Wheels and tyre sizes Charger

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu May 02, 13 8:37 am

vipergts wrote:The ideal for mine is 10's with 295/50 and a 5" BS BUT I'm not sure that the tyres wont foul the wing?

It is the rear half of the leaf spring you have to watch.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu May 02, 13 8:41 am

MilesnMiles wrote:picking up on Dave's point. I was going to fit 295 x 50 series on a 8" rim.
Bad fit? I thought that lower profile tyres can accept narrower rims.

A tyre 3.6 inches wider than the wheel is not a great fit. You can get away with it but if you want to corner hard as I did then you have to let the sidewall do what it is designed to do. You need less than 2 inches wider than the wheel for that and ideally the tyre and wheel should be about the same width so that the sidewall structure is vertical.

Example being the stock Z06 size wheels/tyres on my Corvette. The rears are 295/35/18 and the wheels are 10.5 in wide to suit.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu May 02, 13 8:43 am

I like Drew's wheel option on his Challenger. 275 low profile tyres on 17 inch wheels on all four corners.

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Thu May 02, 13 8:57 am

Thanks Davewent onto Moparts and similar views expressed there counteracted by ' I've done it for years, no problems', as ever.
I'll get them mounted and take a closer look, but handling does matter to me.

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Thu May 02, 13 9:08 am

Dave wrote:
vipergts wrote:The ideal for mine is 10's with 295/50 and a 5" BS BUT I'm not sure that the tyres wont foul the wing?
It is the rear half of the leaf spring you have to watch.

It is but with a 5" BS it'll clear.

What nobody can answer for me is does this mean it'll foul the wing lip on a lowered car?

Also how would a 275/60 look....too tall??

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Thu May 02, 13 9:22 am

...could go even bigger.check the blue Charger halfway down the page..even if only to drool over the steelies

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index ... ic=54403.0

Plus more on tyre combo sizes by chart

http://www.buicks.net/shop/reference/tires.html#chart

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu May 02, 13 9:25 am

vipergts wrote: What nobody can answer for me is does this mean it'll foul the wing lip on a lowered car?

Tape measure and straight edge. Also you may (probably) find that the axle is not centered under the car so measure both sides.

Also how would a 275/60 look....too tall??

295/50 is 26.61 inches tall.

275/60 is 28 inches tall.

275/50 is 25.83 inches tall.

JustinMFox · Post by **JustinMFox** » Tue Oct 08, 13 10:36 am

Si have you had any problems with that combination ? Wheels i'm thinking of buying have the same 3.75" backspace but I thought 15 x 8's may be too big up front with 225/60/15 or 245/60/15 tyres ? Would 15 x 7 up front be a better option ?

Any issues on the rear ?

Thanks

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Oct 08, 13 10:45 am

Justin, you may want a bit more backspace for the rears. I have a couple of 8 x 15s with 4" backspace. Suprsingly even with 295 x 50 x 15 tyres they just about cleared the wheel lip. They would not have done with less than 4" backspace.
For example if I ran 15 x 10s I would need 5.5" backspace to clear, 5" at a minimum.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Oct 08, 13 11:04 am

MilesnMiles wrote:For example if I ran 15 x 10s I would need 5.5" backspace to clear, 5" at a minimum.

You would also need to relocate the springs as the 295 tyre would now be hard up against the spring.

JustinMFox · Post by **JustinMFox** » Tue Oct 08, 13 11:37 am

Thanks, I will be going for a smaller tyre on the rear though, probably 255/60/15 or 275/60/15, would either be ok do you think with that 3.75" backspace on a 15 x 8 on the rear ? Pretty sure my car is stock height too

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Oct 08, 13 12:38 pm

What is the matter with just getting a tape measure and using it??

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Tue Oct 08, 13 12:43 pm

Charger wrote:controversial but I’m not mad about the fatty & thiny look, wheels Torq Thrust D 8.5” x 15” backspace 3.75” all round, tyres 275/60 x 15 at the back & 245/60 x 15 up front

JustinMFox wrote:Si have you had any problems with that combination ? Wheels i'm thinking of buying have the same 3.75" backspace but I thought 15 x 8's may be too big up front with 225/60/15 or 245/60/15 tyres ? Would 15 x 7 up front be a better option ?

Any issues on the rear ?

Thanks

no problem whatsoever

fronts don’t rub the frame rails, the gap between the leading edge of the tyre and the front lower corner of the wheel arch is about 3/8in when turning but it don’t touch, driving; no problems, the Charger is all re-bushed up front, got a tiny bit of tram lining at junctions that have ruts made by trucks and buses but no different to any car with wide tyres

I don’t know if this would be the same on a disc brake car, mine is on drums all round, and while I have no evidence, I have a hunch that drum brake cars have a slightly narrower track at the front than a disc brake car, just from other cars I’ve looked at with similar setup

it took me lots of measuring and 3 sets of wheels to get to this point, but it’s the look I wanted, and I blame it on Alan Rush

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Oct 08, 13 12:54 pm

Dave, ref tyres rubbing on springs. I can't vouch for Chargers, but I think on B bodies like my '73 car the recommendation is 5.5" and still wont require spring allocation even with a 12" wide tyre. I have measured, but short of actualy having the wheels in situ it's stil difficult to be sure

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Oct 08, 13 1:38 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:Dave, ref tyres rubbing on springs. I can't vouch for Chargers, but I think on B bodies like my '73 car the recommendation is 5.5" and still wont require spring allocation even with a 12" wide tyre. I have measured, but short of actualy having the wheels in situ it's stil difficult to be sure

Maybe. I just remembered they have a narrower axle than the E-Body.