Wheel fitment 1985 Monte Carlo ss

[Irishspring46]

You're not going to fit 9.5" on the front without severe rubbing unless you install tall upper balljoints

Could I fit 8 wide on the front 9.5 in back? Or would you recommend 8 all around.

 

[Irishspring46]

You're not going to fit 9.5" on the front without severe rubbing unless you install tall upper balljoints

You're not going to fit 9.5" on the front without severe rubbing unless you install tall upper balljoints

Sorry to bombard you with questions but if I was to put tall upper ball joints on the front to fit the wider wheels I’ve heard that I’d need shorter upper control arms? Is that true?

 

[scoti]

Sorry to bombard you with questions but if I was to put tall upper ball joints on the front to fit the wider wheels I’ve heard that I’d need shorter upper control arms? Is that true?

Correct.

While it might be possible to utilize OE arms w/tweaks to the alignment, shorter uppers help the Camber-curve objective (tilting in motion vs out as the spindle C/L travels upward) during suspension compression.

 

[Irishspring46]

Correct.

While it might be possible to utilize OE arms w/tweaks to the alignment, shorter uppers help the Camber-curve objective (tilting in motion vs out as the spindle C/L travels upward) during suspension compression.

Ok I see so fitting 9.5s on the back is a little risky (depends on the car) and if I wanted to attempt to fit 9.5s on the front I’d need tall upper joints and shorter upper control arms. And 8 inch wide wheels would most likely fit.

 

[Irishspring46]

I"M running US Mag ramblers on my 87 Monte Carlo SS. 18x8 all around. 225/45 front 245/45 rear. I" going to put 18x9.5 wheels on the rear of my S-10 run and 275/40 tires.These wheels look great with the knock offs. Bill. WV

Do you have a photo of your car? I might go with the same exact sizes and wheel

 

[Irishspring46]

You're not going to fit 9.5" on the front without severe rubbing unless you install tall upper balljoints

If I was to put 9.5s with 5.45 backspacing on the rear and it didn’t fit and was hitting my Frame couldn’t I just use a wheel spacer?

 

[mclellan83]

Ramblers look great on Monte's