Tire/Wheel Question

[Chris 69]

My '68 Charger has:

Front: P245/60R15 tires and I measured the wheel width to be ~8.5 to 9 inches.
Rear: P275/60R15 tires and wheel measured to be about 9 inches.

My measurements are not exact as the tires are mounted on the wheels and they are on the car.

I like the widths of these tires and would like to match them to new rims.

How wide are the rims? In the Summit catalog the 15's are 15x8 then 15x10. I assume my front wheels are 15x8. But what are the rears?

Will different width tires fit on the same with rim?

Thanks,

Chris

[pete]

Hi Chris.  The BFGoodrich website has an excellent reference for tire sizes and recommended wheel widths....depending on how "square" you want the tire to fit on the wheel.  See below....

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/assets/pdf/radial_ta.pdf

Also, remember the wheel width is not the overall width (outside lip) that I think you may have measured.  It is the distance between the two edges that the tire will mount.  Good Luck!

[Chris 69]

Thanks Pete.

Looks like I have 15x8 all the way around.

I am looking at these American Racing Rims:

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ARE%2D7675865&N=700+115&autoview=sku

Will they fit my '68 Charger without any issues?

Chris

[NYCMille]

NASCAR style... I would really like to see how those look when their mounted.

[Lightning]

NASCAR style... I would really like to see how those look when their mounted.

same here.

[Chris 69]

I'm still a couple months from purchasing the wheels as I want to have an exhaust system installed first.

I am trying to make sure theses wheels will fit my '68 Charger:

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ARE%2D7675865&N=700+115&autoview=sku

Dimensions: 15 x 8 (All 4 wheels)
Pattern: 5 x 4.5
Backspacing: 4"

Rear Tire: P275/60R15
Front Tire: P245/60R15

Has anyone used this setup on their second gen. Charger?

Thanks,

Chris