Looks great Steve. Keeping chuggin buddy. :thumbsup:

I know. Truth is I'll most likely change the BS is by adding some flares to the car...


Thanks. I now feel your pain with the project...Mine was supposed to be a quick change out of a few parts... Wasn't your deadline for completion about now???




In my ever change tire size dilemma I have now pulled the front inner wheel wells and cut/rolled the fenders. I'll cut the inner fenders as needed to make them fit as well. Mocking things up I decided to try the 315 on an 11.5 setup. Based on previous ride height it doesn't seem too bad of a fit. Am I nuts to try this? Anyone know what the min steering angle I should aim maintain is so I can actually drive the car? It seems to turn pretty decent and has ~1" of suspension available at previous ride height. Is that even close to enough compression?


Am I getting greedy and stupid trying to fit this on the front?

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greedy nope....ambitious yes. throw a couple shims on your control arm too. Lets get more camber. If you have a digi angle finder put in a negative 1.2

Also if you do that mod, be careful of your bolt length. ask me how i know.

you'll find that the more backspace you use the more the tire will clear that rear part of the well.

BS is limited where the tire tool is hitting the LCA and Sway bar when mocked using a 11.5" wheel. I'm not sure how a wheel compares to the tool. I could go to a 11" wheel and have no problems but I'm thinking it would be sub optimal and at that point a 295 may be better due to tire/wheel fitment. The 315 is a 12" tread so even a 11.5 is a little small. 295 may be perfect since it's 11" tread. Only think I don't like is the additional height using the 295

After talking to Travis a decision has finally been made. I'll be ordering wheels tomorrow. Going with a 295 front on a 10.5 rim with 7.25 BS. I measured based on the 275 and offset the tool to make up the difference. Using a 275 with a 10" width 6.5 BS is perfect. I've offset the BS to compensate for 1/2" wheel width plus an additional 1/4 for tire width/height front and rear. I think it's a safe measurement....

I lose ~1/4 steering wheel turn from the 275 so I think it's ok to drive on the street too. I'll find up shortly...:EmoteClueless:

Steve. Glad to see you're getting it all dialed in. I'm looking forward to seeing the final result! :thumbsup:

Man I sure wish I had a wheel measuring tool like that when I did my mockup although I don't know if it would have helped my indecision. Figuring out the tire/wheel combo was more stressful than installing the mini tubs for me. I kept going back and forth on things and was worried I was getting to greedy too.

I debated buy it but could not imagine fitting the wheels without it. Completely worth the money.

Finally decided on a 18/19 stagger setup. 18x10.5 (275-285/35/18 depending on tire) front and 19x12 (325/30/190 rear

Rear test with 325/30/19

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Got a few more things done this weekend

Fitted the bolt in roll bar to the new wider wheel tubs

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Installed Finch's new shifter boot. I assume it was meant to expose the entire shifter assembly but I spaced it back a bit to fit better.

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Shifter looks just right. Did you install that LS already on the down low?????

295 up front? daaammmm....thats a lot of traction....btw, those tires in the back look huge.....

No LS swap yet. Going to get it driving with the current engine and then work the swap in a month or two....at least that's the current plan.

No longer going 295 on the front. Decided the wheel would be too narrow to allow the 295 to work right. Decided a 275-285 on a 10.5 rim would be better. This way I could take Ron's advise and stretch the tread a little.