scotty's chev
Jul 19th, 06, 7:15 AM
im having problems finding the right tire for me i has settles on mickey tompons et streets ones or et street radials the non radials will fit my 16 inch rim but not sure if thats what i need on a street car prob should get some radials. the radials the only tire that will fit my accaplation is a 275 50 r15 but my rim size is 16. also there is a 295 50 r 15 on there now and yes it is a 16 inch rim the rims also around 10.5 witdh is that helps any. also reason for small tire is that the back spacing is not enought and the 295 is rubbing on the outer fender. so any suggestions would be very much appreshiated. thank you for your time . Scott McDonald.
1966ChevelleSuperSport
Jul 19th, 06, 7:56 AM
Double check your math a 15" tire will not go on a 16' rim, if you are measuring from lip of rim to lip of rim that is incorrect, should be bead seat to bead seat. ( example... take your tire 295/50R15 measure the inside bead = 15 inches) The lip of the wheel is normally 1/2 inch, so if you measure the rim with the lip included take an inch off for both lips. Does that help?
scotty's chev
Jul 19th, 06, 5:38 PM
unfortunatly i think im right although strange ,weird or misleading as it sounds i triple checked the rear tires outer ledge is 16"3/8 wide and the tire is a 295 50 r15 as f0r the front witch confirms that its f@cked up same type of rim the rim measures 14"3/8 and the tires R14. if need be i can get picks but from the sounds of it i should go for the non raidal.
Scott McDonald
scotty's chev
Jul 20th, 06, 6:15 PM
guess ill go for the all out race wons hope thats what i need