[Tom Vaught]

Champ, If he put the front end on the car, even one fender, he might see that there is, as you posted, very little room for the larger diameter tires at the bottom of the rear wheel opening of the front fender. You can mount any tire on a vehicle when the front end is off of the car.

Tom V.

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

Champ, If he put the front end on the car, even one fender, he might see that there is, as you posted, very little room for the larger diameter tires at the bottom of the rear wheel opening of the front fender. You can mount any tire on a vehicle when the front end is off of the car.

Tom V.

Tom, when I put disc brakes on the front, my problem was the bottom of the front wheel opening on the front fender with a 235/60/15 with 4.25" BS on a 7" wide rim. I would have needed 5" BS on an 8" rim to clear that same tire with disc brakes.

That's why I ordered 4.625" BS on my 7" wide rims for my current 215/55/17's that are 26.3" tall on the front. That would equate to 5.125" BS on an 8" rim.

No way he gets a 255/45/18 on the front of a '64 with a 27" tall tire that's .75" wider.

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by The Champ

Tom, when I put disc brakes on the front, my problem was the bottom of the front wheel opening on the front fender with a 235/60/15 with 4.25" BS on a 7" wide rim. I would have needed 5" BS on an 8" rim to clear that same tire with disc brakes.

That's why I ordered 4.625" BS on my 7" wide rims for my current 215/55/17's that are 26.3" tall on the front. That would equate to 5.125" BS on an 8" rim.

No way he gets a 255/45/18 on the front of a '64 with a 27" tall tire that's .75" wider.

Thanks Champ.

I personally see, as I posted earlier, "a lot of WANDERING" in 64Speeds threads. Pictures of his parts inventory, comments about saving $50 with Chinese knockoffs vs the real deal parts, When it comes to Brakes and Steering I buy the best I can because I would never want to have a cheap part fail when a family member was in the vehicle.

I know he has disabilities. That is one reason why I have been overly patient with his multiple posts on the same part/subject, lack of interest in finding quality parts that would work on the vehicle (searching HIMSELF) vs asking 20 people for their opinions and then later bad-mouthing the vendors who tried to help him, after he made a bad decision.

I have received parts from his that I purchased that were just thrown into a box with one tiny piece of bubble wrap that arrived with the pieces broken. So I personally do not deal with him any longer. TRUTH

So NC, there are two sides to every story.

Tom V.