About to order rims & tires, want to double-check.
Finally going to bite the bullet and order the Intro Vistas I've been craving for years. These will be going on the '65 GTO in my signature. I've read just about every thread there is (here and elsewhere) on sizing and fitment and I just want to double-check before ordering. The car is about as low as northeastern roads will allow, and I've tried to take that into consideration.
I'm planning on being relatively conservative: 17x7s up from, 4.5" backspacing, and 18x8 in the rear, 5" backspacing. That's with Baers, and thus an additional .25" of track width per side. Sound okay?
For tires, I really wanted the BFG g-force sports, but they don't seem to have the profiles/height that I need. The Goodyear F1 Gs-D3s have all the combos I am considering, so I am planning on going with those in custom redlines.
Right now, I'm leaning towards a 235/50/17 (26.3") front and 255/45/18 (27.1") rear tire. I'm currently running 26" tall tires that are about perfect, but with larger rims I wanted a little extra sidewall just to be safe. Thoughts?
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Matt
1965 Pontiac GTO - Paul Spotts 421 (433) w/Tripower, RamAir, 6X Heads / TKO600 / 3.90 Safe-T-Track / Vintage AC / Baer 4-wheel Discs / AGR PS / Hotchkis Bars, Shocks, Springs / SPC & BMR Control Arms / 17&18 Intro Vistas / GY F1GSD3 Redlines / '06 GTO Seats / Comp Audio
Other Rides: '59 Vette / '64 GTO (x2) / '65 GTO / '66 GTO / '66 Vette Roadster / '02 Vette / '07 Avalanche LTZ 6.0L / '08 Suzuki GSX-R750
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