Hi guys,

I'm ordering wheels and tires for the 1930 Ford and am trying to fill the wheel well with the fattest tire I can get in the back and with the deepest dish. I cannot tub the wheel well so I have stock fenders. I will be cutting down the ford 9" so the only thing I have to worry about is fitting the tire in the wheel well without it rubbing.

From the inside wheel well to the outer lip of the fender, I have 12". I purchased a 17" cagar wheel 9" deep with a nice dish, well it arrived and apparently 9" is measured between the rims edges as the overall wheel width is 10". So I have 2" clearance to the inside wheel well.

Tire selection was planned for a 265/70 R17. The wheel cross section of this tire is 10.7" which will leave me with 1.3" clearance for the tire between fender and inside wheel well..


I looked into dropping down to an 8" wheel with a 255/70 R17 tire but that will only give me .5" more clearance at the tire cross section. Not sure if it's worth it?

Any way I guess I'm wondering how tight can I set this up? How much travel do I need to plan for? I wish I could mount the tire and wheel and have the ability to exchange, but you know the return policy on wheels.

What do you guys think?