my car is mini tubbed, and currently has around 440 horse and a set of 295. i plan on widening the wheels to 12 inches and running a 335 in the near future, along with some more hp.

and i mean in all honesty, if i wanted a balls out performance car and didn't care about aesthetics at all, i wouldn't spend my time and money on a first gen camaro. a C5 Z06 with the same amount of money invested would probably walk circles around even the most well balanced and setup pro touring camaro... but then it doesn't have the presence and look that a first gen has.

On alot of cars we've done, we narrow the rearend and leave stock tubs. Its a good compromise and gives the look we want without the major surgery. This is a car in our shop now with 275 and 245's.

Is there an aftermarket sub that doesnt allow for a 275 front on any year 1st gen? I am not aware of one. I am one of the few who is running a 275 with the stock sub but most do not and many advise against it. I obviously give up some turning radius ability but it is what it is. I believe it is easier with the 67-68.

But I agree the 335 rear, regardless of need and power level, it just looks bad ass. :)

There's some great info you don't get every day. Thanks for the heads up on that. Not that I was going for a DSE Sub for my 67 anyway but its god info none the less

The reason I'm mini-tubbing is honestly budget. It sounds weird to say, but the truth. I'm planning on running Vette wheels. Either take offs or reproductions. They're 10-11 inches in the rear and widely available at a very affordable price. You don't see many high volume production aftermarket wheels in widths greater than 8.5".
I rolled my own mini-tubs by widening a set of reproduction inners 2.75". I have to build a new rear anyway so I'm building it a little wider than stock to account for the high offset.

A second reason for it was the "while I'm at it" syndrome. I figured it would be much easier to mini-tub it now than to do it on the finished car. I'm only planning on running 295's out of the gate, but I'll have a ton of wiggle room and can always add more tire as needed.

That looks great! How much are you guys narrowing the rear per side?? I used to run 18x10's with 5.75" bs and it looked sweet as well. Yours looks to be a 10" wheel with about 4.5" bs or so??

I don't think the Chris Alston Chassis accommodates an oversized front tire either.

We narrowed a 9" 1.5" per side. and I believe it is a 4.375 B.S. on a 18x9. A 10" will work but we wanted more tire bulge. We also fabbed an inboard shock setup due to caliper clearance with this setup as well.

Thanks for the info!

I do believe it does..


In any event a 335 is all about looks.. a better combo for performance would be a 315/275 ... when there's too much of a size differential between the front and rear it just creates understeer.

But it does look sweet.