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By Talkwrench - 13 Years Ago
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Anyone have pictures of a 55 -56 with "standard " 205 x 75 x 15 [or 205 x 70 x 15] whitewalls , lowered preferably. My whitewalls are cross plys and undersize so I would like to change to radials, I tried the spare I had which was a 205 x 75 thin w/wall and it didn't look right, just like to get a better idea of what it would look like. I did try to fit a 215 on a 6" rim on the back but looks like it will touch the leaver on the spats...damn! Also anyone know what the length of a 56 vicky with continental kit is? Thanks..
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By PWH42 - 13 Years Ago
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I have 215x75 on 6 inch wheels on my 56.I had to bend the latches a little on the skirts(Yank for spats)to keep the tires from rubbing them.
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By Talkwrench - 13 Years Ago
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How low is you car at the back, have you had any problems with the tail shaft hitting on the back of the tunnel?
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By PWH42 - 13 Years Ago
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It's lowered about 3 inches,but I have 7 leaf springs from a wagon on it so it never hits the tunnel.It rides and handles a lot better with those springs on it,also.
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By 55vickey - 13 Years Ago
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This is with a 1" drop. Gary3 
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By 56Club_modified - 13 Years Ago
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 Here's s snaphot of my car with the wide whitewalls
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By aussiebill - 13 Years Ago
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Talkwrench (3/28/2011)
Anyone have pictures of a 55 -56 with "standard " 205 x 75 x 15 [or 205 x 70 x 15] whitewalls , lowered preferably. My whitewalls are cross plys and undersize so I would like to change to radials, I tried the spare I had which was a 205 x 75 thin w/wall and it didn't look right, just like to get a better idea of what it would look like. I did try to fit a 215 on a 6" rim on the back but looks like it will touch the leaver on the spats...damn! Also anyone know what the length of a 56 vicky with continental kit is? Thanks.. You can use 15" x 6" chaser rims with these tires, without problems, may get close to top ball joint but no problem. these rims have row of holes around center but with yourwheel covers will be hidden, i run these on my cars as they are cheap and plentifull.
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By Talkwrench - 13 Years Ago
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Bill,..Chaser rims..?? also called pursuit rims, is that what you mean? thats what I tried off an EL Falcon. unfortuneatly the two that had 215's on had been stabbed in the side wall so I couldn't pump them up but still I thought they would get too close to the lever in the spats .errr um skirts..
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By Ted - 13 Years Ago
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Here’s a ’55 Customline with 205/75R-15 tires and narrow white walls on the original wheels. 
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By aussiebill - 13 Years Ago
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Ted (3/29/2011)
Here’s a ’55 Customline with 205/75R-15 tires and narrow white walls on the original wheels. Boy, thats a pretty car!
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By Talkwrench - 13 Years Ago
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Its a nice car... keep them coming guys!
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By Fifty6Vicky - 13 Years Ago
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56 Customline Vicky - standard wheels with baby moons and trim rings.
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By aussie-y - 13 Years Ago
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on my vicky i run the standard rims with 215 70 15inch radial wide whitewalls.there american classic tyres
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By aussie-y - 13 Years Ago
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sorry about the size of the pic but i hit the wrong image size in photo bucket
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By ScottY - 13 Years Ago
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They're all nice cars! Should all be very proud, as I'm sure you are!
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By Talkwrench - 13 Years Ago
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Those 215 x 70's are what I wanted.. Ray do you have problems with them hitting the skirts? Man they look good!
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By aussie-y - 13 Years Ago
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know they don,t touch the skirts. i,ve towed my teardrop & my old 1959 caravan for many miles and the tyres didn,t touch the skirts.i put the wrong tyre size in the other post it should have been 215.75.15 inc.even with passenger,s on board they still didn,t touch the skirt handles
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