225/60r15

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  1. Trojan

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    So im planning on getting some 225/60R15 bf goodrich T/As but was wondering if anyone else had em or was planning on doing the same?I have some 225/50R15 BFs on the back right now and they would rub the lip of the fender but im planning on getting bigger fronts to prevent bottoming out so i would need bigger backs to even out the muscle car stance. Would the 225/60R15s fit with rolled fenders?
     
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    You need to see if they will fit those 10" wide wheels...let alone the car.
     
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    You have 225s rubbing on the BACK?

    Post up your rim sizes.

    I have 225/60-15 on front, no issues, and 255/60-15 out back with rolled lips (cut into tires on hard launches before I rolled them).

    I see no reason 225 in the back should be a problem, unless you have horrible offset rims.
     
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    I ran 275X60X15X8 no rolled fenders and no scrub...:hmmm:

    running 255 now no problems.
     
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    I think we have a winner!!

    From a previous post, he has deep dish 15 x 10 wheels.
     
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    Hold on,the first three numbers of this are width right?(225)/xxRxx or are they the hight?cus i want something higher for the backs,what it has right now is the 225/50R15 and i just want something higher
     
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    wrong offset and too wide of a rim can cause rubbing/scrubbing...:yup:

    My 275X60X15 were on 8" rims.
     
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    Here is the rim he is working with.

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    225 is width, the /60 is height (ratio, not millimeters) so those heights are 60% of the width.


    I run 225/60 on 15x7 up front, and 255 on 15x8 out back.
     
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    man the initial tire sizes were off,i musta been tired XD well im running the old Lincolns now with 215/70r15 front and back,havent tried to mess with the daisy mags running 275/50r15s,but im down to either 295/50r15s or 275/60r15s for the backs and still no idea for the front 14x7s. ill update progress when more money comes in :p
     
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    I'm running 275/60/15 nitto drag radials on 8 inch rims 3 3/4 backspace no problems with clearance
     
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    thanks man,sounds like i should be good then :p
     

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