Hi Everyone, I have a 69 skylark custom. I bought a new set of rear tires p235/60r15. The tire is too wide I'm going to roll the fender but by eye balling it looks like I won't have the clearance still looks like it'll rub just a tad. My next bet would be to lift the rear end which I think looks a bit better. Do you guys have any suggestions on what kit or things I can do to achieve this? Thank you in advance.
Surprised there is a clearance issue with those tires. I ran them on my 68 no problem, and wider have been used without any modifications.
Yeah I was almost sure they would fit too, but it looks like after I roll the fender I still won't be able to slide a dime in between the fender and tire. I'm hoping I'm wrong but we'll see so my only option after I think is to lift it.
Get a wheel with the correct offset for the tires and new stock springs. Rolling the lips of the sheet metal should br avoided for many reasons.
X3!! I have 275-60-15's on my 72 Skylark vert. with no rubbing issues at all. I know it is not a 68 but the wells are pretty close I believe. The 275's are 11" section width compared to the 235's 9.5" section width. I agree you probably need 4.5" backspace wheels, either 15 x7 or 8's. Good luck, Don
You can change to wheels with more backspacing and still lift the rear a little. They look great with a slight rake. Back in the day they were all "jacked up".
