Thread: Whats the largest rear wheels i can place on my car???

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That is always a difficult call. I am a design engineer and a 40 year plus hotrodder, and you know what----I still think the best way is either find somebody else running the tire/wheel combination that you like, and borrow a wheel for a test fit, or find a wheel in the 14" size and bolt circle you need and try a few different "junker" tires on it to test for fit. Sorry I can't give you a more precise answer.---Brian

Watch where you goto for tires ,out here in cali they only want to put the factory size thats on the door jamb back on the car and you have to hem haw with em to get a tire size you want,they even make you sign a thingy saying you understand these are the wrong size. Thats why I just take the rims in......I just had a shop refuse to flare a piece of exaust pipe because there was a exspansion chamber on it and it looked like a catylitic converter,scared I was setting them up for big fine or sumthing. It was just a piece of pipe with no car in sight and told them over and over it was for a race car ,not a street car{I lied} I guess the state sets up shops like that and them closes or fines them?
Sad stuff.

Originally Posted by brianrupnow

That is always a difficult call. I am a design engineer and a 40 year plus hotrodder, and you know what----I still think the best way is either find somebody else running the tire/wheel combination that you like, and borrow a wheel for a test fit, or find a wheel in the 14" size and bolt circle you need and try a few different "junker" tires on it to test for fit. Sorry I can't give you a more precise answer.---Brian

I agree with Brian on this one. I have been in process of buying tires and wheels for the DeSoto for about 2 months now. Sad thing, I found picture of Coddington wheels I like, but never seen in person, and no one had on display. I just measured back spacing, and ordered pretty much what I am now running, and keeping fingers crossed until they get in (about 8 weeks). What makes it worse, I am going from 14 to 15 on front.

Jack