wheel help please

[DETROITBOY27]

I want to put bags on my ride. But nothing too serious. No c notches. no dropped spindles. This is a daily driver I have no idea on what size rims to go with. I'm not into a 13 inch wheels w/ spokes. I want to keep the muscle car, hot rod look. I know I can run up to a 17, but I don't know what size tire or back spacing i need to look for. Discount tire was no help, nor was tire rack, and cardomain. Please help. I have been all over the net the last 2 days trying to find this info for wheels on a bagged g body

 

[Nightmare388]

I want to put bags on my ride. But nothing too serious. No c notches. no dropped spindles. This is a daily driver I have no idea on what size rims to go with. I'm not into a 13 inch wheels w/ spokes. I want to keep the muscle car, hot rod look. I know I can run up to a 17, but I don't know what size tire or back spacing i need to look for. Discount tire was no help, nor was tire rack, and cardomain. Please help. I have been all over the net the last 2 days trying to find this info for wheels on a bagged g body

If you want the old school Hotrod look I wouldn't get ant bigger than a 15 x 8 wheel and a 275 x 60 x 15 tire in the rear.

 

[DETROITBOY27]

i decided to go with some centerline billet wheels, i believe the backspacing is 3 n 3/4. I'm getting some 215/45 FRONT AND 225/45 rears. I also got a 1/2 bag kit with 8 valves from vt kustoms which should be here tomorrow. wohooo

 

[Nightmare388]

i decided to go with some centerline billet wheels, i believe the backspacing is 3 n 3/4. I'm getting some 215/45 FRONT AND 225/45 rears. I also got a 1/2 bag kit with 8 valves from vt kustoms which should be here tomorrow. wohooo

Sounds cool! Make sure you put some pictures on here when you have the wheels mounted. W@e would love to see what they look like. Good luck!

 

[DETROITBOY27]

will do

 

[Vern]

215/45s and 225/45s are awefully short and may cause problems. They are also very small and don't fill out the wheelwells. Kind of like the 13s you talked about only more rim and less tire sidewall and a similar total tire height. 245/45/17s & 275/40/17s on back is a well proven look & fit.

 

[DETROITBOY27]

i'm not to worried about the tires, they are what is coming on the rims. I got an awsome deal on the rim and tire combo and if i need to pitch the tires i will. I'll get some pics up when i get the rims [/img]

 

[Silent viewer]

i am running 245 40 17 tires and they fil the wheel well plenty, i have full front back side to side air ride with no notches or drop spindles. back will tuck the lip of the rim but the fronts rub, i think it is due to the offset...

 

[Barely Legal Welding]

how did the car turn out?


Richie