275 vs 295 Height

[JMF]

Am I right in thinking 295/50/15's on the rear will make the car sit lower than 275/60/15's ? How many inches ?

I really want the old school look with the back almost jacked up a little so if the 295's make it sit lower then maybe I'm best with 275's ?

How come they don't do the 295's with a 60 as opposed to just the 50 ?

Also will a 295 fit on a 15 x 8 wheel or is it best to go with 15 x 10

Thanks

[green69rt]

295x50x15 is about 26.6" diameter.  275x60x15 is 28" so the 295 will set about 3/4" lower.

The 295 tire is 295/25.4 = 11.6" wide across the tread,  I would bet the tire manufacturer would recommend nothing smaller than 9" wheel or even 9.5".

Maybe just go to a smaller front tire to get the rake you want.  Or diddle the suspension.  In any case, you will probably need an alignment when you're done.

[JMF]

Great thanks, i'm not talking about ridiculously jacked up, I just mean I like the rear to sit a bit higher for an old school drag racing kind of look.

[Nacho-RT74]

50% of 295 width x 2 / 25.4 plus 15"

60% of 275 width x 2 / 25.4 plus 15"

25.4 is mm to inches conversion

[cdr]

325-50-15  28" tall

[green69rt]

325-50-15  28" tall

Charlie, what width wheels do you have on the rear?

[68ChargerJMP]

325-50-15  28" tall

Did you narrow your rear bumper, it looks tucked more than normal, or is it just the angle of the pic? Also, I only see one bumper bolt per side...What going on back there? Thanks.

[68ChargerJMP]

Whoops, I thought I was copying your pic CDR, not your tire size quote. My bad.

[cdr]

325-50-15  28" tall

Charlie, what width wheels do you have on the rear?

15x10, 4 7/8 Back space

[cdr]

325-50-15  28" tall

Did you narrow your rear bumper, it looks tucked more than normal, or is it just the angle of the pic? Also, I only see one bumper bolt per side...What going on back there? Thanks.

its just a stock bumper, I had to go out & look at the bumper bolts LOL, they are all there, but for some reason they dont show up in that picture.

[cdr]

You can see them in this picture, car is filthy got caught in the rain for 130 miles with Drag Radials, not fun.

[68ChargerJMP]

325-50-15  28" tall

Did you narrow your rear bumper, it looks tucked more than normal, or is it just the angle of the pic? Also, I only see one bumper bolt per side...What going on back there? Thanks.

its just a stock bumper, I had to go out & look at the bumper bolts LOL, they are all there, but for some reason they dont show up in that picture.

Gotcha. Thanks.

[triple_green]

I run the 275 60's on my 68. While it looks cool (raised the height 2 inches, it robs you of a little low end grunt too. It 28" tall and the stock tire being 26" tall. If you already have low gears then maybe this wont matter to you.

[darbgnik]

325-50-15  28" tall

CDR, you were my inspiration for ordering Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R in28X12.00R15Lt, which converts to approximately LT305/55R15. Hoping they fit! I also ordered 26X10.00R15Lt which converts to be LT255/55R15, which is the size I have now on the front in Goodyears....

Pretty sure the minimum width they recommend for the rears in 8.5", so the should fit with an 8" rim.