295/65/15 10" rims 5" backspace ???

[eltigrez]

I am wondering if anyone is running this combination - 295/65/15- Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial with American Racing Torque Thrust 10" rims with 5" backspace on a 69 Bee? Too much snow to go in for a fitting. Thanks

 

[eltigrez]

I am wondering if anyone is running this combination - 295/65/15- Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial with American Racing Torque Thrust 10" rims with 5" backspace on a 69 Bee? Too much snow to go in for a fitting. Thanks

Or just the 295/65/15 in general. Wondering about fitment issues

 

[beezee]

295/65/15 BFG Drag TA on a weld 8" rim

 

[Stumper]

That tire seems like a better fit for 8" wheels? I run 325/50s on my 10" TorqueThrusts.

 

[eltigrez]

295/65/15 BFG Drag TA on a weld 8" rim

Do you know what your backspace is?

 

[inverse1216]

295/65/15 BFG Drag TA on a weld 8" rim

I also am interested in the backspacing on your setup?

 

[440beep]

On my 69 Bee, I'm running MT ET radial 295/55/15 on a 10" Billet Specialties wheel with 5.5" back spacing. Tire has about a 1/4" clearance from the leaf spring and inside of fender. The 295 tire looks nice on the 10" wheel, tread is nice and flat, not ballooned up. The below pic is about two years old; since then, new leaf springs have been installed so the Bee is bit more raked now