[Old Blue 66]

Originally Posted by fyrffytr1

67 GTO with 17" YearOne rally IIs, 4.5" backspacing. Tires are 235/50R17 Eagles. I had to trim the rear fender lip flush with the wheel well trim and raise the car 1" for clearance. This is with the stock 67 rear end.
I also had to work on the fronts a little. There is a bump out in the back of the driver's side fender liner that I had to use a hammer on and I had to loosen the back fender bolts and ease the fender out a little for clearance.

Looks great on your car!! Congrats on getting them.

[wim firebird]

AEZ Bimmer rims front 18x9 with Michelins PS2 255x40/18 rears 18x10 with PS2 295x35/18

[Zyman]

[QUOTE=wim firebird;5673488]AEZ Bimmer rims front 18x9 with Michelins PS2 255x40/18 rears 18x10 with PS2 295x35/18

Questions. Did you mini tub the rear? What are the offsets of front and rear rims, any rubbing issues?

[wim firebird]

[QUOTE=Zyman;5673549]

Originally Posted by wim firebird

AEZ Bimmer rims front 18x9 with Michelins PS2 255x40/18 rears 18x10 with PS2 295x35/18

Questions. Did you mini tub the rear? What are the offsets of front and rear rims, any rubbing issues?

Yowww! nope, no mini tub, but its a tight fit ...offsets are ET6 on the front and ET15 on the rears,,Rubbing? sometimes ...

[gixxer711]

Specs in sig below.

[Zyman]

[QUOTE=gixxer711;5677303]Specs in sig below.




Nice! What rims are those? Kind of look like ones Dave at PTFB recommended that I cannot find my notes on.

[69FIREBIRD76MM]

Originally Posted by hdpontiac

i posted this on the forum in different threads and got no replies so I'm trying this thread I have a 1969 gto with 15x5 front and 15x8 rear the rims are weld rims front is 3-1/2 back spacing and rear is 4-1/2 back spacing I like to run street tires on the car I need to get the correct front tire with no issues of rubbing the rear is 275-60-15 any help is appreciated

You can go 205-70-15 or 215-70-15 on your 5" wide rims, tire is about 26" tall.

[gixxer711]

Originally Posted by Zyman

Nice! What rims are those? Kind of look like ones Dave at PTFB recommended that I cannot find my notes on.

Thanks! They are US Mags Rambler

http://us-mags.com/rambler-u111-w-6133.htm

[gixxer711]

Originally Posted by Zyman

Nice! What rims are those? Kind of look like ones Dave at PTFB recommended that I cannot find my notes on.

I just remembered that it is the Vision Torque that Dave at PTFB recommends. He says they have more brake clearance. I prefer the flat face of the US Mags though.

http://www.visionwheel.com/wheel/14894/2831/

[highrisk]

Here is what I finally ended up with for my 1965 GTO. Wheels are American Racing Hopster Chrome 17" wheels. The front are 17x7 with 4.75" backspace and Kumho Solus TA71 215/55/17 tires. American Racing recommended 4.5"BS with these tires and wheels on this car and then I increased that by .25" for front disc brakes. Since my engine has a lot lot of aluminum I cut one full coil off of stock MOGG 5244 front coils (stock 4 speed with A/C springs).
The rear are 17x8 with 5.75"BS and Kumho Solus TA71 245/50/17 tires. American Racing recommended 5"BS with these wheels and tires on this car. I then increased that by 1/2" for a later model rearend (wider) and 1/4" for disc brakes. The rear coils are original MOGG for a 1965 GTO convertible (I believe they are 5237 but am not sure).
The shocks are KYB Gas-A-Just shocks and I am running the stock upper and lower A arms in the front with boxed lower arms in the rear. The front sway bar is 1 1/8" and I added a 7/8" rear sway bar and the frame reinforcement braces in the rear. The steering gear box was rebuilt with quick ratio gears out of an IROC-Z.
Dale

[AdamIsAdam]

LOOKS GREAT

[linden_gto]

recently added 15" eliminators - 7s and 8s - and wide oval redlines. F70 fronts, G70 rears.

[The Boss]

Ronals anyone?

[highrisk]

Originally Posted by AdamIsAdam

LOOKS GREAT

Thanks Adam, hope all is well.
Dale

[AdamIsAdam]

Originally Posted by highrisk

Here is what I finally ended up with for my 1965 GTO. Wheels are American Racing Hopster Chrome 17" wheels. The front are 17x7 with 4.75" backspace and Kumho Solus TA71 215/55/17 tires. American Racing recommended 4.5"BS with these tires and wheels on this car and then I increased that by .25" for front disc brakes. Since my engine has a lot lot of aluminum I cut one full coil off of stock MOGG 5244 front coils (stock 4 speed with A/C springs).

Dale

Hey folks. So guess what? I checked when I had ball joints done last month and my front springs were both not seated correctly. I had them properly set in place and that lowered the front end A LOT. So much so that now my front tires rub on the bolts to the chrome fender trim on bumps while the wheel is turned.

I've got 215/60x15 BFG's on there mounted on Cragar S/S 15x7 with 4" BS.

My question is this: If Carl's 4.75" BS wheel with 215's doesn't rub but my 225's with 4" BS does, what size tire should I change to in order to alleviate the rub? Is 215/70 going to clear? I wanted 205/70 but it doesn't look like they make that size so I'd have to change brands I guess, but I like the BFG RWL look. They also make 215/65 but I think I'll need to go down to 205. Not sure.

And I don't mind raising up the front a bit since my rake it more severe than I like now. Rears are 275x50.

[ramairthreegto]

So, there are factory 14 and 15 inch rallye II wheels,
Are there 16 and 17 inch aftermarket ones?

I plan on going to 15s and not stagger on the 70 GTO,
I hate how these cars look with 18s.

Any good profile pictures of a 70 with the 16 or 17s?

[JamesR913]

I have a 66 GTO I am doing a frame off restoration of and and getting ready to start putting the suspension and such back on the frame. I am going the restomod-ish route with after market control arms and disc brake conversion all around. I am putting in springs with a 1" drop all around due to the aluminum LS motor going in. My brake conversion spindles are stock ride height and I am planning on running 15 x 7 rally II wheels with a 4 in back space, to make it look somewhat stock. My question is regarding tires. Looking at sizes is really confusing, would 235/60- 15 work or is that too wide? Any help would be appreciated.

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[amcmike]

Originally Posted by ramairthreegto

Any good profile pictures of a 70 with the 16 or 17s?

[Mudtrux]

Originally Posted by nac46

For those interested in an old school approach to tire/wheel combo for 61/62 Cats, I've elected to go with 80s GM truck ralleys (15x7) and mounting 235x70R rear and 225x70R front. No clearance issues. It works.

I know this is years old, but do you have a pic of your car with these wheels were on it?

Thanks.

[1967Tempest]

Jegs Sport Torque's 17x8 with 235/45R17's all the way around, stock spindles, front and rear QA1 coilovers. Crappy pic, but I am dealing with a brake issue and havent had the car out much this year as I have been troubleshooting that....




Rims here.

https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/670046/10002/-1