Cragars - 10" rims?

Hecho en Mexico - 14 X 10 :

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My '61 has 245 14 TA's on the recommended max rim width of 8". I tried mounting one on the 10" rims but couldn't get it to seat bead, Tuner Car guys mount undersize tires for that rim-scrapin-fender look, I'm going to try a mounting/bead seat machine with the 245's and get back ,, .

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The rustic 76 Comet rear wells cut up the 265's on the 10" rims and I'm not sure of backspacing, looked like long shackle's were added a little too late



have fun

 

"Tuner Car guys mount undersize tires for that rim-scrapin-fender look".

Those aren't true tuner cars then. Tuner cars go fast AND handle. I've seen a few too but generally speaking those are lowriders and Chicano style looks being carried over into the tuner scene. True tuner cars have extreme low profile tires with such short sidewalls that they achieve that "rim-scrapin-fender look" without mismatched wheel and tire sizing.

Now I'm not saying that I haven't cheated on rim width requirements.. or that anyone else hasn't done the same in the past but I would seriously consider the impact that it will have on the tires sidewalls when you start getting too carried away. Too big a tire for the rim can increase the likelihood for bead loss and also causes high speed instability(wagging), which can be extremely dangerous during a blowout. But too narrow a tire for the rim can cause even greater stress on the sidewalls and increases the chance of bead loss under very heavy torsional loads(hard cornering).

Now, I'm known to be crazier than most on public roadways, have taken far more than my fair number of "chanced successes" through the years but even I would never go to the extreme that those Chicano style rides do(even if I were in love with that look, which I'm not). Probably be a good way to keep me under 80 for once in my life though. lol

I understand budgeting and all.. but why don't you just get rims that actually FIT the car before spending $300-$400 on rear tires? Reason I ask is that there are quite literally.. TONS of these old rims floating around out there. 15" rims would open up a world of possibility that 14 inchers just don't give you.

 

rim width is just that the width of the rim with no tire on it- you take a straight edge lay it flat on the back of the rim measure to the back of the rim from the straight edge to get your back spacing if you look on the rim the offset and backspacing will be stamped on it somewhere a 10 inch rim is way too wide for a Maverick unless you narrow the rear end and tub it you are better off to just buy new rims and tires

 

Goose,
Your description on rim width is close, but it actually is measured from one bead surface to the other. Subtract the outer flanges and that is the number for rim width.

NC Fat Boy,
When you need to remove that wheel lock ( and the day will come) the easiest way to do that is to sacrifice a larger socket that just fits over the outside of the lock .... beat it on there until it doesn't move. Then you can use a breaker bar from there. Alternately, you can weld a nut to the end of the key. In either case, have the other lugs cinched up tight, and remove the lock first. Sorry if I am repeating what you may already know, but thought it would be useful for others too.

Powerband,
I work for the biggest tire wholesaler in the US. I searched our site, and 14" street tire selection is dismal any more. Only came up with the 245/60/14 BFGs and the rim width on them is 7-8.5 . I would not advise trying to push them out to a 10" rim. A curb or pothole could easily unseat the tire if mounted that way. Frankly, they don't look good like that either. We don't deal in street/strip tires either, but that might be your best option if you are set on keeping those rims. I couldn't even find a truck tire that would work. Right now, 15 inch rims offer a lot more options. Hoping that doesn't dry up, too, but there are still enough musclecar guys out there that it will be a niche market for some time.

 

OK, I just found this .... but it is 30 inches tall!

https://www.cokertire.com/tires/bf-goodrich-silvertown-radial-blackwall.html

 

Yeah, I know. Didn't think about welding a nut to it. Soon on my list, better to get them off now than wait til I need to. Need to inspect the brakes anyway.

 

I always just measured the inside width of the rim not the outside

 

A 9.15-14 is the same as L-60-14 you could use a sport truck radial