have fitment charts to help with this. My 14" on the Mustang
are now up to 16" with 225/50ZR16 w/4.5" backspacing. The max tire
size chart helped a lot in my decision.
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:00:51 -0800, greg <gghs1981@aol.com> wrote:
>Hello. I am at the point where I am going to order a set of wheels and
>tires for my 1972 Gran Torino. 25 years after high school and my first
>car which was a 72 Gran Torino I am restoring one to be like my first
>one all those years ago. For wheels I am going with 15x8 Cragar S/S's on
>all four corners. But. Tires size. I am thinking of 235/60/15 on the
>front and 255/60/15 or 275/60/15 on the rear. Should I run 15x7's in the
>front instead of the 15x8's? Would the 235/60 front and the 255/60 rear
>be a good combination or should I go with the 275 on the rear. I just
>worry the 275 will be to tall. I know there are some of you out there
>with early 70's Ford midsizes that have been thru this. Any help or
>ideas would be great. Thanks
--
Spike
1965 Ford Mustang Fastback 2+2, Vintage Burgundy
w/Black Std Interior, A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok;
Vintage 40 16" rims w/225/50ZR16 KDWS BF Goodrich
gForce Radial T/As, Cobra drop; surround sound
audio-video...
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