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Originally Posted by notorious1970
If this car had the 20s on it we would probably have to put something like a 30 series tire on it. Troy wanted this car to do well in handling and quarter mile as well as some comfort, hence the smaller rim. Plus this nova is so small in size compared to the other cars hes done, Im not sure how it would look with the 20's. Yes that bfg tire is discontinued. Apparently its a tough size to get with that kind of sidewall. Rubber band tires on big wheels have been done a lot (not that its bad, I like the look myself). For this car and its style, we thought this setup would be better. The 295 is to be sure we could stuff the wheels under the fenders with the minitubs w/o worrying about rubbing issues. We tried 315s but they would rub when taking a turn hard.
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Cool, makes perfect sense for all the reasons mentioned. I knew there was a method to the selection, was really just curious of what the reasoning was. 18's on 68-72 X-Body's I think is really the perfect size, I know Troy usually pushes the envelope on rim/tire combos is the only reason I expected to see bigger hoops. Looking forward to the pics from Columbus....