Oh,ye of little faith. I doubt your car will be
lower than Keith's 70 Camino. Want me to send you some photos of that
car?
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I think I need to see a 315 tire on a Chevelle in
person. I've seen pictures, but I haven't seen any that look as low and
tucked under as I think mine will be. Guess that means I need to hit some
car shows this summer!
Speaking of which, I know the So Cal Chevelle
Camino Club show is coming up in July (are there any members on this list?), but
do any of the So Cal folks here know of any other shows? I missed the
April Super Chevy show.
Thanks, Matt
At 05:04 PM 6/20/2005,
Clint Hooper wrote:
I looked
over Keith Anderson's 70 SS El Camino and some guy from Chicago's 70 SS
Chevelle. Both had 17x11 rear wheels with 315 tires and both had nice fits.
Neither looked very tight to me. Clint Hooper H&H
Custom,owner 1969 El Camino ProTourer 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Matthew Post
- Thanks Clint. That is good to know. I don't remember where I
heard that about the Baers.
- You bring up a good point. I guess I can always add spacers if the
backspacing is too much......that is, of course, if the overall width is
okay. That's why I'm leaning toward a 10" instead of bigger for the
rear. I want them nice and tucked under the fender anyway.
- Cheers,
- Matt
- At 04:14 PM 6/20/2005, Clint Hooper wrote:
- To the best of my knowledge,Matt,installing
rear Baer disc brakes will not increase the track width. I've sold many
sets of Baer rear kits and it has never been a problem. As for
backspacing,always err on the liberal side. Too much can easily be
corrected but too little means new wheels.
- You've spent too much on that car to get conservative now.
- Clint Hooper
- H&H Custom,owner
- 1969 El Camino ProTourer
- 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
- http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Matthew Post
- Probably wise to play it conservative on the rear tire until
everything gets settled in. I'm running the Baer brakes, which I
hear require additional backspacing. So, I want to try for 6" in
the rear and 5.5" to 5.75" in the front. I didn't realize I could
go with as much as 6" in front. That might not be a bad idea for
extra outer fender lip clearance. Of course, I plan to measure
many, many times over before I actually order the wheels. The
thought of it makes me nervous. That would be one expensive screw
up. Although, my local tire guys says if he orders them, he'll
exchange them if they don't fit. Might have to take him up on
that!
- Thanks for the advice and I'll definitely let you know when I have
some pictures!
- -Matt
- At 12:38 PM 6/20/2005, Clint Hooper wrote:
- I've only seen that combo on late model
Corvettes so far,Matt. No reason it wouldn't work on a 68-72,though.
However,your idea sounds like it would also work and look great. With
the Global West tubular a-arms,you can run upwards of 6" backspacing
on the front. That much backspacing also reduces the scrub radius
too,which is always a good thing. On those rear 18x10's,my suggestion
for backspacing would be around 5.75"-6". And FWIW,you could still run
the 315/30/18's on those 10" rims if you wanted to.
- I want to see pictures when you get that wicked
combo.<g>
- Clint Hooper
- H&H Custom,owner
- 1969 El Camino ProTourer
- 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
- http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Matthew Post
- Hey Clint, have you seen examples of that wheel/tire
combo? I'd love to see a picture if you know where to find
one.
- I've been thinking about running 18X9.5, 275/35/18 up front and
18X10, 295/35/18 in the rear. I still need to measure for
backspacing. I have the GW front arms and went for about 3"
lower on all corners.
- -Matt
- At 04:24 PM 6/19/2005, Clint Hooper wrote:
- With proper backspacing,an 18x11 rear
wheel and 315/30/18 tire would fit,too.
- Clint Hooper
- H&H Custom,owner
- 1969 El Camino ProTourer
- 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
- http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
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- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- I put a set of 18x9s
on the rear of my 69 with 285/50R18s and they dont rub.
They are very close though. They are about 29 tall which
is a very tall tire, but they get plenty of complements on how
they look. The car is lowered 1 and I could probably go
even lower.
- -Greg
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Matt Wettig
- Hey guys,
- I have a 70 SS I am putting together. I want to
run the widest tires on the back I possibley can without making
the car look silly. I am curious as to what size tires, wheels
and backspacing everyone is running.
-
Thanks
Matt
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