15x7 or 8 on 66 ply belvedere?

[hanstaill]

hi folks, i'm a complete newb to mopar or any classic american so please be understanding..

i have a 66 ply belvedere sedan and original 14s seen better days 20 years ago- i would like to invest on 15x7 or 8 police wheels and would like some help sizing the tires, i plan to lower the front by loosening the torsion bars and lowering blocks(where do i find one?) for the rear springs about 2-3 inches.

what do you recommend that would fit the wheel arch nicely with out rubbing when lower?? would 7 inch wide be better than 8?

thank you!

 

[Ron Ward]

66-67 B-bodies don't have the cavernous wheel wells of their 68-70 brothers. If you want pure and simple function, I wouldn't stray much wider than 7" wheels. If you decide to go with 8" wheels, do some careful measuring, especially on the rear, before you place your order.

 

[terzmo]

I have 8's on my 67 r/t and would not reccommend them. They do make a 245 by 60 by 15 tire look wider than usual but I have minimal clearence on each side with trimmed wheel wells. 7's worked best and I ran 255's on the back with good clearence. As stated above...the wells are not fat tire friendly

 

[Speedbird]

Cop rims came in 8? ???????
All mine are 7 and I like that fine.
I even run them on A bodies.
Diplomat (and concurrent Fifth Aves.) have 15X7 steel rims if you find them cheep in a junk yard.
And I would recommend 215 70R15 too as a good size since I know they fit my A bodies.
The Duster body style, that is.

This is a good deal.
http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?79192-Police-Wheels-15x7


Yes, drop the 14 inch tires. No reason to run them unless you are going resto. They are getting hard to find.

 

[Cranky]

Ran 15x7 cop car wheels on my 66 sedan with 225-75-15's and the only time the rears would rub is if I articulated the car going into a steep driveway and they they would rub on the inside top of the wells.

 

[hanstaill]

thanks for all your comments, wheelvintiq had 15x8s for sale, but sounds like the 7 wide is way to go perhaps,
how about when lowered? am i pushing with 225-70-15 lowered couple inches? im not looking to slam the thing but low and slow stance- level it few inches off the ground

 

[TonyB]

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15x7 all around 24560x15 on rear, 23570x15 on front, close to rub, also would recommend ta's for stiffer side wall.

 

[AR67GTX]

15x7 Magnum 500s here and pretty minimal clearance. Fronts rub at full lock and I can barely get the rears on or off with the axle at full droop.