15" or 17" Cragar S/S - Tires and Pics?

[Forcus]

Rear is definitely a 255/65-17 as they are now my front tires. But like I said. The rear axle was almost on the bumpstops. On stock tires the bumper almost dragged the ground.

Do you have a current pic (I assume your suspension is different now) and what tires are you running on the rear (now)?

[1987cp]

If I might ask, WHY do you want a 30" tall tire?

[Southern_Pride]

255/70-17 or 33x12.50x15 depending on my mood. Current pic of it. And why run a tire that big? I go offroad and use the car as a truck and it goes where 98% of stock 4wds cant go.

[1987cp]

Well, I know you use your car for offroading, I was wondering about this other guy.

That's not the same car, is it? Looked a bit nice to treat to a flat-black spraybomb routine.

[Forcus]

If I might ask, WHY do you want a 30" tall tire?

If you are asking me, I am looking at what "looks right" and better fills the wheelwell on such a big car. The stockers are 26.85", on first blush 30" might be too big but if it works, it works. I want to set the tire size / wheel size first and then work backwards to set the rear gear and transmission gearing up to take advantage of the engine combo. I won't lie, looks are a big part of the wheel / tire package, but I want to minimize the sacrifice of running such a tall sidewall but running a good looking 17" set.

[86bbub]

here is my ltd with cragars, 14x6 and 195 75 14 front, 15x8 (i think) and 255 70 15 rear. I also used to have an 86 grand marq that briefly had 17x9 cobras all around. got them from a friend and some how they stretched 225 50 (or 45? dont remember) on the front and had 275 40 on the rear. 275 40 was definitely way too short

[85crownHPP]

this may help - this is the 255/55/17 tire I have on the back of mine now - its 28" diameter and is just right imo for the 'fatter' rear tire look, but a pricier size.
255/60/17 is also available in RS-A and makes for a 29" tire...

in these pics i have wagon springs in the rear - these should fill out a stock-height spring wheel well very nicely...

[Southern_Pride]

The black came after the general lee orange and the cops messing with me every 30 seconds. Paint was getting thin so I sprayed it orange. Orange looks like shit on a box.

[87gtVIC]

do you have pics of the orange

[Southern_Pride]

[87gtVIC]

i must have bad taste because i like it

[Southern_Pride]

You want the build specs I can make a thread on em.

[Forcus]

this may help - this is the 255/55/17 tire I have on the back of mine now - its 28" diameter and is just right imo for the 'fatter' rear tire look, but a pricier size.
255/60/17 is also available in RS-A and makes for a 29" tire...

in these pics i have wagon springs in the rear - these should fill out a stock-height spring wheel well very nicely...

What size are you running in front? 255/55/17 or 255/60/17 might be for me. It looks like I might even be able to run them 4 corners.

Thank you all for the help...!

[Forcus]

here is my ltd with cragars, 14x6 and 195 75 14 front, 15x8 (i think) and 255 70 15 rear. I also used to have an 86 grand marq that briefly had 17x9 cobras all around. got them from a friend and some how they stretched 225 50 (or 45? dont remember) on the front and had 275 40 on the rear. 275 40 was definitely way too short

See, I really like how the rear's (Cragar's) look on there but unless I can find something with a stiff sidewall (ie, DOT Hoosier dirt track tire or slick), most of them are just all season tires that look nice (ie, BFG Radial T/A). I don't see why a box can't handle like a sports car, mine is around 3500 lbs, a new Shelby is over 4000!!!

[85crownHPP]

the front in that pic is a 225/50/17 V-rated tire (stiffer sidewall) from a Nissan maxima