68 Camaro, wheel backspace(DSE quadralink n subframe)

[camaro2nv]

I would stay away from Asanti. They are like butter.

[DriverzInc]

Since you are looking at the Asanti wheels, have you thought about DPE or Forgeline?

http://www.driverzinc.com/wheels2

[John510]

Originally Posted by qwkswede

Here is the wheel choice today. It will be something from Asanti more than likely.

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What kind of wheel is this? Do they come in black and polished?

[qwkswede]

Originally Posted by John510

What kind of wheel is this? Do they come in black and polished?

They have a variety of finishes, including a nice looking black chrome.
Try this link.
http://www.asantiwheels.com/Forged_Wheels.php

And thanks for the input on manufacturer, I do appreciate it but the choice is mostly much made already. Just finalizing the order.

Any input on my wheel width choices to match the tire sizes?

[ProdigyCustoms]

You done good on matching up the sizes of the rims and tires, buldges and heights.

The 255 / 30 / 19 on the front is 25.1 tall and has a 10.2 section on a 9" rim

The 305 / 25 / 20 on the front is 26.2 tall and has a 12.1 section on a 11" rim

Perfect.

What I am concerned about is your front backspace. With our DSE frame projects, we use a 6.2" BS on a 10" wheel, so to maintain your proper front space, you are going to need a 5.2" BS on a 9" wheel

[ProdigyCustoms]

Originally Posted by qwkswede

They have a variety of finishes, including a nice looking black chrome.
Try this link.
http://www.asantiwheels.com/Forged_Wheels.php

And thanks for the input on manufacturer, I do appreciate it but the choice is mostly much made already. Just finalizing the order.

Any input on my wheel width choices to match the tire sizes?

Be careful with black chrome, my experiance with black chrome is it scrathes super easy if you look at it to hard! Wipe it with a towel, ruined! To delicate for me.

[John510]

I figured out why I like them so much. They are identical to the Fesler FS904 wheels I wanted to order eventually. Are Asanti's cheaper then the Feslers?

[qwkswede]

Thanks for the feedback Frank, everyone.

I hope the front offset is OK, I think I erred on in the right direction for the fronts. I can run a small spacer if needed. It was looking like I will have the room to the frame and inner fender with the 6" BS. but maybe the tires/wheels will be too sunken in the front? Its probably not too late to change the front backspace. I was working on DSEs recommendations for the front. I wanted good turning radius and just wanted to be a little cautious.

I really don't know what the Asanti prices are. I'm not the direct purchaser of the wheels. I'm actually not even 100% sure what color combo is coming back. I have to give a little artistic license to the guy spending the money on the parts. I'm pretty certain the barrels will be chrome/polished. The center color is going to be black or chrome, not sure which.

[ProdigyCustoms]

I think they will be to sunken in, but like you said you can space as needed.

I like to work with front space as much as possible to keep the outer wheel profile where it needs to be.