i know this is asked alot and i have already checked the archives before anyone yells at me for asking a dumb question. what is the biggest tire anyone is running on a street driven stock wheelwell car? the reason i ask is i have a possible deal on some 255x40x17 american racing 200s series rims with tires. they came off of a mustang so i am not sure about the backspacing. do these sound to wide to fit a stock wheel opening. if it is possible i wil go check them out but i don't want to waste my time(or his). please help a poor brother out on this. i know there are some hot looking wheel and tire combos out there. who has what?
Hello, I'm running 15x8 american racing torq d's with a back spacing of 4.5" and BFG's 225-60-15 tires and that is all that my 71 maverick can handle. If your going to go with a 17" wheel, you may need to get a wheel with a 4.5 back spacing and 245-45-17 or slightly larger tires could be used, the 255-40-17 may work but I'm not sure about the wheels above since no back spacing is listed. If it's out of a 67-71 mustang, they should work. Ask him or her if you could fit one on to your mav? Never hurts to ask. Good luck.
those tires fit fine in the rear(same size we have on our 77), the rim offset may reguire a spacer, in front theyll be too big. a 225/45 is more in line.again just going by my own experiance
that tire size will fit the rear no problem. as for the front in that tire size, it depends on how low you have the car. as for the wheels thats a whole other story. you said they came off a mustang but what year? whats the rear backspacing? 3-1/2? 4? 4-1/2? again the tires not a problem, however the wheel might be. you just need a bit more info for people to help you out to see if they fit. people say you can fit a 4-1/2 backspace on a maverick. thats all fine and dandy but what people don't talk about is the tire size on that rim. i don't think you'll beable to fit a 275 on a back of a stock maverick with that backspace unless its like jacked up or running spacers. you can problaly put a 225 like dtlcast said no problem. however it sounds like you'd like a bigger tire. IMO you'll sacrifice tire size / width for rim width. perosnally i'd rather have a wider tire and get the right backspace. good luck
I have 245/60X15's with 4.5 back space 15x7 Magnums and I have less then 1/2 inch between the rear spring and my tires. On turns they rub.
Don't forget one thing if you are going with a significantly larger tire than was original on the car. The speedo will no longer be close to being accurate. I know it's a minor thing as stuff goes, but as few speedos are accurate to begin with, unless you have a certified one on a police package car, you have to watch yourself on the road as radar and Vascar don't lie.
thanks for the info. i knew the speedo would need corrected. i did go and try them on the car. the front did not fit at all. too big. the back fit but with no spare room. if i put someone in the back seat it would not have worked. i also did not care for the 17" look. too import if you know what i mean. thanks for the help. i am sticking to 15"rims at the largest. i am looking at some cragars 15x7 with 4.5 backspacing. this should be much easier to fit
uh oh theres the word import! the no no word to me! uh oh Mr. Hackman your mavericks are imports but you might wanna check out Popular Hot Rodding Magazine these days? every car in there at least has 17 inch wheels or larger on them. defiantly not a import magazine... but im sure 15s will look great on the car
Very good points...But I think it depends on the look hes going for ...You dont see many 17`s at the drag strip! lol
i have seen all the magazine cars too. i sat and looked at them mounted on the mav and to me they just didn't look the role i was going for. since i am building a sleeper 4dr i thought they gave away to much information if you get my drift. the 15s look more stock and less suspicious to the yungins who think their toyota and stock camaros are fast. no hood scoops, standard body trim, nothing suspicios showing. paint is coming in the next few weeks. if i can get some help uploading pics i will post them to let you see the progress. i don't have a digital camera yet.btw i just got my duals installed and it sounds great.t
I agree with Jason 17" can give older cars that import/rice look. besides M.A.V. hit the nail on the head sidewall is needed for good traction. Tire /wheel combos with rubberband sidewalls dont accelerate well and really dont handle well. they just look "cool" Look at race cars, even road race cars have at least 2x the sidewall of some of these 17 to 20 inch tire /wheel combos you see on hondas and others. They are for looks only. P.S. a friend in the tire business loves these 17 to 20 inch wheels, there is a huge markup on them and drivers are constantily needing replacement tires/wheels because of sidewall damage. Pothole + 3" sidewall= replacement tire/wheel$$$
15'' rims are the biggest you'd want to go in my opinion i have 15''s on my car and they look good. I've been thinking about putting 17''s on the rear and keeping the 15''s on the frount, just so that both the frount and the rear have the same amount of tire to rim ratio. Right now i have 225/60/15 on the frount, and 255/60/15 on the back, it has a cool look to it like that i'd admit though.
Mine are 15 x 8.5 with 265/50/15 on the rear. I had a little rub on the fender lip. but 5" offset is where my problem was...
