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Old 06-20-2007, 12:42 PM
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Thumbs up My '69 GTO with 17s

Wheels: Boyd Junkyard Dawgs
Front: 17 x 8 x 4.5"
Rear: 17 x 10 x 5.5"

Tires: BF Goodrich gForce T/A KDWS
Front: 245/45ZR17
Rear: 285/40ZR17

Suspension:
Hotchkis Front and rear sway bars (2202F/R)
Hotchkis rear adj upper trailing arms (1202)
Hotchkis lower trailing arms (1302)
Hotchkis "Big Block": front coil springs (1916F)
Moog variable rate cargo rear springs (CC501)

Stock front disc brakes and Cardone quick ratio steering box.

Olds "Type O" (3.42 posi) rearend although I am almost certain that the dims are the same as the Pontiac rear.

The Hotchkis front springs lowered the front of my car between 3/4 to 7/8" of an inch from that with a new set of Moog factory replacements. In my opinion, it would look good just a little lower however I have already scraped my front sway bar a couple times on bad roads and am content with the current stance.

FYI, the car has the stock A/C but an aluminum Edelbrock intake manifold. No other substancial weight has been added or removed from the car.

In the rear I was at first concerned that the CC501s gave the car too much height however I now think it is alright although it looks best with a full tank of gas. In the pics it is sitting on 1/4 tank.

I also have a set of four 15 x 8 x 4.5" Rally IIs repros that I can use. They are on BFG Radial T/As, 295/50x15s rear and 235/60x15" front. The 295s rubbed the inner wheelwells on hard cornering until I installed the upper trailing arms, along with the lowers and sway bar that were already there.

There are not any rubbing issues and I am happy with both combinations.
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Last edited by marauder; 06-20-2007 at 02:41 PM.