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Old 06-03-2014, 04:16 PM
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What about Boss 338 wheels? They are very well made wheels, and you can find a set with tires NEW for $900-1400 (depending on the finish you go for).

They are very well made, good finish very good finish and fit. I believe you could order them before on custom backspaces, but they sell tem on perfect BS for older muscle cars.

I.e.:







http://www.ebay.com/itm/18x8-Gray-Bo...f2551a&vxp=mtr

i.e. full set of 18" wheels with tires for about $900. similar deals on ebay.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/pts/4493050597.html

Check out Eagle Bandits as well: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CPP-US-Mags-...03f77f&vxp=mtr

They have them in Chrome, gray or black with polished lips. Several guys running them and they are similar to a good mix between AR TT2's and Foose).

Good luck!

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Old 06-03-2014, 04:17 PM
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Safe sucks! You should be OK with 245's and 275's. The front fender to inner fender bolts at the top of the wheel opening should be replaced with pan head allen bolts if the car is relatively low.....assuming front track width is stock. I'm running Kore3 hubs and IIRC they push the wheel out an 1/8" from OEM and I'm OK.

This photo will give you some idea of 4.75-5.5 and 245-275 clearances:

The biggest problem he is going to run in to is at the price point he wants to spend he will have a hard time getting a BS to use max tire size. You need custom made wheels to make sure you are dead on for offset. I used 285's but if i was 1/4" in or out I would rub.
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Old 06-20-2014, 06:45 PM
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I bought a set of BG Rodworks wheels 17x8 -4.75 bs and 17x9.5 -5.5 bs for $520 with lug nuts delivered from Discount Tire Direct. They also sell 18's. Call them if you see wheels out of stock on their website, they may be able to find a set like they did for me. The quality of the wheels are nice.
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Old 06-23-2014, 10:23 AM
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I bought a set of BG Rodworks wheels 17x8 -4.75 bs and 17x9.5 -5.5 bs for $520 with lug nuts delivered from Discount Tire Direct. They also sell 18's. Call them if you see wheels out of stock on their website, they may be able to find a set like they did for me. The quality of the wheels are nice.
That's a good price, but not my style unfortunately.


Hey, by the way.

I like the idea of 275 40 R18 for the back as that will give me almost 2 more inches in diameter.

What about a little bigger diameter front tire than the stock as well to get the car about 1" higher front and rear? Would I run into problems with hitting the sub at lock and lose turning radius?

I know people usually go the other way, but if I'm going to lower this thing 2" in the future I only really want to get 1" lower to the ground with my subframe. The roads around here are a lot worse than what most people are probably driving on.
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I bought voxx magila's from discount tire direct for my 69 nova. Fairly cheap considering.[/IMG]
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Old 06-24-2014, 08:36 PM
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And I've lowered it 2" in the rear and 2 1/2" in front
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Indy, do those clear the C5 brakes without spacers? Just to clarify that those are 5x120 and not 5x120.65 (4 3/4). What sizes do you get? Any full car shots?
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Yes they're. 5x120. I dipped the centers black last fall. The fronts are 17x8 with 5.25" BS with a 245 tire, and the backs are 18x8.5" with 5.5" bs and a 275 tire. They cleared fined with stock Nova discs, and they clear the c5 brakes with the ridetech spindles, and prob the stock spindle as well. However, when I ordered the wheels they were fit to the stock disc brakes, well the c5 kit moves the brakes inboard 7/16" (which cpp never mentions) because they are based on a drum spindle. Here's a couple full car shots.




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I was looking at these Niche Circuit wheels for my 69 on stock suspension with LS1 front brakes / stock rear drums...
I wouldn't mind using a spacer to get it just right...
They some in two widths...
18x8 +30mm which I think is 5.65" BS
18x9.5 +35mm which I think is 6.6" BS

Any chance at making these work?

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Old 07-04-2014, 01:17 PM
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These are nice....I like them. Don't know if anyone has mentioned Coy's, but they are nice, cheap wheels and are made for our classsic cars. They will have the proper offset too, therefore eliminating the need for spacers, adapter, etc.
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