With my restoration, almost all of the maintenance parts in the front end were replaced including new springs. Everything is sitting almost exactly to spec (ie. 8.4" to the rocker from the ground). My problem is I have added 15" wheels and a little wider front tires and I am getting some tire rub on the inner fenders when I hit some bumps. To resolve this (for the most part), I am wanting to raise my front end about 3/4" to 1" and maybe stiffen things up a bit to minimize the tire rub. I was wondering if anyone went through a similar process and whether they could provide some advice and/or part numbers of the springs and/or different shocks I should be looking for. The car is factory non-A/C but I have added Vintage Air A/C
15x7 wheels with 4" offset with 215/65R15's. What are the problems you are referring to. My rear is a little higher than spec which is fine with me because I have 15x8 wheels with 245/60R15 tires which seems to be working fine with no tire rub.
if the backspacing is off on our cars, it leads to tire rub because the tire is set too far out of the wheel well. im sure your referring to the tire rub when you go over large speed bumps or huge pot holes.
Andy
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Say Garth, what year is your 'bird? The '67-8 birds fenders and wheel wells are less forgiving with larger tires/wheels. '69 'birds have a skosh more room. Remember, the '67-8 started life with 14X6 wheels, and the '69's with 14X7's.
Drew has a valid point. Your wheels are out to far with a 4" backspace. Stock wheels have a 4.5" back space.
When I purchased my cammer, it had incorrect front springs. It sat high and with the stock front anti sway bar the car handled like crap.
I would not recommend raising the front end. It would lessen the suspension travel, and your front end would need re-aligned. Depending on how much it’s raised, you might not be able to align the car to spec. That’s what I meant about more problems.
The least expensive cure to you problem is getting the rims corrected. Unless you want to endure the cost and labor of installing incorrect springs and trying to get it aligned. You just have to much tire/rim with incorrect offset for these ol’ ‘birds.
as tom has stated, the back spacing was a stock 4.5". ive seen cars with 4 1/4" backspacing but they still hit the fender occasionally. you should correct the problem where it lies or change to a narrower tire to help give it more clearance!
Andy
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The factory tire size F70-14 is equal to a P215/70R14.
I checked out the difference between the factory size and the size you have now. Your not to far off the mark when it comes to tire size aspect ratio. So that has little to do with the tires rubbing. It's the shallow rim offset that is causing the problem.
There was a thread posted not to long ago. It was about someone using spacers to bump the rims out so they would clear the caliper. It was due to incorrect backspacing on the rim. Correct backspacing is often overlooked when purchasing after market wheels. But it plays a big factor in the overall fit and handling of the car.
Party on Garth! Sorry I couldn't resist No offense taken I hope.
I had figured I had this all worked out before I bought the wheel/tire combo. Before, on the front, my car had 14x7 wheels with a 3.5" offset and 215/60R14's which makes this about 8.6" wide and roughly 24.3" in diameter -- no tire rub whatsoever. Thinking that my new combination would be the same width but roughly just under 1" taller (radius), I thought 1/2" additional offset would do the trick.
Sorry I couldn't resist 
