[tdavidl]

thx fellas....so dropping to 4" gets me a little further out with current tires anyway :-)

[tdavidl]

i currently have 225/70 all the way around so going to 245/70 in the rear will help fill in the well...its about an 1" wider & taller...heck, if they make a 255/70 its almost 1.2" wider & an 1.6" taller...that will fill the rear well better...just need to make sure they'll fit in there with my current standard 15x7 rims...

[racerboy]

Good source for Rally II wheel info http://www.pontiacserver.com/wheels.html

[racerboy]

Originally Posted by scott70

IAs far as the rally2 wheels go,,,,I ordered some custom 4.75" BS 15x8 rally 2's for my 70 back in august from wheel vintiques.,,,yep august. I call every month and they say theyre still waiting for the outer rings from their supplier which is a company here in the states. Couple of weeks ago they told me hopefully Ill have them in June. They powder coat the rim in argent silver which is a good match and durable. Then they paint the center in the charcoal grey which is not a good match and it scrapes off very easily. I scraped off the charcoal grey,sanded and repainted the centers in eastwoods charcoal grey and clear coated with their satin clear in a can. Much more durable now,,,,I actually got the center caps on without flaking it off. I have the vintiques 15x7 on the front with 4" BS. Just waiting on the 15x8's for the back. 245/60-15 in the front and 255/60-15 in the back but this is on a gto not a firebird. Like was said,,,you cant even find their off the shelf rally 2 sizes right now.

This is good info. I was looking at getting another set of Rally II wheels to run modern radials, and just leave the Polyglas tires on my original JWs for car shows and the like. I was also considering going with WheelVintiques. I had heard that their finish wasn't super-durable, but figured I would just have the wheels blasted and repainted. I like the idea of a bit bigger wheel in the back (15x8) to fill up some of the space.

[tdavidl]

lowered the rear around 1.5 inches w/lowering blocks and went with 225/70/15s all the way around on the original 15x7 rims