Wheels and Tires

[CHEV 383]

What size wheels and tires are you guys running on your First Gen's??

My car came with the steel wheels with GM trim rings and center hub (15 x 8) and it has Hoosier tires (235x60).

If I look at new rims, what is the proper back spacing for the first gen's???

[GETGONE]

They should be 0 offset with 4.5" BS on an 8" rim, regardless of diameter if you wanted to bump up to 16's, 17's or 18's even.

[Lucky SOB]

i'll look at the bird and get back to ya later today.

[csmith4153]

I have 16x8's on the 69. I'll need to look at the tire's for sizes.

[skar]

17 inch American torq thrust II
7" front 8" back
225/45/17 front
255/45/17 rear

[TSTONE]

I'm running 15x8 3.75bs -19os 295/50-15 on a stock suspension no rubs at all.





fronts im running 14x7's 197/70

[zmanrc]

Everything stated above is the safe way to go. If you want to push it, I THINK (but not 100% sure) that you can put the same on a 1st and 2nd gen. I am running 17x9.5 with 5.5" BS and 285/40/17 tires in the rear and 17x8 with 4.5" BS and 245/45/17 tires in the front. This is about as far as you can push a 2nd gen with stock rear suspension. That is a lot of tire stuffed under the fenderwell with no rubbing.

[skar]

zmanrc

Nice car nice wheels. What are they. Wheels make the car to me.

[bri2203]

I have a set four AR tourque thrust II that I would be willing to part with.

17x8s 4.25" backspacing. They fit a chevelle fine.
PM me if interested.

[David Conwill]

I'm running 206/65/15s on the front on 15x7 Rallye Wheels. I'm about to go back to 14" Cragar S/S, however, because I just found out I've got a broken belt.

-Dave