Hey everybody I have a 1971 Ford maverick with 3.2 v8. I need new tires but am not sure what I can clear. I have 15 inch rims and want a wide tire that'll clear without spacers or anything like that. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
What rim size you looking for? for 15s I had 15x7 with 4.25 bs with 235-60s all around no mods and worn suspension i know a gues that has 245-60s all around but think one of the front tires hit the swaybar at full lock for 17s you can easily do 245-45s all around no problem on 17x8
I might just go with the 235 60s so I don't have to do any extra spacing. I'm not real good with tire specs so I am sorry to say I don't undrstand what the "15x7 with 4.25bs" part means in the forst post.
I just realized bs meant back spacers. What size tires can I fit without any spacers? everything stock.
B/S stands for back spacing. That's the depth of the inside of the wheel. 4.25 means its 4 1/4" deep. Our cars work best with wheels 4 1/4 to 4 1/2" deep. Anything deeper WILL require a spacer. A lot of the late model wheels have a much deeper bs and require the use of spacers. The ideal size that fits great would be a 15x7 or 15x8 wheel with 4.25 or 4.50 bs. Unless of course you like even bigger wheels. 16's or 17's look fine too but I haven't personally tried them so I can't make a recommendation.
i just bought a set of warrior rt summit rims complete set 4 inch front 8 inch rear 4 1/2 back space with screw on valve stems 412.00 im running 275/60/15 rear 165/85/15 front
