Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Disclaimer If you're a purist, go no farther. lol Finalized my rear tire package. For reference the following picture is the stock equivalent rear tires that were on my 1951Plymouth Cambridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Decided I needed fatter tires so I did some thinking, measuring and testing. I did a write up on my process here http://www.yourolddad.com/tires Decided on P255/50R17's on a pair of steel rims that fit various late model Mopars. Center hole fits fine, bolt pattern is right but I did need to knock out the aligning pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Here's a comparison of the stock specification tire next to the replacements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Here's a shot of one stock tire, left, and the fatter one, right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Both installed and on the ground Edited August 31, 2021 by Sniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Now for the clearances. Closest spot is the front of the tire to the lower fender. Inch and a half of space. Edited August 31, 2021 by Sniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Sidewall of the tire to the fender, 2 inches and a bit. Edited August 31, 2021 by Sniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Rear of the tire to the fender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Leaf to tire clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Side view of the car. Not real obvious, which is what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Now, the point? Better traction. Which I got, sort of. It now really aggravates the wheel hop issue. So I guess that is next. Hubcaps? Don't fit. So I am going to go with Moon Discs, as a nod to tradition. The size I went with matches the height of the spare. But I obviously have room for more in there. Probably could fit P305's in there with good clearance. Maybe the 230 I am building might need that big a tire, lol. For the fronts? Not sure yet. Probably need to do the front disc conversion first because it's real tight up there for fatter tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Interesting plan. I used 215 65 radials on my 52 with of course no issues. Tires are wider by a bit and ride is infinitely better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 I put 195/75 x 15 and 235/75 x 15 front/rear on the Plymouth, 15x6 and 15x7 Wheel Vintique Chrome Smoothies with the standard offset, basically the center was "centred"........ but the Dodge has 205/65 x 14 and 275/65 x 15 front & rear with 14 x 6 and 15 x10 Oz Magnum brand alloy wheels from the mid 1970's the fronts fit without any issue, the rears required a slight adjustment to the width of the rear fenders, see attached pic, I gas welded/hammer finished a 2" strip into the fender, front to back to get the tyre clearance I needed........I was bright eyed & bushy tailed back then.......lol......the vinyl top lived there from 1975 to about 10 yrs ago, looks better without it..........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJK Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Better traction??? Up here in snow country we use the narrowest snow tire possible, more weight per square inch!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Some of us had our fill of shoveling snow as a kid and don't live where snow is common. Though back in Feb we got 7 inches here, I just stayed home till it melted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Man thats a fat tire. I really like the Darth Vader look on the Crannie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Control Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 40 minutes ago, Sniper said: Some of us had our fill of shoveling snow as a kid and don't live where snow is common. Though back in Feb we got 7 inches here, I just stayed home till it melted. LOL .... I am going to fix my windshield wipers this year on my daily driver truck. If raining or looks like rain, I just stay home 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Control Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 I know it sounds bad, but learned behavior from when I was working. Just imagine it does not rain often., then you go to work in the morning and set your chop saw, table saw up in the rain. Then you walk into the customers house you are trying to remodel ... You track in mud ... they are pissed, you are pissed because your tools are set up in the rain ... If it is going to rain we were told to just stay home. That worked well for me and still follow same philosophy today. I understand how stupid it sounds if you live in the pacific Northwest. Where it rains everyday and you bring your rain gear to work. But living in the Southwest, just not the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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