20" Rims on a 68 Camaro

[Sandro's 1969 502 Camaro]

Originally Posted by jy211

after PM'ing Sandro, I may go a different route. He told me there is some modification to the rear wheel well to get 20's to fit.....So I may just go 18's all the way around....

Will I run into any problems with the 18's?

You can run the 20's it's just the with of the rim you have to play with. On my 69 I ran a 20x 8.5 in the rear and squeezed on a 285/30 20 tire and it workled fine with lots of room. But if you put that same tire on a 20x9.5" rim then your going to have some problems especially on a 68, when your running the car that low. Even if you decided to run a 275/40 18 in the rear its basically the same hieght and width as the 285/30 20. It all depends on how low you want your ride hieght and how wide of a rim your going to run. Wile the 20's might look cool to some people the 18's are definatly better preformance wise.

[jy211]

Originally Posted by Sandro's 1969 502 Camaro

You can run the 20's it's just the with of the rim you have to play with. On my 69 I ran a 20x 8.5 in the rear and squeezed on a 285/30 20 tire and it workled fine with lots of room. But if you put that same tire on a 20x9.5" rim then your going to have some problems especially on a 68, when your running the car that low. Even if you decided to run a 275/40 18 in the rear its basically the same hieght and width as the 285/30 20. It all depends on how low you want your ride hieght and how wide of a rim your going to run. Wile the 20's might look cool to some people the 18's are definatly better preformance wise.

ok cool. I am also just thinking about the driving aspect of the car. Since this is for my pops (64 yrs old), I am sure he doesn't want to be bothered with the rubbing issues....he bent his 20's we put on his suburban enough times to get fed up with the truck being low...I'm more concerned about the possible rubbing in the front when turning and such...the car is stock height right now and I have decide on the ride height(any suggestions)...he's seen some of the PT cars and likes the look...so.....I may just say F it and do the 20" set up....I'll just have to stay on a smaller width wheel for the rear...