15x10

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  1. Sherrod

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    Hey anyone got on 15x10's? Wondering if they hit the leaf springs? If they work, do you think you'd be able to fit a 275 50 or 60 tire on there...?
     
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    a friend has 275x60x15 0n 10" but has a lot of sidewall bulge...(rolled fender lip)
    my 275x60x15 on 8" rims fit nice...no rolling/cutting lip.
    make sure the backspacing is correct...:yup:
     
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    need correct backspacing for spring clearance but will hit fender lip...:yup:
     
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    i have 15x10s on the rear with 255 60s i believe. i'm not sure about the backspacing though. the do stick out of the fenders a little bit too.
     
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    Right now i have 255 60 15's and they fit VERY nice. I was wondering if i could fit a 10 under there though...just wondering...
     
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    may i ask why you have 255x60s on 10" rims...:huh:
     
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    These would be the specs...

    Offset: -44mm
    Rear Spacing: 3.75"
     
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    I have 27 x 10.5 Hoosier race slicks on 10" rims on my 73

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    I have 15 x 10's with a 5" backspace, tires are 295/50's and they do clear the springs with no problems. I however did roll the fender lips and installed helper springs to avoid contact there. If I went to 275/50's there would be no contact with the fenders at all. I tried 265/50's at first and there was all kinds of room with those, but they looked weird, too short and too narrow for the wheels.
     
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    :hmmm:...wonder what those...265x50s...would look like on some 15x8...:yup:
     
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    They don't really look bad on 10's, it's just that they're so short inside the Comet's wheelwells. I used em on the aluminum utility trailer I built, they look fine there.
     
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    So I might need more backspacing than 3.75 to fit a rim to clear the springs, right? With a 15x10. (fender clearance isn't a problem as I can just roll them...)
     
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    with 8" rims you want have to...:huh:
     
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    I had 15x10 cragar SS with 3.75 b.s. and 275/60's on my car
    Back in the eighties...with the fender lips rolled FLAT and air
    Shocks....still scrubbed the tires when I hit a bump.
    I Dont recommend it.
     
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