is anyone running a 255 40- up front on their 70-72 skylark with a 2" drop? clearance issues or mods required? Thanks Gord
Should fit fine That tire is 26" in diameter I have 255/60 15 which is 27" in diameter and I have slight rubbing under certain situations on the front of the fender Flat road for me is no problem. I may go back to a 245 for the front.
Hey Gord.. I do believe we had those all the way around on this one.. except with a 16 inch rim.. and a tall spindle conversion, which resulted in a 1" drop if I recall correctly.. no problem.
hey thanks Jim, it looks like the same global west and disc brake conversion i have as well. Do you recall the offset on the fronts? To be on the safe side I think i will get some inexpensive rims so i can shim them in or out before i order rims with custom offset? Car is coming along nicely, fired the engine a few times to get the juices flowing, mine and the engines......hoping for a spring reveal! Gord
that should fit fine i have a 275 40 17 with 2 inch drop and it doesnt rub exept full lock on the front sway bar
I don't recall the offset Gord. I tried to look it up in my records, but the wheels were supplied to me by the customer. Around 4.75 to 5" if I recall correctly.. wheels were 16x8.. JW
Triple check about the front disc conversion. Most disc conversions will be wider than the factory discs, and will push the tire out further. Also, a tall spindle will usually have MORE clearance, because at full bump travel, the top of the tire will tilt in a bit (negative camber) as opposed to the standard spindles tilting OUT at the top and letting the tire hit the outboard bolts of the inner fender.
Thanks everyone... i bite the bullet and ordered up the wheels for the four corners..went with the US Mag 2 piece soft lip...6-1/4 bs for the 255-40 on 18X9 for the front and 6-1/4 bs on the rear for the 295-35 on 18x10. Figured i would error on the safe side and shim out if needed, probably won't be much of a lip on the wheel but I wanted to leave the sheet metal alone..In 4 weeks should know if they fit...fingers crossed:TU: thanks again..Gord
Recieved my wheels and tires: 255-40-18 continental on 18X9 US mags-61/4 bs 295-35-18 continental on 18X10 Us mags-61/4 bs now if i could just get my car back from the body shop, i would try em on for size!
A few years late but here they are on the car. I could have gone with less back spacing on the front, probably 1/2”+ less. There is-no lip to speak of on the fronts due to all the backspace and shimmed them out 1/4” or so. Lots of room on the back and didn’t roll the lips, left them as factory.
255-35-18 front, 285-35-18 rear. 18x8 front, 18x9 rear tubualr A arms, 2in drop spindles. clears everything, may drop it more once its on the road,
