im planning on upgrading the wheels and tires on my 70 duster

i know NOTHING about wheels and tires ive tried to read a few pages that explain everthing and am even more confused so im coming to you guys for some guidance

background info....it is a small bolt pattern car, these while be strictly for drag racing im planning on saving my current wheels for driving the car around i think the limit on tire width in the street class is 10.5 inches but im not sure i would like to go with the max here i was looking at the goodyear comp t/a drag radials for the rear im still unsure of what to run up front...sumthing narrower than stock to reduce the weight and friction maybe a tire thats about 3 or four inches wide i hope this is the info i need to give you guys for sum suggestions if i left anything out please let me know maybe sumbody could inform me on what they are running

thanks for any help

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there are no options for wheels and tires in a ten" width for the small bolt circle a body. there are four wheel styles available if i remember right and none of them are wider than 7". none of them are any bigger than 14". as for the front i might suggest something in the neighborhood of a 185-75-14 or a 195-75-14. as for the rear good luck finding a drag tire for your 14"wheels. i have never looked so i dont know if they are out there but i do know about the wheels. if you were to take a 14" steel wheel and a 15"x10" steel wheel to a macine shop, they MIGHT be able to put the two together to make a 15" steel wheel that would fit your car. either way, i work in a tire store so any q's let me know. randyfeik@hotmail.com good luck-Randy

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There are a lot of companies that can modify your steel wheels to any size or offset you want. I can't remember the name, but I had someone out in either Colorado or Oregon widen the 4" bolt circle Ralley wheels for the back of my Duster from 5.5" to 7".

A guy once gave me a cool set of 4" b/c "chrome reverse" wheels which were 9" wide. With some L6014's (can't remember the P-metric equivalent) they fit super snug up under the back of a '71 Twister I owned, didn't rub, and looked bitchen.

D/W

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If it ain't broke, fix it!

Randy, please stop posting about, there being no 15 inch small bolt pattern wheels available. As far as I know, no one stocks them, because there is not much call for them. However there are several companies, that will make them on a special order basis. Centerline is one, I think Crager, Wheel vintiques, are a few, there are others.

Dustu:
Are you planning on running a "slick" for racing or a "DOT" legal tire.

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According to their website, Centerline Autodrag, 15x3.5, 5 on 4" bolt pattern, PN 5351 540. Same wheel, 15x8.5, PN 5854 540.

http://www.centerlinewheels.com/wheels_ ... 5&sw_id=81

Summit used to stock these wheels for around $150 each, but I haven't checked back in a while.

Hope this helps.

VM

Stockton Wheel Co. is producing a really nice looking wheel. These sre available in small bolt pattern with 15". They are available in 5.5" width and 7" width.



Rick

Yes, you can get 15" wheels in small bolt patterns. Here's another supplier who sells them: Diamond Racing.

http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/

They even sell 15"x18" wheels with the 5x4" bolt pattern.

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