Wheels / Tires: Rear Tire Clearance comparison, '56 Hawk vrs. '58 Hardtop

[CarCrosswordDan]

Does anyone have information regarding rear tire clearance comparison between the '56 Hawk body and the '58 Starlight Hardtop body ? Not worried about wheel offsets just the raw opening width. So, without any modification, which will accomodate the wider tire?
Thanks,
Dan

[3x2stude]

Dan,

They should be identical. The quarter, innier panel, and rear axle width is the same. Your good.

Jon Kammer

[3x2stude]

Dan,

Wait a minute. By 58 hardtop what body code are you talking about? A "K" body? All C & K would be identical but anything else I would not know. Sorry if I miss informed you.

JK

[CarCrosswordDan]

JK, I meant the Starlight Hardtop. You by chance running a three deuce setup on a Stude V/8? Thanks, Dan

[(S)]

Not sure how it may affect the width. or where the sidewall is the widest, but 58 was the year of the 14 inch wheels...... all the rest were 15

[CarCrosswordDan]

(S) True they were standard, but weren't 15s optional ? My only concern was the actual width of the opening as I suspected it might be larger on the big car style bodies as opposed to the Hawk bodies. Likely is they are the same. Thanks,
Dan