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skylark7deuce · Apr 4, 2005

Hey guys these will fit on the back of a 72 skylark right?

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Bad Boattail · Apr 4, 2005

The bolt pattern is 5 x 4.5 or 5 x 4.75.
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Yep, Skyklark is 4 3/4, these wheels have 10 holes for use with different patterns. But I'm not sure if 10 inch wide rims will fit without a problem... o No:

70 gsconvt said:

Hello. Yes, the largest wheel/tire you will fit on the back is a 15x10 wheel. You will need 5.5" to 5.75" of backspacing to center it in the wheel well. It seems that there is some "variance" in the rear wheel wells of our finely produced cars. I personally have the 325/50R15 Drag Radials on my car. They do fit, but you will probably need to trim the top of your wheel well about 3/8" of so to insure no rubbing problems. My backspacing is 5-5/8" on a 15x10 rim.

You can get larger diameter rims, but the overall dimensions of the tires cannot change. A tire that has a section width of almost 13" like mine can only have a maximum diameter of about 28". This is because of the rounded shape of the upper inside of the wheel well. A narrower section width tire will allow for a taller tire, up to about 30".

I've seen where most of these 275/50R17 and similar-sized tires are about 26" to 27" in diameter and will fit with no problems. Just make sure the rim is centered in the wheel well.

An 8" wide rim needs 4.5" backspacing.
A 10" wide rim needs 5.5" backspacing.
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