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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: 80pintov8 on July 02, 2012, 09:35:08 AM

Title: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: 80pintov8 on July 02, 2012, 09:35:08 AM
Whats the widest 15" tire that will fit a 80 Pinto rear, also need size rim with what backspacing
Title: Re: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: racer99 on July 02, 2012, 10:06:18 AM
275/60/15 on a 8.5 wheel.
Can check back spacing for you.

Car does have a 9 in. Versailles rearend.
Title: Re: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: Pinturbo75 on July 02, 2012, 11:05:17 AM
same here with 5.5 backspacing on a 8.8 lincoln mk7 rear with mustang axles and drum brakes..
Title: Re: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: racer99 on July 02, 2012, 02:53:38 PM
Now,the entire tire is under the car when viewed from
above but approx. 50 percent of the tire isnt covered at the
front (rocker panel) edge of the wheelhouse.
Title: Re: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: 80pintov8 on July 02, 2012, 05:35:35 PM
My car has a 8" Mustang II rear in it, does a 8.8 rear fit? Just curoius on that, wouldn't mind going to a 8.8 rear, is it hard to make that rear work
Title: Re: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: Pinturbo75 on July 02, 2012, 09:24:30 PM
i cut the control arm mounts off the rear, matched the pinion angle of the stock rear and welded on a 22 dollar set of spring perches and bolted it up.....i did have a drive shaft made for mine but iirc a mustang shaft fits if you have a t5 swap done or a c4...also the rear from a thunderbird or lincoln is 1.5 inches wider than a fox mustang, i used mustang axles as said earlier to keep the wheels inside the fender..
Title: Re: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: racer99 on July 02, 2012, 09:55:33 PM
My wagon has 295/50/15s on a 15x7 10 hole
Mustang wheel.I did use a .250 spacer to get the
tire off the leaf spring.
Title: Re: whats the widest 15" tire that will fit
Post by: earthquake on July 02, 2012, 10:31:18 PM
I.m runnin 265-50-15 on15x8.no interference problems but I am also using .250 spacers to center more in the wheel well.