Help! Custom or stock wheels?

[60's Iron]

I need a little help fellow A/S owners. I have a 58 Travler with split rims and bias tires and they have to go ! I'm trying to find some stock steel wheels (nonslit rim). The trouble I'm having is with back spacing. The current wheels and tires are wheel 15x7 with 0 back spacing and a 7.00 x 15 tire. With this set up I only have 1/2" clearance at the inner fender well and 2 1/2" to the outer. This is measured at the widest (sidewall) part of the tire. There are signs of rubbing on the inner fender. All I can find for wheels are 15x7 with 0 backspace, I'd like to add 1/2" positive backspacing to give alittle more room inside. I'm also afraid that radial tires will be wider at the side wall than the bia ply. Has anyone dealt with this problem. Many wheel shops have said I'm going to have to have that wheel made. I need to get this squared away so I can tow my A/S!!!! Oh yea, will adding positive BS add to much stress to the bearing and/or spindle?

[TomW]

Originally Posted by 60's Iron

I need a little help fellow A/S owners... The trouble I'm having is with back spacing...

Do you mean offset?

Tom

[doorgunner]

spacers are available to place between the wheel and the brake drum. just make sure your studs are long enough. I can't believe you can not find the right wheel- keep looking. I had to put 1/4" spacers on my Avalon when I went to a wider radial. The spacers work.

[rickandsandi]

Iron-
Yes, get rid of those splits! What I would do is get myself a pair on nice black rims, Baby moons and some white wall tires. Now that would be cool!

[Gunnyusmc]

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[60's Iron]

Yes offset not back spacing. Am I bad?

[Action]

This site may help too.

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[scottanlily]

Hello 60s Iron,

Radials would rub with your current 0 offset wheel most likely.Stockton
wheel in Sacramento Ca can build you new wheels or probably have the ones you need .They will do whatever backspacing you need .Back spacing or offset ,either term is used in the wheel industry .

Scott of scottanlily

[Beginner]

This is a pretty good website for the explination of wheel dimentions:

https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html#fitting

Good luck
Beginner