Tire size help

[keith88]

Hi everybody I have a 69 charger and I will be buying tires soon and i am torn between 2 different sizes that i keep going back and forth on them, they are 235/70/15 and 245/60/15 if you have either i would like to see photos of your car to see what it looks like. Any photos you can post would be greatly appreciated thanks!

[twodko]

If these will be on all four corners of your car go with the 245's. They will look better and fill the wheel wells more.
I have 235's in the front, they look OK but are a bit skinny.

[comet_666]

These are 235/60/15 on front and 295/50/15 rear. 7 inch rim up front and 8.5 in rear.

I went around and around on rims and tires myself, was going to go the smaller size your looking at but landed on these.

[comet_666]

Better shot, kind of.

[comet_666]

And a rear shot.

[tan top]

Better shot, kind of.

  looks mean  



have a look & read here K88  , lot of interesting wheel & tire combos  

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,63191.0.html

[Dino]

Much depends on the stance you're after.  Level, rear up in the air?  Look at the tire heights.  http://www.jekylhyderacing.com/HeightofTires.htm

I have 245/45/17 on the front and 275/50 on the back to give me the stance I want.  Compare those heights to the tires you are considering to get a better idea.

235/70/15 is 28" tall which is a bit taller than my rear tire.

[Mopar Nut]

Much depends on the stance you're after.  Level, rear up in the air?  Look at the tire heights.  http://www.jekylhyderacing.com/HeightofTires.htm

I have 245/45/17 on the front and 275/50 on the back to give me the stance I want.  Compare those heights to the tires you are considering to get a better idea.

235/70/15 is 28" tall which is a bit taller than my rear tire.

Looks nice!   

[Dino]

Much depends on the stance you're after.  Level, rear up in the air?  Look at the tire heights.  http://www.jekylhyderacing.com/HeightofTires.htm

I have 245/45/17 on the front and 275/50 on the back to give me the stance I want.  Compare those heights to the tires you are considering to get a better idea.

235/70/15 is 28" tall which is a bit taller than my rear tire.

Looks nice!   

Thanks!

[tan top]

Much depends on the stance you're after.  Level, rear up in the air?  Look at the tire heights.  http://www.jekylhyderacing.com/HeightofTires.htm

I have 245/45/17 on the front and 275/50 on the back to give me the stance I want.  Compare those heights to the tires you are considering to get a better idea.

235/70/15 is 28" tall which is a bit taller than my rear tire.

Looks nice!  

 

     love the last picture (4)   looks mean

[keith88]

I have also added 255/60/15 in the mix to anyone had any issues in the front using these.

[tan top]

 have 255 / 60 / 15  on all four corners with a 15x8 wheel with 4 inch back space ,  info on mine in the link I posted 

went with 4inch back space , wanted the deep dish look

[keith88]

Thanks putting them on 15x7 new vectors - no off set

[keith88]

OK after doing loads of research and surfing the web and seeing pictures, Im thinking 235/60/15 in front and 255/60/15 rear. I have to keep in mind that i have a 318 in my charger to.

[c00nhunterjoe]

255's are pushing it on a 7" rim in my opinion. While they will mount fine, they will be pulling the sidewalls in, thus reducing their cornering ability. The 235's will fit nicely on a 7" rim. Fwiw, i run 245/60 on the front with 8.5" rims and 275/60 in the rear on 8.5" rims.

[keith88]

Ended up ordering 235/60/15 for the front and 255/60/15 for the rear And that is the biggest tire that the manufacture says will fit on a 15x7 rim , should have them for Sat.

[Mopar Nut]

Ended up ordering 235/60/15 for the front and 255/60/15 for the rear And that is the biggest tire that the manufacture says will fit on a 15x7 rim , should have them for Sat.

[crj1968]

Man Dino, that last picture is poster worthy- awesome looking car.

Keith- looking forward to seeing this new tire combo.

[keith88]

This is the results of the new tires got them last weekend.

[68 RT]

Looks good! Nice looking 69! 

[lukedukem]

Ended up ordering 235/60/15 for the front and 255/60/15 for the rear And that is the biggest tire that the manufacture says will fit on a 15x7 rim , should have them for Sat.

i put 275/60 on my back rims (american racing vectors) and they are 5x7's. thought they where 5x8, but i checked the other day. is that bad?

luke

[keith88]

The factory says nothing bigger than 255 on a 7" rim that is why i stopped at that size. Not sure what can happen if it bigger but im guessing its not good.

[c00nhunterjoe]

Ended up ordering 235/60/15 for the front and 255/60/15 for the rear And that is the biggest tire that the manufacture says will fit on a 15x7 rim , should have them for Sat.

i put 275/60 on my back rims (american racing vectors) and they are 5x7's. thought they where 5x8, but i checked the other day. is that bad?

luke

The sidewalls will be pulled in, reducing strength and cornering ability. It will also pull the outer edges of the tread in. I doubt it will cause any nkticable problems for you.

[charge69]

Great looking '69 and a good choice in tire size. You should have no problems with rubbing in cornering or otherwise with them.

In case you are wondering, my Charger has 225/70/15 fronts and 275/60/15 rear tires installed with absolutely no problems. Both are almost the same diameter and look "right" on it.

[xoman60]

Nice cars Charge69 and Keith88. I think mine has the same size as yours charge69. My fronts might be 235 though. I can t remember.

[charge69]

Beautiful Charger, xoman60!  I cannot tell your front size from the picture.  I forgot to mention my wheel sizes.  They are 15x7" front and 15x8" rear. My tires are just a little less than an inch taller than the stock tires but fill the wheel well nicely. My Charger came from the factory with f70-15 Redline Firestone Wide Ovals according to the build sheet.

I have a set of repro redline wide ovals already mounted on the original wheels but I like the "day two" look of the Cragars with larger meats on it!  I will get around to taking a picture with the original wheels and wheel covers installed soon!

[crj1968]

looks good Keith. Nice looking car !   

[Mopar Nut]

Beautiful looking cars and wheels guys.   

[fy469rtse]

Keith, that car has come a long way in a short time , looks great 
Hope most issues are sorted now and your enjoying it more

[keith88]

Thanks I an diffidently gaining on it, Just put in a new brake booster and master have a bumper now to install out front and a GL (Narrow version) push bar on the way after i repaint the grill and install the new bumper. And i have made 2 cruise so far this year.