rear wheel and tire combo

moparsforlife · 08-18-2006, 07:50 AM

i've been trying to figure out how wide of tire i can stuff inside the rear of a 66 coronet 500. there isn't a whole bunch of room and tubbing and spring relocation is out of the question. how wide of a tire and how wide of a wheel and what kind of back spacing would i need? any ideas on this from somebody that has done it? thanks

1 Bad Mirada · 08-22-2006, 09:54 AM

if im not mistaken, with the factory ride height, you dont have much leeway on the outside, either, right? or am i incorrect? are you going with stock rims?

moparsforlife · 08-22-2006, 11:35 AM

there isn't much room on either side for bigger tires. basically i wanted to know if a 245 tire would fit in there with a wheel with the correct back spacing. the thing with wheels and tires if you buy it and try to mount them you own them and can't return them. i was just thinking it would be much easier for someone who has a coronet who has done this would let me know so i didn't have to figure it all out. i have a ton of stuff to do on this car and it would be just one less thing to think about.

1 Bad Mirada · 08-22-2006, 11:56 AM

TeeWJay426 has a coronet convertible, and i believe that its a 66...let me see if i cant get ahold of him and see if he can shed some light on this subject!

In the meanwhile, what is the stock size?

moparsforlife · 08-22-2006, 01:55 PM

sure...if he's done it to a 67 it would work for my car. i'll either go with a 14 or 15 inch wheel...none of that gangsta stuff. thanks mirada

TeeWJay426 · 08-24-2006, 06:27 AM

A 245 tire will fit- I have P245-60R14's on the back of mine, mounted on 14x8 Magnum 500's. Not sure what wheels you plan to use. I don't know the backspacing specs on mine- they were on the car when I got it; could probably find out, since they're pretty much a standard wheel. Hope this helps.

moparsforlife · 08-24-2006, 07:54 AM

with the 245 tire does it pretty well fill up the wheelwell with not much room to spare or is there room for an even wider tire? i think the magnum 500 wheels have quite a bit of backspacing to them similar to a plain oem steel wheel. i have 9 inch wide wheels with 4 inch backspacing that i wanted to put on the car but maybe they're too wide with not enough back spacing. thanks.

TeeWJay426 · 08-24-2006, 08:17 AM

Not a lot of room to spare.... might be able to get a 255 series on it, but that would probably be it.

moparsforlife · 08-24-2006, 04:11 PM

if its that tight maybe a 245 would be ideal. i don't need any tires rubbing in the back. as for wheels i'm going to have to get something with about 5 inches of backspacing i think to make this work.

79mopower · 11-22-2006, 10:20 PM

i would have never thought a coronet could only fit a 245. my volare has 315x60s drag radials on it. i didn't relocate anything.

moparsforlife · 11-23-2006, 12:26 PM

hey there. if you seen the amount of room available you would know that this vehicle wouldn't take a really wide tire. the wheel arch in the rear is pretty well even with the top of the rim. i could do a mini tub on it but i don't want to get into cutting the car up. if i can get a 245 in there i think i'll be happy.

1 Bad Mirada · 11-23-2006, 05:11 PM

79mopwer, how does a 315x60 equate to standard measurements? thats like 12.4 wide by almost 30" total diameter, right?
thats a ton of meat there, what are you running for a drivetrain?

joedirt77 · 11-23-2006, 08:51 PM

don't know what fits on a coronet, but agree a 60 series tire easily fits on a volare- mine has 60's on stock 14 inch magnum 500's, stock springs with no relocation, adjustable rear spring shackle, 8 3/4 rear. hot rod or car craft recently ran an article on fitting different tire and wheel combinations on muscle cars- it was a generic article with info for everyone ( even us- mopars). anyone remember what issue this was? think i might have recycled mine. mopar action has done a couple of articles on bigger tires and wheels- they have an online magazine. have you read any of their project bold beeper installments? i ask because they put some pretty big tires under their roadrunner, which is a b body like your coronet, right? when you find what fits, post it.

79mopower · 11-25-2006, 07:49 PM

its a shade under 12 overall width and about 31 tall. just got an a-body 8 3/4 left over tires from the big block set up.

madmic · 12-21-2006, 12:46 AM

goo thread. thanks

08-18-2006, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
moparsforlife Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36	rear wheel and tire combo i've been trying to figure out how wide of tire i can stuff inside the rear of a 66 coronet 500. there isn't a whole bunch of room and tubbing and spring relocation is out of the question. how wide of a tire and how wide of a wheel and what kind of back spacing would i need? any ideas on this from somebody that has done it? thanks

08-22-2006, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
moparsforlife Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36	wheels and tires sure...if he's done it to a 67 it would work for my car. i'll either go with a 14 or 15 inch wheel...none of that gangsta stuff. thanks mirada

08-24-2006, 07:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
moparsforlife Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36	wheels and tires with the 245 tire does it pretty well fill up the wheelwell with not much room to spare or is there room for an even wider tire? i think the magnum 500 wheels have quite a bit of backspacing to them similar to a plain oem steel wheel. i have 9 inch wide wheels with 4 inch backspacing that i wanted to put on the car but maybe they're too wide with not enough back spacing. thanks.

08-24-2006, 04:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
moparsforlife Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36	tires and wheels if its that tight maybe a 245 would be ideal. i don't need any tires rubbing in the back. as for wheels i'm going to have to get something with about 5 inches of backspacing i think to make this work.

11-23-2006, 12:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
moparsforlife Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36	tires hey there. if you seen the amount of room available you would know that this vehicle wouldn't take a really wide tire. the wheel arch in the rear is pretty well even with the top of the rim. i could do a mini tub on it but i don't want to get into cutting the car up. if i can get a 245 in there i think i'll be happy.

08-22-2006, 09:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
1 Bad Mirada Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 100	if im not mistaken, with the factory ride height, you dont have much leeway on the outside, either, right? or am i incorrect? are you going with stock rims?

08-22-2006, 11:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
moparsforlife Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36	there isn't much room on either side for bigger tires. basically i wanted to know if a 245 tire would fit in there with a wheel with the correct back spacing. the thing with wheels and tires if you buy it and try to mount them you own them and can't return them. i was just thinking it would be much easier for someone who has a coronet who has done this would let me know so i didn't have to figure it all out. i have a ton of stuff to do on this car and it would be just one less thing to think about.

08-22-2006, 11:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
1 Bad Mirada Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 100	TeeWJay426 has a coronet convertible, and i believe that its a 66...let me see if i cant get ahold of him and see if he can shed some light on this subject! In the meanwhile, what is the stock size?

08-24-2006, 06:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
TeeWJay426 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 30	A 245 tire will fit- I have P245-60R14's on the back of mine, mounted on 14x8 Magnum 500's. Not sure what wheels you plan to use. I don't know the backspacing specs on mine- they were on the car when I got it; could probably find out, since they're pretty much a standard wheel. Hope this helps.

08-24-2006, 08:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
TeeWJay426 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 30	Not a lot of room to spare.... might be able to get a 255 series on it, but that would probably be it.

11-22-2006, 10:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
79mopower Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37	i would have never thought a coronet could only fit a 245. my volare has 315x60s drag radials on it. i didn't relocate anything.

11-23-2006, 05:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
1 Bad Mirada Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 100	79mopwer, how does a 315x60 equate to standard measurements? thats like 12.4 wide by almost 30" total diameter, right? thats a ton of meat there, what are you running for a drivetrain?

11-23-2006, 08:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
joedirt77 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 63	tires don't know what fits on a coronet, but agree a 60 series tire easily fits on a volare- mine has 60's on stock 14 inch magnum 500's, stock springs with no relocation, adjustable rear spring shackle, 8 3/4 rear. hot rod or car craft recently ran an article on fitting different tire and wheel combinations on muscle cars- it was a generic article with info for everyone ( even us- mopars). anyone remember what issue this was? think i might have recycled mine. mopar action has done a couple of articles on bigger tires and wheels- they have an online magazine. have you read any of their project bold beeper installments? i ask because they put some pretty big tires under their roadrunner, which is a b body like your coronet, right? when you find what fits, post it.

11-25-2006, 07:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
79mopower Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37	its a shade under 12 overall width and about 31 tall. just got an a-body 8 3/4 left over tires from the big block set up.

12-21-2006, 12:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
madmic Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16	goo thread. thanks __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] for custom airbrush and paint check us out at www.uniqueautomotivedesigns.com

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