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| Hello fellow y-block enjoyers. I purchased a 55 customline last year that was totally disassembled and sitting in a storage garage.WOW! All the pieces were there and in great shape. I have frequented this group's site several times and have enjoyed the great communication that everyone shares. This is my first time entering the forum. I would just like to say thanks for all the useful information that you have provided. I hope to contribute any info that I have and look forward to conversing during my rebuild. I would like to ask what the max 15" tire wheel/combo would be for stock wheelwell. No chopping going on here.Thanks
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I believe 215/75/15 radial will work great. Some like the 205/75/15 radials but the diameter is mush shorter than the original bias tires of the period. The max size if using radials would be 225/75/15s and you're on the outer limits on the width of your wheels with this size.
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The P215/70R/15 radial might be a little easier to find than the P215/75R/15s. Hope this helps
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We have two 56's with radial tires on stock original wheels.I put 215/75R15's on one car and 205/75R15's on the other.The one with the larger tires has been lowered 2 inches in the rear and still has plenty of clearance.The 215's,I believe , are better.They handle and drive and ride better.These sizes are readily available at any tire shop,or,as in my case,at Sam's.
 
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| P235X75R15s on 15X7 Crager Street Stars get a little fender mark now and again on a 56 Victoria TC
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| Thanks to all of you for your replies. I'm not sure if I need to answer each one of you individually or I can just post a thanks like this. TC what offset did you use on you Street Stars? How is the clearance on the inner side at the springs?
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Tas, If you're not interested in running the original wheels then you can go to larger wheels and tires to run on the back. The largest I've been able to put on a 56 t-bird and 56 sunliner is 245/50ZR16s on 16x7 inch wheels with 4 1/5 inch back spacing and I'm pushing it at that. Cutting back to a 235 will will be much safer. I have run 235/75R 15s with no problems.
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| Gary, Did you consider 70 series tires, as opposed to 75, for a little wider traction/contact surface?
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I have considered the 70 series and used them and they work fine. But on these fairly large wheel wells on these old cars, I like the looks of the slightly taller tires filling them up. As far as I can tell the tread width seems to be pretty much the same providing the first number are the same. I would go to the tire stores and measure for the tire with the widest track and if it was a 235/75 or 235 /70 etc the foot print area seemed to be the same. The only difference being the 70 being a little shorter. I't really seems to come down to personal preference, they both look good.
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| as for my two cents....... I am running 225/16's on 16" x 7" rims, standard offset. The are actually 2000 Ford explorer rims and fit my 56 perfectly. I have about a 1/2" clearance on either side of the wheel well with no modifications. Rob
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