Malibu 30 x 9 Radial Tire Clearance

Dave Muller · 03-25-2015, 01:15 PM

Hi everyone.

I will be ordering wheels and tires soon for my '66 Malibu. I will take measurements first with a set of 28" tires on 8" wheels that I have handy to get the offset, then once I have the Hoosier radials on the new wheels I'll mount those and see how much, if any, trimming has to be done. But to give me an idea of what I'm likely to be up against it would help to hear how this worked out for anyone else with a '66 or '67 Malibu in stock. Soon I'll be to the cutting-and-welding part of body work so that's the time to do this if I have to.

Wouldn't hurt to also hear what backspacing (and width) you went with for wheels.

That'll also give me a sanity check on my own measurements.

03-25-2015, 01:15 PM	#1
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Malibu 30 x 9 Radial Tire Clearance Hi everyone. I will be ordering wheels and tires soon for my '66 Malibu. I will take measurements first with a set of 28" tires on 8" wheels that I have handy to get the offset, then once I have the Hoosier radials on the new wheels I'll mount those and see how much, if any, trimming has to be done. But to give me an idea of what I'm likely to be up against it would help to hear how this worked out for anyone else with a '66 or '67 Malibu in stock. Soon I'll be to the cutting-and-welding part of body work so that's the time to do this if I have to. Wouldn't hurt to also hear what backspacing (and width) you went with for wheels. That'll also give me a sanity check on my own measurements. Last edited by Dave Muller; 03-25-2015 at 07:31 PM. Reason: fixed 'diameter', I really meant 'width'