Tire size , shocks, brake information

Morning all,
what is the largest tire i can put on a stock 15 " rim , it has 205/75/15 now and looks way to skinny and just doesn't look or feel right ~~ the tires are old and for now just want to keep the stock rims until i figure out direction i want to go with this unless i come across a deal for rims & tires ~~ im just not sure yet but do need to do tires , shocks & brakes to be able to drive her around ~~ thanks for you help & info

235/75/15 should fit, i would try an old one and make sure it has clearance before you buy new ones, if you still have stock hight on the springs they should work, i dont know if they would fit if its lowered at all.

Like dodge man said. These are what I'm running with no problems.

thanks for your help , yes everything is bone stock on this one how about shocks any suggestions , i measured them, fronts are 19.5 rears are 16.25 with the van in the driveway ~~ i found gabriel 81469 gas shock but it say's same shock for both front and rear also found kyb high pressure gas shock kg5422 i called shock warehouse and they also said i could use these for front & rear ~~ im thinking the kyb's might give me better control ~~ what do you think ??

KYBs tend toward harsh. I prefer Monroe or Gabriel on stock stuff.

thanks , went with the Gabriel they had the correct fit for my van front & rear plan on going thru the front end , brakes , tires ~~ and we will see from there

vanman2 wrote:Morning all,
what is the largest tire i can put on a stock 15 " rim , it has 205/75/15 now and looks way to skinny and just doesn't look or feel right ~~ the tires are old and for now just want to keep the stock rims until i figure out direction i want to go with this unless i come across a deal for rims & tires ~~ im just not sure yet but do need to do tires , shocks & brakes to be able to drive her around ~~ thanks for you help & info

I have a set of cop car rims that are 15x7 with 245-70-15s on them. about the widest tire I could fit was 9in wide .and this is on my 68 A-108

I run 235/75/r15's on my stock 68 a108 rims and I have slight rubbing issues on hard turns. Thats the only issue. everything else is just fine. About to try putting 31/10.50/15's on it in a week or so, need to get different rims cause the stockeys are too narrrow. We'll see what happens. Good luck with your project amigo!

Gothboy wrote:I run 235/75/r15's on my stock 68 a108 rims and I have slight rubbing issues on hard turns. Thats the only issue. everything else is just fine. About to try putting 31/10.50/15's on it in a week or so, need to get different rims cause the stockeys are too narrrow. We'll see what happens. Good luck with your project amigo!

hahaha hard turns, in a A-108 no less ! mine is more like gentle suggestions

Gothboy wrote:I run 235/75/r15's on my stock 68 a108 rims and I have slight rubbing issues on hard turns.

Mr Gothboy,

Have you maybe tried tweeking the steering knuckle arm's adjusting bolts, and did that helped any? Seems I had 235's on once and they'd rub the wheel well on a slight turn if I hit a bump.

vanman2 wrote:Morning all,
what is the largest tire i can put on a stock 15 " rim , it has 205/75/15 now and looks way to skinny and just doesn't look or feel right ~~ the tires are old and for now just want to keep the stock rims until i figure out direction i want to go with this unless i come across a deal for rims & tires ~~ im just not sure yet but do need to do tires , shocks & brakes to be able to drive her around ~~ thanks for you help & info

275-70-15 is about all you can do width wise .I have this size on mine on the back and with 3;55 gears, at 55 mph im turning 2200 RPMs on the front I run a 235-70-15 mounted on a set of cop car steelies 15x7s