On 1964 & 1965 cars the rear bottom of the wheel opening has a point at the bottom corner of the opening that often rubs on the tire when you’re running wide wheels. This only happens on tight slow turns.
I was running zero offset (4.5” backspace) 17x8s with 235/45-17s on my ‘64 Tempest and had to tap that point in with a hammer to stop the rubbing. It didn’t take much because my tires were only 25.3” tall, anything taller will require more clearance work.
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1964 Tempest Coupe LS3/4L70E/3.42
1964 Le Mans Convertible 421 HO/TH350/3.08
2002 WS6 Convertible LS1/4L60E/3.23
1966 VW Type 2 Single Cab Pickup 140hp 2276
1956 VW Type 2 Panel Van 36hp 1200
1957 VW Type 1 Beetle 180hp 2276
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