gnatsum 12 Report post Posted May 25, 2019 I just installed 14x7 Magnum 500's with 225/70-14 Cooper Cobra Radial G/T tires on my 69 Mach, front and rear. The suspension is all stock. The inside of the front tires only have about 1/4" to 3/8" clearance to the arm. Not sure if the tires will rub the arm while driving. Does anyone have any experience with this? Hopefully that little bit of clearance is enough. Thoughts? Should I get a set of spacers? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gnatsum 12 Report post Posted May 25, 2019 Here are a couple of photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gnatsum 12 Report post Posted May 25, 2019 Also, can anyone tell me why the rear wheels appear to be not centered in the wheel well? The quarters and wheel lips had some amateur bodywork before I bought the car many years ago, so maybe that isn't helping. FYI, the wheelbase checks out at an even 108" on both sides. Could it have something to do with the leaf springs and the rusty rear torque boxes? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Conway 264 Report post Posted May 25, 2019 FWIW The rears on my 69 car are 2.5" clear (fender edge to tire) at the front and 3" clear at the rear. So not centered on the stock configuration. Brian 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gnatsum 12 Report post Posted May 25, 2019 Here is a photo of the front tire nearly touching the arm. Is this enough gap? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted May 25, 2019 I have 215/70R-14 Cooper Cobra Radial GT's on the front of my 69 Coupe & I could almost slip one of my fingers between the end of the UCA & the inside of the front tire, all though it might sit differently once the engine is installed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmlay 80 Report post Posted May 26, 2019 Def some funky bodywork on the rear 1/4s. Hook a tape measure at the rear of the door opening and measure to the front of the wheel opening. Mine is 11 5/8” with a front to back wheel opening of ~31 3/4”. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gnatsum 12 Report post Posted May 26, 2019 I totally need new quarterpanels Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barnett468 418 Report post Posted May 26, 2019 the tires will not hit the arms. you can also often grind a little off the end of the arm to get clearance if needed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerC 136 Report post Posted May 26, 2019 Rear tire/wheelwells - what you see is how they are from the factory. I've always heard that as the leaf spring compresses the axle moves rearward slightly with the flattening of the springs and rearward pivot of the shackle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gnatsum 12 Report post Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks everyone! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
