Rims and Tires 101

Ha! I bet you thought you were going to find all sorts of info about swapping out your stock wheels for something more to your liking. A place where you could find answers to questions like "How big of a rim can I go up to without messing with the leafs? What back spacing should I be looking for? How wide? And what tires are you guys using?" Maybe you were hoping to read about re-arching your leafs to raise up the back or drop down the front. Well, that's where you come in. Let's all pass along our experience on what worked and what didn't so guys like me (with their first A-100) can make the decision that's right for them. Whadda ya say?

Was I being too clever for my own good? Just looking for what wheels and tire combos you all are using. I'm hoping to upgrade to some Cragars in the not too distant future.

well im curantly running a 2" block lift on the rear on both my 65a100van and 68 a100vanup. 295 50 15 tire size craigar rims4 1/2"back space . im runnin 14 S in the front cant quite nail the size have to look. my first van 68 a 108 had firestone reverse rims no back space 165 60 15sand ran stock 15 s up front. any questions give me a shout-ben

for regular stock type steel wheels what can i use that has correct bolt pattern and offset - stock 14" and easy to find in junkyard etc- my van came with chrome steels with baby moon - i really want to run stock type wheel with either a dog dish type cap or baby moons - oo3

4 1/2" backspace 4 1/2" bolt pattern , i have some stock 15's kicking around . i live in ct , mopar made a nice magnium/rally wheel that fits on our rides, for that muscle car look. ive seen the early 70's style on trucks and my 68 had the early ones late 60's . they were 14's too. can usually get these at a swap-meet or if theres a lot of mopar guys at the local car cruse. i sold my 14's to my neighbor for 150. he put them on his satalite convertable.-ben

what size tire would a 67 sportsman use stock,not even tire rack lists the a100?

a 100s had 14 or 15 inch wheels, guess its in all what you ordered from the dealer.

oo3, any rim from a Volare or a Duster or Dart or Belvedere or whatever should have the 4.5" bolt pattern and the right offset.

Mopar Rallyes come in 14" and 15", oem and aftermarket. They have a center cap and a trim ring. You cannot fit a dog dish cap to a Rallye for that you just want a steel rim.

My van has 205/75/15 and I find them a little skinny looking but a nice height.

benwah wrote:a 100s had 14 or 15 inch wheels, guess its in all what you ordered from the dealer.

Early on they came standard with 13" wheels! Scary!

ive heard that somewhere, ive never encountered any vans with 13s must look kinda funny

It's in some my brochures. Brian has a few 13" wheels I think.

Yeah..little roller skate wheels like a VW!

13" wheels. saw that in a brouchere just a bit ago. just think how fast they turn with a set of 3:55 gears spinning them or better yet a set of 3:91's

yah top speed of 45 screaming down the hiway

Running 14" all around. 6" w/.50 offset in front and 7.5's in the rear. Tires are 195x70R14 up front and 215X70R14's on the rear... Rides like a champ!!

Lostwire, Where in Mich?

Dan

I like the wheel/tire set up that Billski is running on his chevy. I just picked up a set of 14" x 7 Cragars, but not sure what size tires to put on them. I want that same beefy look as Billski's...

I've run a 275/60R15 on an 8" wheel on the rear and a 225/60R15 on a 7" wheel on the front on a few of may A-vans over the years.

My 67 however will be getting 225/70R15 all the way around on stock 15" wheels

Billski told me "The wheels are 15x8 and the tires are P275/60R/15s"

Awesome! Thanks guys. I will post my pics after I get them on. H

Here's my 64 Eco. Running 14 x 7 Cragars (4" back space) with 225 70R 14s ~h~

Wow..that's looks great! 14" look good on those Econolines.

yah 14s look small on an A but look good on an E wonder what the backtires off my A would look like on an E

Hope this helps anyone who needs info on how to figure tire sizes etc. I had no idea what all the numbers/letters meant on tires or how to figure sizes. The guys at Big O were very helpful...I bought some 225 70R 14's....the "225" is the width of the tire - 225 mm wide. The "70" is the height or profile of the tire, it is the percentage of the width - 70% of 225mm (158mm tall). Learn somethin' new everyday.... ~h~

My 67' has rims that are similar to american racing "apsen sprint" polished wheels with 225-70-14's on them and my problem is whether to keep them or go back to a stock wheel and hub cap combo, but I can't find any pictures to see what "stock" would look like on my pickup?? My other problem is how "stock" to go on this truck since I am the 3rd ower and it only has 46564 original miles on it????

That tire size calculator looks pretty cool. Can it be found online? Guess I should ask Donivan this question........