14x8 wheels too wide?

I would say if you have the wheels jack up 1 side and see if they will fit front & rear.

You have two problems to solve and both are in my opinion solvable.  The back space requirements have to be deal with and that can be handled by using a wheel spacer such as this one.

http://tireshopsupplies.com/wheel-accessories/wheel-adapters/spacers/5-lug-adapters/set-of-two-5-x-4.5-to-5-x-4.5-wheel-adapters-/-1-spacers?zenid=cu9n1sr9mjinglndqn15htgbq6

Note that it can be had in sizes up to 3 inches thick and can be used to center your wheel and tire combination to take advantage of the room available.

As to tire sizes available for a given rim width, places like Tire Rack dot com can help you select something that will work, usually a given tire will "work" with a rim with range of +/- one inch, that is a range of 2 inches and by contacting them with your needs they can help you select a tire.

http://www.tirerack.com/

Tire sizes and what will work answers have changed a lot since AMC built cars so some of the low profile tires might very well be available in 14 inch sizes.  However the wheel size has changed so a lot of the 14 inch tires that were made are no longer made.
My 2007 Chrysler takes 17 inch tires for example.  Using the above information I will be mounting P235 x 35 x 19 inch wheel and tires on my 1976 Hornet sportabout.  and they are 10 inches wide.  It uses 5 x 4.5 lug spacing which is the same for example as a Ford Mustang.  But back in the day the back spacing was pretty much compatible.  Now the back spacing for a rear wheel drive car is very much similar to that of a front wheel drive car so spacers are needed to make them fit if the source of the wheel is from a new Mustang.  Old mustang wheels just bolt in place.




Edited by uncljohn - Apr/28/2014 at 9:25am

I'll get out there today and put the wheels on one side to see if there is any room left for a tire.

Hey 70amcpwr,did you have to do any thing to the suspension (ride height) to get them to fit?

Thats what I'm afraid of, that they won't sit deep enough under the car, thus hitting the fenders.  I dont have tires on them now, and don't want to buy any if they are not going to fit.  Just hoping someone knew for sure if they would work.  I didn't get a chance to pull the wheels off and test fit them yet.  Maybe I can get to that this evening.