brodysZ28

I am looking into buying a set of Crager SS rims, the rears are 10 inch rims, so what is the widest I could run? they were on a 2nd gen and he said they would rub under hard cornering... do the 3rd gens have more/less clearence? any help appreciated...

Grizzle B

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I have 10" rims with a 12" tire(295) the do rub like hella bad so what I did is put air shocks and raised my rear end .that worked really well

Bigseth

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I run 275/40/17 with no rubbing

Seth

brodysZ28

these are 50's, does this change whether or not the rubbing will be worse?

Grizzle B

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if you run 275 yopur in the green as far as I know

brodysZ28

what does everyone think the ideal tire size would be for the 15" rim? The wider the better... also 275's wont stick out too much will they?

White25thZ28

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my rear rims are 18x10.5 wrapped with 295/35/R19 and they fit nicely

brodysZ28

hmmm, is there a difference between the grizzleB and 25thZ28 wheelwells? he says they rub... I have an 83...

Stephen

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I've run the BFG 295/50R16s on the back of my old 92, with no problems, and I know a guy who currently is right now.

I'm kinda eager for my rear tires to wear out. I "help" that out a bit!

brodysZ28

so another 295 on a 1992... anybody with other years run 295's? is the 1992 wheel well any dif from other years?

Stephen

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Mine was a 92 RS...The other guy I know has a 88 TA.

brodysZ28

if i got the 295's what do you think the ideal sidewall size would be?

brodysZ28

ok so 295 is in millimeters right? this would be 11.6 inches, so GRIZZLEB, are your tires 12 inch or 295's??????????????

Stephen

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Not any choice....To go bigger than a 255 on a 16" wheel, the only option (street legal) is the 295/50 H-rated one from BFG. The sidewalls will bulge some, not handle as well as a lower profile, (although I never had any complaints) and a 9" rim would be a much better fit.

BFG 295/50R16

1MeanZ

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Here are my 17x11s on the rear with 315/35/17s. Minor inner fender massaging, minor work on the bump stops, no fender lip work, no rubbing.

dualphoenix

i love f bodies from ohio they are so sexy

SidepipeTA

This is my car. I have 12in wide with 9in rims.These are my street tires. I use 15in slicks for the track.

brodysZ28

these will be 15x10 rims tho stephen, are those bfg's made in that size?

Stephen

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Use http://www.tirerack.com to research possible sizes that will fit. With a 10" rim,you should be able to fit 315s easily. Taller sidewalls allow more "flexibility" as far as tire widths that will fit on a given rim width.

Or go to your local NTB/Discount Tire (my favorite place here) and ask them. They'll know. Tire height will also play a factor, but that is determined by the sidewall % of the rated width.

gordo420

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hello no they don't stick out at all but I have 275/50/16's just in the rears. I have them on 91-92 16" factory 5 stars
They look baddass, and have that tucked in - beefy tire look with no rubbing issues whatsoever

brodysZ28

yea i def want no rubbing, ok i will check out tirerack and see wat i can find... thanks guys.

brodysZ28

ok so on tirerack i found BFGoodrich Comp T/A Drag Radial 315/60-15(for 50 a piece) and BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial 2 315/60...295/65...and 275/60, and 50. which of these will fit???

1320_Guy

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This is a 295/50/15 on a 9" rim with 4.5" backspacing

This is a 275/60/15 on a 8" rim with 4.5" backspacing


Both have rubed when hiting a bad bump but the 275s didn't rub as much. I also rolled the rear wheelwell lip in and neather would rub when taking a hard turn but if i hit a dip and the whole back of the car squated the 295 still rubed some.

Edit: btw a 295/50 is a 10" tire and the 275/50 is 9"

brodysZ28

hmm, where do they actually rub? on the fender?

1320_Guy

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It mosly hits the lip.

brodysZ28

oh, i'm not sure whether or not these rims are backspaced enough to kind of tuck them in so they wouldnt rub, they are probably about the same as the rims on the 275's.

1320_Guy

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Those are crager ss's on the firebird with 275s. If you roll the finder lip up you wont have a problem. Also the rearend in that car is alittle off center, and the tire that sticks further out did most of the rubbing b4 i rolled the lip. Btw you had to hit a BIG bump or dip for it to rub it wouldn't rub just taking a corner or anything.

Do you know what the back spacing is. Probly 4.5

blue82_z28

What's the biggest tire that can fit on 15" z28 wheels?

brodysZ28

ya i think it is 4.5, how did you roll the lip? with a hammer? ok so i have had people say 275, 295, and 315's... also, the second number (45, 50....) is the bigger the number, the more the tire will bulge, which makes it more prone to rub????

1320_Guy

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The first number (275) is how wide it is, the second number is (60) is a % of the first number, and it shows how tall it is.

A 275/50 would be perfect for you. It is shorter than the 275/60 i had so you might not have any problems rubing.

brodysZ28

the rims have 295/50 on them right now so maybe i will test fit them and see if they rub just sittin there.

Stevo

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What is the point of having a tire that large if you don't need it...

iansane

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Wait...So you put a 19" tire on an 18" wheel?

Not that my tire sizes are close to what you guys are wanting to run. I daily drive on a 295/35-19 on a 10" wide wheel. Would've gone wider but they didn't make the tires I wanted wider. Looks like I still have another 1" of tire I could stuff under there.

brodysZ28

the 295's are pretty wide and have some tread left on them so i would be very happy if they fit fine... is it a noticeable difference between 295 and 275??

1320_Guy

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Ya there is a noticible diffrence. I have had 295s for a long time so when i got the firebird with the 275s the back tires just seemed to narrow, even tho there is only a 1" diffrence.

CrazyOldBiker

please tell us exactly what rims and tires you used on this car in this photo. Please be detailed. What are the brands of rims and tires? What backspacing both front and rear? What width wheels both front and rear? What are the tire sizes front and rear? What is the tire brand and name? Where can we get these parts?

T.L.

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ironwill

I sincerely hope no one reads this ancient thread and then goes out and buys air shocks to clear ill-fitting wheels/tires. It was a dumb idea way back when this thread was posted, and it hasn't gotten any smarter since.

T.L.

Yep, and air-shocks are best suited for full-frame cars, not uni-body cars, and NOT for the purpose of clearing tires that are too wide...

CrazyOldBiker

I bought Nitto NT555 G2 Summer UHP Radial 315/35R17 for the rear and 255/45ZR17 for the front. What rim/wheel offset, backspacing dimensions do you recommend for these with 17x11 and 17x9.5?