[FC] Wheels

[Bill Wells]

Folks,

It is important to note that there are different width
wheels used on these vehicles. From what Clark said
below, you could infer that no Nova wheels will work. 
For an FC, six inch width rally wheels fit just fine,
front and rear. The seven inch width has to have
spacers on the front and is close in the back, but
fits. The rally wheels look great and are the proper
size for 70 series tires. I am running six inch wide
'78 Nova rallys and love them.
Thanks,
Bill
--- Clark Hartzel <chartzel@comcast.net> wrote:
> I ran Nova Rally Wheels on my Rampside and found
> they rubbed on the tie rod
> ends.  As Thomas Gwyther mentioned, you have to run
> spacers between the
> drums and the wheels.  The spacers are readily
> available, however, when you
> use them, you have to knock out the stock wheel
> studs and install longer
> ones.  Then the pilot on the wheel will no longer
> center on the hub, meaning
> you are just hanging the weight on the studs.  I
> never tried 15" wheels but
> they might clear better.  With all the low profile
> tires available today,
> you would be better off using 15" wheels in my
> opinion.
> Clark Hartzel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
> [mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of
> Hennerfeind, Joe R.
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:13 AM
> To: corvanatics@corvair.org
> Subject: [FC] Wheels
> 
> 
> I have looked through the archives on wheels and
> sizes, but have a quick
> unanswered question.  I have 2 14x6 wheels off a
> 70's Camaro or Nova (with
> the center caps)  that I know will work (planning on
> 205/75/14), but I also
> have 2 14x7 matching wheels.
> 
> 1) Can I use the 14x7 wheels on the rear or are they
> too wide?
> 2) Can I only determine if they will work by finding
> out the offset?
> 3) If so, how do I measure offset and what is good?
> 4) What size tire?
> 
> Thanks!
> Joe Hennerfeind
> 
> Environmental Specialist
> ODOD/OHCP
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