12" wheels on stock width rearend?

[garymac69]

Originally Posted by Regal454

Gary, do you think 18x9 front wheels would cause the tires to rub the frame rails at full lock? Do your wheels hit the inner fender or outer fender at full turn? Have your inner fenders been modified at all? Also how much negative camber are you running? I'm asking because I too have the Ridetech front suspension and am getting ready to order a set of wheels in the near future.

Thanks in advance for your help.

With my present amount 5 3/4 " B.S. the driver side rubs the frame a little at full lock and rubs off some of the paint, no damage to tire. The other side does not rub. The rubbing area to be concerned is your front fenders around full lock. With the squared-off fender of a '69 the tire tread tends to grab the fender. My inner fenders are stock, but there is no clearance issue there. My recommendation is to go a little more B.S. and limit turning radius a little. Two of my friends went with that and have less rubbing issues than I.

[Regal454]

Originally Posted by garymac69

With my present amount 5 3/4 " B.S. the driver side rubs the frame a little at full lock and rubs off some of the paint, no damage to tire. The other side does not rub. The rubbing area to be concerned is your front fenders around full lock. With the squared-off fender of a '69 the tire tread tends to grab the fender. My inner fenders are stock, but there is no clearance issue there. My recommendation is to go a little more B.S. and limit turning radius a little. Two of my friends went with that and have less rubbing issues than I.

Thanks for the response Gary, looks like 6" BS on an 18x9 is the way to go. I saw the guy with the "Dirty Silver" '69 Camaro went with a 18x9 with 5.9"BS for the same reasons. I will probably limit my turning radius as you suggested. Since my car is primarily a street drives car, I would like to run about -.75* Camber. What are your alignment specs?

[garymac69]

Originally Posted by Regal454

Thanks for the response Gary, looks like 6" BS on an 18x9 is the way to go. I saw the guy with the "Dirty Silver" '69 Camaro went with a 18x9 with 5.9"BS for the same reasons. I will probably limit my turning radius as you suggested. Since my car is primarily a street drives car, I would like to run about -.75* Camber. What are your alignment specs?

I have my camber now at -.50* but have been told a good setup for handling should be closer to - 1.50*. I plan to get it realigned to that in the near future.