Now that I have my 69 El Camino completely finished, I want to put a 2nd (day 2) set of wheels together, because the factory bias ply tires are junk, as far as driving on them. They look nice, but....:angry:

I've decided to go with stamped steel wheels, painted orange, with the factory dog dish caps. I ordered 15" x 7" for the front, and 15" x 8" for the rear. I would like to put M&H drag radials on the rear, but they have to fit inside the wheel wells, with NO mods to the quarter, not even the lip.

The question: Will the M&H 275-60-15"s on 8"(4&1/4" back spacing) fit inside the wheel wells, with a bit of room to spare, or are these tires going to rub. Here's a shot of the car for reference. Anyone have a set-up like this, that can tell me that they fit??
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee335/wrrose/DSC_0058.jpg

M & H Drag Radial 275-60R-15
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee335/wrrose/MH.jpg

Bill, they should fit without any problems. Have used the same tire on my 70 elky and 67 ss with no issues.

Good looking elky Bill.

Bill. I like the RPO license. Nice! Yes, the 4 1/4" BS will leave you room. I have a 4" BS on my 67 and they fit fine with 295/60-15's. I'm using air shocks too...for now. Came stock that way.

I had bfg 275/60/15`s on my old 69 elky with generic centerline looking 15X8 wheels and they fit fine without any cutting needed or rubbing. Don`t know what the backspacing was but I`d say they were 4"-4.25".

I had stock 15x8 corvette ralleys on my 68, when I tried the 275 60 15s with any load in back they would rub, jim

OK! We have 3 for a good fit, and 1 for them rubbing. The best thing to is to try a wheel on the car, and see if it rubs. Here's athread I started in BR. Maybe this will get me an answer 100%. Thanks for the replys. I'll post the results, when I get the wheels.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324120

I have M&H DOT's on 15x8.5 w/4.5"bs on my 69. According to the spec. sheet, They are .5" wider than the DR's. They fit fine with no issues at all.
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc210/furball8994/000_0095.jpg

Thanks for the replies guys. My only concern at this point, is that the El Camino quarters/wheel wells are a little smaller than Chevelles. They look the same, and even take the same w/w moldings., but I'd still like to actually try the wheels on a 68-72 Elky to be 100% sure, before I invest $1000.00 in wheels/tires. Thanks again!!

Bill, you have to realize I use my el camino as a real truck, I even loaded 1000 pounds of gravel to landscape the house. When my tires rubbed, I had a pair of honda ATC's in back, so it was probably sitting on the bump stops. jim

Yea, the only weight I ever have in my Elky bed, is a little dust now and then, and I'm pretty good about minimizing that too :D:p