clearance between body and the rear tire

ok, how much clearance between body and the rear tire on an open wheeled car??i'm talking the inside sidewall to the body.....trying to get all this tire wheel combo figured out...29-30" tall tire...11-12" width..

 

I like to get about 1-1/2"

Later, Mark

 

btt for the morning guys

 

Same here. Im at that same measurement on my roadster.

 

If you can get your hand[knuckles] between tire sidewall bulge and body, your good.Minimum 3/4 inch, usually your hand is one inch. Works every time, fendered or open.

 

My wife makes fun of me for being glued to this forum, but I just got an answer to a question that I haden't even thought of asking yet. Thanks, Mike

 

It depends on your suspension set up... How much body roll do you have? Proper suspension set up 3/4 min.... if the suspension is soft and has a large amount of body roll you will need more (2.5 inches or so) ....Jason.

 

Wow-
I'm in trouble then.
My 38 Chrysler with (seemingly) giant, bulbous fenders and running 225 width tires has about 3/4" on each side.

 

something else to consider, most rear end set ups will move out of center as suspension travels up and down. at least mine does with the track locater bar. pkj

 

This is one of those things that can really cause a lot of unwanted attention to a car. If the tires are really far from the body it just creates an eye sore for me. I think this is a good topic to bring up and perhaps one we should include pics on.

 

you could be fine... That is my point. Every car is a little diff. I have set cars up with 3/4 inch clearance. But they had little travel, no body roll,etc...with no problems.. Jason.

 

Bear Metal Customs is correct.
My '55 Chevy (definitely not an open-wheeled car) was lowered all aroound and only had ~0.5" clearance between the rear tires and fenders. Still, the suspension was relatively stiff; the tires only rubbed when I had a full trunk & gas tank, p***engers in the back seat, and triple-digit speeds.

 

(I followed the rules and searched for old threads to resurrect instead of starting a new one... )

I'm doing a flatbed truck (putting a 49 Dodge body & flatbed onto a completely stock 1995 Dodge Dakota ch***is) and am getting ready to set the bed height now. To keep it looking as low as possible I obviously don't want any more clearance than is necessary.

With all of the lumber planks & cross ties, my battery box, battery, etc. stacked onto the metal frame so that I can see the truck's "fully loaded" ride height I only have about 1-1/2" between the underside of the bed and the top center of the tread.

Is this enough?

 

That is what I use. You'd never get 1 1/2" on a 56 Ford with any kind of custom wheel.... I had to trim the flange at the wheel opening for clearance on several cars over the years. Often it was just a hack saw slot and bend it up.

 

We tuck the tires in tight for streamlined Bonneville look with a pan hard bar and a sway bar we have no rubbing issues and this car is driven hard.

 

I think the should be tucked in as close as possible,,my old roadster. HRP

 

at least 1.5" for those hambers in sweden that run chains.

 

It will also depend on rim with with those 11"-12" tires, but backspacing can take care of that. I like 1.5 also.

 

If it's a pickup truck, I like a little more space, like 3 or 4 inches. The beds are usually inset from the cab, so I like the wider track width to kinda line up with the front track width. It just looks mo better to me.