[nh68gto]

Love the 3/4 front view of the car. Shows off the deep dish of the wheels. Love them !!

[firebirdmi]

Thanks for the compliments.

For now, to fix the tie rod end hitting the wheel on the drivers side, I shimmed the steering arm out by 0.25" and reset the toe. I took it for a drive this weekend and the wheels were balanced well. No shaking all the way to 90. I like the firmer ride with the lower profile tires and there is no rubbing even when I hit bumps at speed. Once the 8" wide rims come in I'll switch over and take the shims out from under the steering arm.

[marauder]

IMO 17x8x4.5 and 18x10x5.5 would be ideal if they would make them for the 68 and later A bodies

That way you could use 245x45x17 and maybe even 255x45x17 front and 285x45x18 in the rear for a 27" height

I have 285x40x17 (26") on 17x10x5.5 and would like another inch back there.

[hgerhardt]

As for tire sidewall height (diameter), I agree 26-27" dia is ideal. A 255/45R17 is 26.1" dia and is easy to come by and will fit even an early A-body, as I have on my '66 GTO as below. Here are Firestone Wide Ovals in that size: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes Click on Specs to see the sizes.
These wheels are ROH ZR6's, which were the prototypes for the Impala SS. I used '69 Bonneville hubcap centers which fit perfectly in the ROH centercaps. Brakes are 13" Corvette C5 front and 4th gen F-body rear (same calipers as the C5 except they are a bolt-on to our rear axles). Wheels are 17x8.5 reverse-mount, which is what the YO Rally II's are, and caliper clearance is very tight.

[6 Grrrs]

Originally Posted by hgerhardt

As for tire sidewall height (diameter), I agree 26-27" dia is ideal. A 255/45R17 is 26.1" dia and is easy to come by and will fit even an early A-body, as I have on my '66 GTO as below. Here are Firestone Wide Ovals in that size: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes Click on Specs to see the sizes.
These wheels are ROH ZR6's, which were the prototypes for the Impala SS. I used '69 Bonneville hubcap centers which fit perfectly in the ROH centercaps. Brakes are 13" Corvette C5 front and 4th gen F-body rear (same calipers as the C5 except they are a bolt-on to our rear axles). Wheels are 17x8.5 reverse-mount, which is what the YO Rally II's are, and caliper clearance is very tight.

Love that car dude! I remember it from the Hot Rod article. I still have the magazine around here someplace.

[Old Blue 66]

Originally Posted by hgerhardt

As for tire sidewall height (diameter), I agree 26-27" dia is ideal. A 255/45R17 is 26.1" dia and is easy to come by and will fit even an early A-body, as I have on my '66 GTO as below. Here are Firestone Wide Ovals in that size: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes Click on Specs to see the sizes.
These wheels are ROH ZR6's, which were the prototypes for the Impala SS. I used '69 Bonneville hubcap centers which fit perfectly in the ROH centercaps. Brakes are 13" Corvette C5 front and 4th gen F-body rear (same calipers as the C5 except they are a bolt-on to our rear axles). Wheels are 17x8.5 reverse-mount, which is what the YO Rally II's are, and caliper clearance is very tight.

Those wheels look perfect. They look like they fit tight against the body and dont stick out. Very nice.

[ClassicDriverMan]

Hey Mario65,

In post #45 you said,

"FirebirdMI thanks for your work and time on this. I know we all are going to get alot of it. I really hope it works for you. I have been rediculously patient. I am getting the bug again. I dont want to spend 4k on wheels and tires if I think I can get a Rally II look to work.

Heres my current stance and look:
http://transams.net/MariosCollection...rd_400.html#16

Heres the stance I and look I want. I would much rather have a Rally II wheel do it than aftermarket wheels.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...p/DSC_0125.jpg



Do you happen to know what those wheels/tire size are? I too like that look very much. Any ideas.

Just wondering.

[mario65]

Originally Posted by ClassicDriverMan

Hey Mario65,

In post #45 you said,

"FirebirdMI thanks for your work and time on this. I know we all are going to get alot of it. I really hope it works for you. I have been rediculously patient. I am getting the bug again. I dont want to spend 4k on wheels and tires if I think I can get a Rally II look to work.

Heres my current stance and look:
http://transams.net/MariosCollection...rd_400.html#16

Heres the stance I and look I want. I would much rather have a Rally II wheel do it than aftermarket wheels.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...p/DSC_0125.jpg



Do you happen to know what those wheels/tire size are? I too like that look very much. Any ideas.

Just wondering.

Sorry I didn't get back,
Just saw the post.

"17x8 4-7/8 backspace on front and 17x11 5-1/2 backspace on rear. 245/45/17 and 315/35/17 bfg KDs . DSE mini tubbed

All DSE front end, coil over relocation, koni's, DSE UCA/LCA etc. Back is DSE 3" drop leaf w/offset shackle, so basically its lowered 3". No problem with front rubbing, I could pick it up another 1/2 inch but I like the stance."