Pic request: 78-80 Monte Carlo with 275/60-15 or similar

[CruizinKev]

hey guys,

i'm looking for 78-80 monte carlos with 275/60-15 tires on 15x8 wheels.

i'm thinking but want to see how it'll look like.

post pics with info of your setup!

thanks!!
-Kev

 

[trog]

not a monte, but they are 275/60/15s on 8" rims

 

[67rstbkt]

Here's 275/60/15 rears on 15x8.5 rims

 

[CruizinKev]

thx looks good guys! what front sizes you're running?

 

[67rstbkt]

thx looks good guys! what front sizes you're running?

I'm running 235/60/15 on the front (same width rims)

 

[racing8up]

275x60 on 8 inch wheels

 

[CruizinKev]

found a 79 monte with 275/60-15 rears

 

[442Jayp]

275x60 on 8 inch wheels

what did you have to do to fit these 275s ? spacers ?

 

[khan0165]

275x60 on 8 inch wheels

what did you have to do to fit these 275s ? spacers ?

looks like alot of these guys are using wheels with 4 or 4.5 inch backspacing. I would think anything more than that would require some use of spacers.

how is your turning radius with 235/60s infront? Any rub? What backspacing are you using?

 

[67rstbkt]

275x60 on 8 inch wheels

what did you have to do to fit these 275s ? spacers ?

looks like alot of these guys are using wheels with 4 or 4.5 inch backspacing. I would think anything more than that would require some use of spacers.

how is your turning radius with 235/60s infront? Any rub? What backspacing are you using?

My turning radius does not seem to have been affected, but I really don't drive my car hard; it's more of a cruiser at this point. The backspacing on my fronts is the same as the rear (somewhere in the 4-4.5 range). Because the fronts push out towards the fender, I did a little bit of modifying in there to avoid rubbing on the wheel well. The rims were repurposed from my other project. If I was buying new wheels, I would have just bought the right backspacing for the front. I remember running 235/60/15's on the front of my Cutlass back in the day without any issues. I know I had 15x8's, I just do not remember the b.s