[V8Vairs] Wheels and Tires

[Gary Hoffman]

I have used 2 different set ups.  The ones on the car now are 15x7 Monte Carlo early ralley wheels.  I have 235x6015s on back, and 205x60x15s on front.  Rear springs are Factory HD ( old, not new) and front springs are Clark's front springs for mid-engine V8s, 1 coil cut.

The other set of wheels are old slotted mags, 14x7s, back spacing unknown, but have less than the early Monte Carlo ralley wheels.  I run 195x60x14s on front and 235x60x14 of the rear.  I had a set of 245x60x14s on the rear for awhile, which worked fine, they just wore out.  

I have the GM metric discs all the way around the car, and both the 14" and 15" wheels clear just fine.

Gar Hoffman

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On Jun 5, 2012, at 12:31 PM, paulsiano at yahoo.com wrote:

> A few weeks ago when there was some discussion about activating the V-8 Vairs site, I made a suggestion that each of us contribute items from time to time.  
>  
> Everybody has, or will need, wheels and tires and it seems to be an easy place to start but if others would like to post something "off topic" of course that would be fine as well.
>  
> Front :   Minilite 14 X 7 wheels with BFG Radial TA P215/60R14 tires
>  
>               One coil has been removed from the stock HD springs
>  
>               Minor reshaping of the top of the lip was necessary for clearance 
>  
>              As I remember, the front shocks are 1953 Cadillac    (I have never heard of anybody else using them and I'm not sure that's what they are.  Has anybody ever heard that they                 will work?   Whatever they are they work very well.) 
>  
> Rear:   Minilite 14 X 7 wheels with BFG Radial TA P235/60R14 tires
>  
>              No clearance issues
>          
>              No suspension changes
>  
>              Unsure what shocks were used 
>  
> I'm about to get a new brake system for the car and although I like the wheels and would like to keep them, I may have to go to larger wheels and they may be for sale in the not too distant future.  
>  
> Paul Siano 
>  
> Lecanto, FL
>  
> 66 Crown conversion           
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