So it sounds like if we are going to use the original wheels, and not plan to
adjust the ride hieght, 235/75R15 is the size to get, right?
Paul
In a message dated 9/1/2004 8:44:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "David Whitney"
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>>I may be wrong, but shouldn't a '66 Imperial have 235/75R15 tires?
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>235/75R15 is the closest radial in diameter to stock bias ply tires. You
>can play around with other wheel sizes and go a few percentage points up or
>down from stock outside tire diameter, so a 70 will work. As I pointed out
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>for different diameters. The other thing you should consider is adjusting
>the suspension for the change in ride height.
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>-- David
>'91 K-Imperial driver (14-inch radials)
>'66 Crown Coupe project (gonna get 15-inch BFG bias ply)
>'66 Newport 383 4bbl .030 over Eddys/Hurst/Cragars dual exhaust daughter's
>first Mopar (drag slicks, hee hee hee)
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