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just purchased this 58 delray. had one 15 inch tire on left front ,rest were 14.tried to put 14 on the odd one and the steering arm hits rim thought maybe different backset so i took tireoff of rear tried it and it also hits where balljoint and steering arm connect should i try bending arm ?i'm pretty sure came stock with 14's but not positive
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A '58 did come with 14" wheels. You may have a problem with the offset of the wheel center. The deeper offsets cause problems with steering gear. Shallow offsets can cause problems with inner fender interference.
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i thought of that also ,but when i pulled one of the other tires and tried it i had the same problem
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do you know what the offset or backspacing is supposed to be? I tried taking a 14" wheel off of a skylark and it had the same clearance/rubbing problem. So much so that I couldn't even turn the wheel. I need some help understanding what the problem is and how to fix it...i'm at my wits end!
Last edited by hudman; 06/15/10 11:48 PM.
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Hi Rudman,
As mentioned the '58 used a 14" rim. I think you will find that the 14" rims that were on your '58 are incorrect for the model year.
Most likely off a much newer GM vehicle and those 14" rims will interfere with the front suspension on the '58
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