Buick Regal Wheels, Aero 50 Series

[MrSony]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aeo-50-184730

These are the wheels I have picked out for my Regal that I hope to obtain by winter time.

Here is a snip of the details for those of you who don't want to click the link. Yes, I know they aren't DOT approved. Neither is my exhaust 😛 I want 15x8 all around with 3 inch backspacing to make things easy. Will that look right on my car and not rub in the back and on full lock on the front at stock ride height? The tires I will be getting are Cooper Cobra white letter tires with these specs:

So, in short, will this combo work on my Regal, spacially? No rubbing on full lock or bumps? I will be getting Moog 5391 rear springs and 5606 for the front. Keep in mind my 350 Buick is 150lbs lighter than a SBC in all iron form. I will also have Gabriel Ultra shocks in front and Gabriel HiJackers in the rear (I carry stuff a lot in the trunk). Opinions?

 

[MrSony]

Picture this whole thing was inspired by: I found this on the curb cruising with my friend over the summer. I thought it looked cool. Car sat weird because I had the donut (factory firestone donut) on the front right which made the height different by like 1.5-2.5 inches and that's why there is a gap between the tire and the top of the wheel well in the back. When the car is level you can barely see the top of the 195/75/14 tire.

 

[MC96]

Racing wheels need racing lugnuts other than that you should be fine. You might want to come up with a 4 off wheel and mount a tire up on that to see if the clearance is better.

You can always space a wheel with less backspace out but you cant go the other way.

 

[MC96]

Also I like the look of the Basset Inertia Advantage wheels myself but thats just me.

 

[pontiacgp]

Also you'll need to change the studs on your car. The Aero wheels are lug-centric and are designed for 5/8” studs and 1” 45 degree lugnuts

 

[MC96]

Allstar has racing lugs for most stud thread sizes now so you dont have to worry about that.
The only issue you could run into since the hole is for a 5/8th stud is that the nut will tighten against the wheel flange of the hub before it seats on the wheel.

 

[MrSony]

Is it hard to put on 5/8 wheel studs? Do I need to drill anything out or is it just like putting normal studs on? I can do that, but I won't drill anything. Also why do I need "racing" nuts and studs?

 

[pontiacgp]

You'd have to make the holes larger in the rotors and axles flanges for the larger diameter knurl and you need racing nuts cause they have a 45 degree nut unlike street cars that have a 60 degree lug nut. Another thing with those wheels is you'll have to find a place that can balance the lug-centric wheels. If they are balanced with the hub they may not be balanced. In racing we never balance the wheels

 

[MrSony]

hmmm, I may just skip these all together then. Too much work for 60$ per wheel. Thanks for all the input though guys! I think American racing makes a wheel that looks like this and so does Cragar.... decisions decisions. Still wondering on the backspace though. I know on GNs the 15" chrome wheels had what... 3.5 inches of backspacing? And those fit the wells really nice.

 

[pontiacgp]

the Cragar soft 8 is similar..