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    6/20/2024 7:07 PM  #1

    MS
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    Anybody with 15x8 Magnums on a 69-70?

    Wondering if it clears the quarter panel with 235x60/15?
    Backspacing of 4.5” does not seem adequate.

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    6/21/2024 4:48 PM  #2

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    Re: Anybody with 15x8 Magnums on a 69-70?

    MS wrote:

    Wondering if it clears the quarter panel with 235x60/15?
    Backspacing of 4.5” does not seem adequate.

    According to Barnett468 when he frequented the 69Stang forum, a 235x60/15 is the widest you can put on the front without it rubbing under some conditions. He said he did this on 50+ cars.
    He would buy from Coker Tire who sold Magnum 500s made by Specialty Wheels with a 5x4.5 lug bolt pattern, 4.25 backspace on a15x7 wheel.
    Several members used 15x8 on the back, and 15x6 or 15x7 on the front, with a 4.25 backspace, which seems to be the most common backspace used.

     

     

    6/21/2024 5:22 PM  #3

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    Re: Anybody with 15x8 Magnums on a 69-70?

    I'll bet you could go to the Tire Rack tire fit mitt guide web site and find out what tires and wheels will fit your car.  I had 15X8 Torque thrust mags with 245X 60/15's on my 67 FB, drum brakes and they would barely rub the rear 1/4's when I hit a bump. The fenders were not rolled otherwise I think it would have been ok.

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