Looking to get some tire size ideas for a 31 sedan build on doing at the shop. Sedan guys may know that there's not much room in the rear wheel well area. I've already got a set of 15 X5 rims all the way around for the car and on the front I've got a pair of 165 8015. These will fit nice clear everything. The rear is where the problem is as there's not much room for anything in the back and the customer wants radial tires. I've got a 205 75 15 on it right now but it's a little too short. What's everybody running on their sedans?
28-31 As sedans use a rear thats close to 4 inch wider then 54-1/4 , ( if you do not want to have a custom back spacing wheel made) Because of rear window Regulators, I used a 2 wheel drive S10 -S15 about 54-1/4 wide, Then I used a ET wheel 15x7 with 1 inch back spacing , gave the look of a Deep dish from side view . With a 255 series tire , the Old Beater Ran 0ver 100mph in 1/8 on bridge stones street tire Radial with stock S10 rear pois with 3:42 gear &350 trains with stock tight Vega converter. About 1,800 ish stall.
So I got the front tires mounted on the rims last night and they fit great. I had the tire shop Mount a roller 235 75 15 on the rear of the 5 inch rim hoping it would squish it kind of skinny to clear. With a quarter inch spacer it seems to clear everything fine. If it was up to me I would have the bias Plies on it with 750 and 550 but oh well. I wish I could find a 235 85 15 but it seems like they don't exist anymore
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