Hi everyone,I'm building a 67 riv and I want to put torque thrust d's on it. Iwant to use16x10 in rear and 16x8 in front.I want to know if anyone can help me figure out what tire sizes I can use,bigger is better. Thanks,Tim Goheen:spank:
Tim, What size tires were on the car stock?? If you can tell me that I can look up the tire diameter and see what 16" tire will be comparable. You want to stay within 1/2" so your speedo and rear gears stay the same. Don't know what offset you need to run with big wheels, on GS's it's about 5" Larry
LARRY IT HAD 225AND235 75 15S ON IT IM NOT TOO CONCERND WITH THE SPEEDO GEARING YET JUST WANT BIG MEATS ON IT. THANKS TIM GOHEEN
Tim, A 225/75-15 is 28.31" tall, the 235 is 28.86" tall. The biggest 16" tire I can find in my B.F. Goodrich catalog is a 295/50-16 Radial T/A. It's 27.6" tall, has a tread width of 9.5", a section width of 12.2" on a 9.5" wide rim. Section width varies .2" for every .5" change in rim width, so on a 10" wide rim that tire would be 12.4" section width. On the 8" wheel, section width should be 11.6". Get out the ruler and start measuring those wheel wells:grin: Good Luck. Larry
I have a set of brand new 16x8 from my `67 GS i am selling cause i am switching to 17`s,they are complete with the z-rated tires,i bought them last year but hardly have driven my car,the rims are Weld Pro-stars 16x8 with 4.5"backspacing,tire sizes are 245 50 16`s all around,it cost me about $1,200 all together including center caps and lugs,i am selling them complete for $1,000,let me know if interested,they need to go soon,cause i`ve ordered the 17`s already. Thank you George
