Vintage 45 16x8 w/ 4.5 B/S.
245/50/16

The rears fit fine-- they're tight, but fine. I need to raise the rear end up if I keep them. But it looks like the leaf springs could be replaced and that might help some? Any other way to raise it up? My dad sat in the backseat at about 160 and it pushed the quarter down onto the tire.

The front.. no way no how, they fit inside the well, but the tires are just too wide. The slightest turn and they hit the fenders.
So I'm looking at Dodgestangs website--
And it says 225/50 seems to be a safe bet. Is anyone hear running anything along those lines to verify?

I was looking at the Sumitomo website-- I was considering just going to a 205/50 to have it done, wouldn't hurt that much either since its a manual steering car. But they say those only go up to rim sizes of 7.5.

Another option was to find someone that purchased some 15' Vintage 45's that wouldn't mind swapping for a pair of 16's. I figured 15 on front and 16 on back wouldn't be that bad.

What do ya'll think?
Thanks,
Luke

If your rear leafs are worn out, its also a good idea to shell out (or ask for it for the holidays) a couple hundred or so on new leafs, shackels, and shocks. This will do a lot to improve you driving experience and make the car handle better.

You can possible make them work in the front with the shelby drop (which is a good thing anyway since your wheel/tire will perform better on curves anyway) and an aggressive alignment, but its hard. I run a 245 40 17 on the front of my 65 and I didn't even have to roll the fender lips, but I have the shelby drop to my arms, relocated ball joints, and a very aggressive 'weekend warrior'esk' alignment that you can very easily see the tip in at the top of the tire when the car is sitting parked. Because you are running the 4.5 BS which is the most you can do with a 16 inch wheel because of the upper control arm interference issue, you would prob have to roll your front fender regardless.

However the 225 will certainly work for you assuming you have basically a stock car, with stock brakes, and stock suspension.

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Nick
65FB 408c AOD D.T.

You wouldn't by chance know what the smallest tire I could fit on a 16x8 rim is would you or where I could find it out?

http://www.dodgestang.com/Tire%20Fitment%20Guide%2065-6.pdf

BTW,Dodgestang did you ever get your car fixed?

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Originally posted by Fastymz:
BTW,Dodgestang did you ever get your fixed?

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Yes I did.

Here are 2 pics post accident:

Going to the track this weekend with it too ...so assuming I pass tech I will have a slow poke time slip to go with it.

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Originally posted by Mooney:
What does rolling the fenderlip involve?

You wouldn't by chance know what the smallest tire I could fit on a 16x8 rim is would you or where I could find it out?

Thanks for all the info,
Luke

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http://www.mustangandfords.com/techarticles/127_0309_ford_resto_tricks/index3.html

I think the 225-50-16 is the smallest tire for that rim?

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Originally posted by Fastymz:
You really do great work.
Wasn't there roof damage too? Is the drivetrain all the same?

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No roof damage just the passenger side a piller needed a few whacks with the sledge. I can't take credit for the work...a trusted shop did it for me...I just bought them a parts car to steal all the needed parts from

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oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs

I have 16"x 8" Vintage 40's on 6T6.. I also have 620 1" lower springs on front.. When I tried 225/50/16's it rubbed my wheel wells and grabbed the lip..

I rolled the lips back and went with a 205/50/16 tire.. NO RUB,,drives good,, fits good,, looks good..

That's what's on 6T6's in MY PICS here on M&M..

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