[69goatboy]

Originally Posted by Roadbuster

I run R888s front and rear on my 68 GTO. 255/35R18s up front on 18x9s and 305/35R18s on 18x11s out back on Forgeline S03 wheels.





Jon

I am normally VERY outspoken about how cheesy large rims/wheels look on A-Bodies ( I cannot stand the rubber-band look), but I have to say your combo looks downright awesome to me.

Might be the black centers, it seems to cut down on the "large-ness" of some of the other chromed or polished large rims.

[69gtocv]

Originally Posted by 69goatboy

Might be the black centers, it seems to cut down on the "large-ness" of some of the other chromed or polished large rims.

I think you hit the nail on the head there. The black is what does it. I agree, too large of shiny wheels just doesn't look proportionate on an A body.

[ilo]

The tire rim combo look so good on your car you can hardly notice the nasty rusty exhaust
pipe coming out the side.... Better then mine... I have a really nice clean exhaust with a
nasty rusty car above it...

It has the perfect rake to it and the paint is smooth as glass..
The best looking orange 68 I have ever seen... and I've seen a ton of them.

Would love to see more pictures...

[Roadbuster]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. I'm glad you like the car and humbled by all the praise.

Originally Posted by goatless

Wow! That looks badass! Did you need to modify the wheel wells to fit those wide rears on?

What's the backspace/offset on the wheels? Those specs on the non-OEM wheels would be good to know for the guys looking for aftermarket wheels that'll fit.

Goatless, My front suspension is a custom set up from SC&C and I have a narrow rear axle. Because of this my back space numbers won't help anyone unless they match my setup exactly. There is no room for error on the front. I was off a bit and the wheel hit the control arm at lock until I aligned it. Out back you will have to massage the back of the inner wheel well a tad bit. Make sure your body is centered on the frame. I can help with locations that need to be measured but this has very little clearance and really needs to be measured.

Originally Posted by ilo

The tire rim combo look so good on your car you can hardly notice the nasty rusty exhaust
pipe coming out the side.... Better then mine... I have a really nice clean exhaust with a
nasty rusty car above it...

It has the perfect rake to it and the paint is smooth as glass..
The best looking orange 68 I have ever seen... and I've seen a ton of them.

Would love to see more pictures...

Thanks ilo, I cut about 6 inches of rusty pipe off just leaving a little turn out under the car. Looks much better. Replacing the pipes is on my to-do list. It is still a work in progress.

Jon