what size of tires for the rear of my 67 f-100.?
i have a 67 f-100 2 wheel drive. i have lowered the rear using DJM shackle and their front spring lowering bracket in the lowest hole. i am planning to run Cragar SS wheels 15x8 on the rear how big of a tire can i use.? i like the look of the B.F. Goodrich Silvertown 285/70r15 not the whitewall version. would this be to big.? or should i run spacers to move the wheels out somewhat.? i talked to a guy at a car show yesterday. he said that he paid $ 800.00 just for the two rear tires in that size. i looked at summit racing. they want $225.00 each and its free shipping. he said that he bought them local.thanks for any help with this.
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Sounds like a good size to me.
275/60R15 is popular, but they're still kinda small imo. So a 285/70R15 should fit well 285/70 would equate to about 31x11.50. I had a pair that size for awhile and they fit fine. What do you plan on running in the front??? Personally, I like big tires. If it was mine, I'd look at maybe a 255/70 on the front |
351Cleveland C4 thanks for the info. i am not sure about the size for the front yet. i am going to use Cragar SS 15x7 . i also have DJM Dream Beams for the front. they are supposed to lower the front about 3 inches. we will see. years ago i had a 67 that was not lowered and i ran Cragar SS 15x8 on all four wheels the fronts stuck out kinda far if my memory serves me right. back then in 1978 they did not have Dream Beams.
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275/60-15s on 15x8s in back and 235/60-15s on 15x7s in front.
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I run 265 70 15 Nexxen's on 15 x 8 Wheel Vintiques on the rear, and 215 70 15's on the stock 15x5.5's on the front. I like the taller tires in the back to fill up the wheel wells.
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235/60/15 FRONT AND 275/60/15 REAR here too .
being lowered I think this will be a good size for you with truck on the ground measure center of wheel to wheel well lip then take that number and multiply by two . this will give you an idea of how much gap you will have with different tires size (diameter ) |
hopefully this pic works
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ow...UfRAB7PIU=w572 |
MIKES 68 F100 i can not view your picture for some reason. but i will try what you said to see what the measurement is. thanks for the tip.
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Go to tire rack and punch in the size tire you want and it will give you the width.diameter ..etc Great tool for getting tire size right for wheel opening .
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Originally Posted by MIKES 68 F100
(Post 17384750)
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no pics side by side .
I am putting color on the Meano this weekend . so maybe after . |
Lilorbie, another thing to consider, taller tires like the 285 will effectively create a higher gear ratio. If your truck has 3.25 gears like most did, then the 285 would be the better choice for cruising.
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351Cleveland C4 that,s good to know. to bad my truck has so much patina on it . you can,t even read the number on the rear axle tag. its there but that,s about it. i will have to use the method of counting turns of the diff. verses the wheel . maybe i will get real lucky. my truck is a 240/tott. i am going to change it to a 302/c4.
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Trucks with 6 cylinder engines had either 3.50 or sometimes even 3.70 gears. In which case, I would DEFINITELY run the tallest tires I could. Or re-gear for short tires.
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