Mickey Thompson 325 50 15

[khodne]

Pictures of 325/50/15's mounted on 15x10's with 5.5 backspacing.  I don't have as much room as MeFirst has on the spring side, still looks to be plenty.  I saw Tom's picture of his car and had to try it.  This is one bad ass looking tire size on the back of a Charger.  Is anyone running 295/60/15's.

[firefighter3931]

Is anyone running 295/60/15's.

Here is a pic of the MT 295/65/15's on a 15x10 Weld ProStar wheel & SS springs. These are 1.5in taller than your 325's and very close on the section width.


Ron

[khodne]

They sure look nice Ron.

[khodne]

What BS did you use?  With my 5.5 with anymore width I'm afraid it would rub.

[firefighter3931]

They sure look nice Ron.

Thanks, i really like these tires...they hook like a slick when you heat them up ! 

What BS did you use?  With my 5.5 with anymore width I'm afraid it would rub.

Mine are also 5.5 backspace but they were too tight to the leafsprings. I used a 1/2in billet wheel spacer to move them out for the additional spring clearance. In my case a 5in backspace would have been perfect.



Ron

[oldschool]

hey khodne,can i get a pic of the side of the car,with theese wheels and tires? also do you think a 5" backspace would work good for this tire size?thanks

ron i never get tired of seeing pics of your car,beautyful..... 68 chargers are my favorite...thats why i have one too 

[khodne]

I think this is what you were asking for:  Picture 1 from the side, Picture 2 from the back, and Picture 3 is from the front.

I think Ron is correct, 5" BS would be ideal.  5.5" BS is a little closer to the springs than I would like.

[bull]

Nice! The wheels look good too.

[Musicman]

5" +/- seems to be about right for most 1st & 2nd Gen's when using 10" rims...
Like Ron, I measured mine first and found that a 5" BS would have been perfect, but ordered them slightly over (5.25 BS) just to be safe, and then shimmed them out as necessary to center. Better safe than sorry when ordering a custom backspace...
I cut my own shims on a Water Jet...

[bull]

I'm guessing you can't use standard wheel studs if you're doing any shimming though, right?

[Musicman]

Depends on a lot of things really (shim thickness, rim style, etc)... there are a lot of options out there today (thick spacers with studs attached, long shank lug nuts, etc).

In my case however, I really had no choice but to move up to a 3" stud front & rear, due to the thickness of the racing style hub on my Cragars. Actually I installed the full 3" Moroso set on the front, then cut a set of Moroso's back to 2-3/4" for use on the rear.

[john108]

It seems that many of you use 15 x 10 inch rims on the rear.
What size rim and tires do you use on the front?

[mikesbbody]

Pretty much any size you want within reason of course. The more common sizes for 15's on the front are 235-245 60/15's on a 7 inch rim some guy's go wider some guy's go for more narrow tires on the front it comes down to what you want and the look you want. 

[Musicman]

Myself, I have 235/60/15"s mounted on 8" rims 

[Mefirst]

I run 185/75-15 front tires They do look like bicycle wheels. I do have another set that are 225/60-15

As already mentiond I run 325/50 tires in the rear on 10" rims with 5" backspacing, perfect fit.

I may have to go up in diameter on the rear tires, this because my new rear axel has 4.56:1 gears, with a 28" tire that might be a little to much.. Need to try it out and see how it works out... or not...

/Tom

[Blakcharger440]

Pictures of 325/50/15's mounted on 15x10's with 5.5 backspacing.  I don't have as much room as MeFirst has on the spring side, still looks to be plenty.  I saw Tom's picture of his car and had to try it.  This is one bad ass looking tire size on the back of a Charger.  Is anyone running 295/60/15's.

Hey Khodne, do you have superstock springs on your car?

[Hemidog]

Let me know if you want to get rid of those tires Tom! (and they have some thread left  )
Impossible to get a hold of 325/50-15 tires in this country.

What 325/50-15 tire has the best thread pattern for the street? Nitto?

[khodne]

I have the stock springs that came on the car.

[Joshs68]

I have 325-50-15's on my car. I use a 15x10 with 4.75"backspacing. I tried my first set from wheel vintiques they were 5.5" backspacing. Very obvious they would not work. wheel vintiques argued with me, said they fit. I sent them back and got the 4.75" a 4.5~5.0" will work. I split the difference, they were special order but no extra charge. I don't have pics on this computer but I have posted in the wheel and tire section before and posted pics.

[nickstev440]

I think this is what you were asking for:  Picture 1 from the side, Picture 2 from the back, and Picture 3 is from the front.

I think Ron is correct, 5" BS would be ideal.  5.5" BS is a little closer to the springs than I would like.

I know this is a really old thread, but were there any modifications you had to make? Is the outer lip even rolled?

[nickstev440]

I run 185/75-15 front tires They do look like bicycle wheels. I do have another set that are 225/60-15

As already mentiond I run 325/50 tires in the rear on 10" rims with 5" backspacing, perfect fit.

I may have to go up in diameter on the rear tires, this because my new rear axel has 4.56:1 gears, with a 28" tire that might be a little to much.. Need to try it out and see how it works out... or not...

/Tom

Again, i apologize for responding to a really old thread, but do you have any pics you could post with the 325/50r15?

[TexasStroker]

I think this is what you were asking for:  Picture 1 from the side, Picture 2 from the back, and Picture 3 is from the front.

I think Ron is correct, 5" BS would be ideal.  5.5" BS is a little closer to the springs than I would like.

I know this is a really old thread, but were there any modifications you had to make? Is the outer lip even rolled?

I believe that is all stock/factory.  That is about as big of a tire as you can run without getting into some fabrication work.  I run 295s with no issue...

[cdr]

I think this is what you were asking for:  Picture 1 from the side, Picture 2 from the back, and Picture 3 is from the front.

I think Ron is correct, 5" BS would be ideal.  5.5" BS is a little closer to the springs than I would like.

I know this is a really old thread, but were there any modifications you had to make? Is the outer lip even rolled?

I believe that is all stock/factory.  That is about as big of a tire as you can run without getting into some fabrication work.  I run 295s with no issue...

Yep 325-50-15 is as large as you can go with stock wheel wells.

[cdr]

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