[TinjunTribe]

1969 GTO

Suspension:

H-O Racing Strong Arm Suspension Package:
Sits -0.5" Lower Rear, -1.5" Lower Front
Ginormous Sway Bars, Lowering Springs, Durathane Bushings were in Kit

CurrieTrack Lower Rear Control Arms (non-binding front "Johnny" joints):
http://currieenterprises1.reachlocal...E.aspx?id=2817
Mine were tubular steel....same joints but now they are billet alum.

Tires:

Front: Kumho ECSTA ASX KU21 Tire - 235/50R17 96W BSW
Rear: 255/50/17 Nitto555 http://www.nittotire.com/functions/t...asp?tire=nt555

Rims:

Specialty Wheel http://www.specialtywheel.com/wheel-...e/pontiac.html

Front 17x8" with 4 5/8 Backspace (this is the minimum they make....no less)
Rear 17x8" with 4 3/4 Backspace

Specially requested all powdercoat version (as all 17" hoops they have are chrome....$70 additional fee to have chrome stripped from all four wheels (which is $17.50 per wheel).

[6 Grrrs]

Originally Posted by TinjunTribe

1969 GTO

Suspension:

H-O Racing Strong Arm Suspension Package:
Sits -0.5" Lower Rear, -1.5" Lower Front
Ginormous Sway Bars, Lowering Springs, Durathane Bushings were in Kit

CurrieTrack Lower Rear Control Arms (non-binding front "Johnny" joints):
http://currieenterprises1.reachlocal...E.aspx?id=2817
Mine were tubular steel....same joints but now they are billet alum.

Tires:

Front: Kumho ECSTA ASX KU21 Tire - 235/50R17 96W BSW
Rear: 255/50/17 Nitto555 http://www.nittotire.com/functions/t...asp?tire=nt555

Rims:

Specialty Wheel http://www.specialtywheel.com/wheel-...e/pontiac.html

Front 17x8" with 4 5/8 Backspace (this is the minimum they make....no less)
Rear 17x8" with 4 3/4 Backspace

Specially requested all powdercoat version (as all 17" hoops they have are chrome....$70 additional fee to have chrome stripped from all four wheels (which is $17.50 per wheel).

Looks Great! I like the powdercaoted wheels also. I don't care for the chrome Ralley IIs.

[torqjunki]

I am going to attempt to attach some pics before and after the new wheels and tires. The new wheels are American Racing T71R. Fronts are 17x8 with 4" BS. Rear are 17x9 with 5" BS. Tires are Nitto 555. Fronts are 255/45/17 and rear are 285/40/17. They fit with no issues. I am stoked at how they look on the car.

[Kell]

Originally Posted by torqjunki

I am going to attempt to attach some pics before and after the new wheels and tires. The new wheels are American Racing T71R. Fronts are 17x8 with 4" BS. Rear are 17x9 with 5" BS. Tires are Nitto 555. Fronts are 255/45/17 and rear are 285/40/17. They fit with no issues. I am stoked at how they look on the car.

thanks for posting, those tire sizes are exactly what I was looking for

[torqjunki]

No problem Kell..I should also mention that I have enough clearance on the inside of the rear tires to fit a 10" wheel with 6" backspace.

[R68GTO]

Repro 14 x 6 Hurst wheels with 225/70/14 BFG Radial TA's.

[chipster]

Here is my '65 Tempest project, with the ultimate set of wheels and tires.











The wheels are American Racing T70R's with billet 200S caps. They are 15x7 with a 4 inch backspace in the front, the rear wheels were 15x8, they have been widened in the backsides by Weldcraft Wheels to 15x9 and now have a 5 inch backspacing and zero offset.

The tires are BFG T/A Radials, 215-65-15 in the front, and 275-60-15 in the rear.

The car sits a couple of inches above stock, I used '66 GTO springs CS5244 front and CS5235 rear.
The original rear end is in the car. There are no clearance problems.