Yet another 2nd Gen Camaro - Project/update

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by gerno

I went ahead and had Tire Rack send the tires to Formula 43 and they mounted them for me. When they get here today they will be ready to put on the car. I was too nervous letting a local tire shop mount them for the first time. Good to know Discount in Lakeway can do them next when I where these out.

You will likely need a local source at some point so I'd suggest getting one of the exotic car forums (6speedonline or similar) and see who they use locally.

Actually, now that I think of it, just ask SW.

[gerno]

Got the wheels and like the full combo. I was nervous of the wheel depth but really like the the more shallow rear rim rather than a huge lip. I also really like the 18/19" combo. I think the sizing looks perfect on the car and would do it again in a heartbeat.

There are 2 issues but they can be addressed

1. The tolerance for the rear hub is too tight so the wheels don't fit all the way on.

I'm either going to need to send them back to have the hubs bored out or machine down the hub flanges and add 1/4" spacers. I went concervative on the spacing to allow more clearance with the quarter panels so there is room to space out but it's still a little frustrating.

1. With the lower ride height that looks awesome the wheels could have used a little more BS.

I'm going to change the inner fenders one more to allow from more clearance. Think I'm going to cut out the entire edge and rather than try to reshape and weld it I'm going to simply fiberglass the edge.

Time for the pics. I'll try to get better ones in the morning.

[ma73z]

Very nice!

[glassman]

yep looking great Steve. Love the stance.....cant wait to see the pics in the daylight.

[gerno]

Originally Posted by ma73z

Very nice!

Thanks

Originally Posted by glassman

yep looking great Steve. Love the stance.....cant wait to see the pics in the daylight.

Don't worry, I will. I love the stance too, unfortunately as it sits you can't really turn the wheel.... nothing a small spring adjustment and more cutting won't fix....

[WSSix]

Gorgeous! I hope I can get my stance down low. I see cars like your car and just drool.

[GregWeld]

Those look great Steve!


I know how worried you were... but they turned out awesome.

[Payton King]

I would not be worried about running a spacer on those. Also on the speedway hub is it the standard Ford size register of 3.06? Did you have the wheels made for a Chevy register of 2.78?

If the material is there, I would have the hubs turned down. Had to to do that on my Moser rear for the yellow car I had.

[gerno]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Gorgeous! I hope I can get my stance down low. I see cars like your car and just drool.

Thanks, I like it low too. Now I just have to figure out the other issue, exhaust...

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Those look great Steve!


I know how worried you were... but they turned out awesome.

Thanks Greg. I am pretty happy with them but still think a few small changes would have made them perfect. The real test comes on the track so I'll leave it until then.

Originally Posted by Payton King

I would not be worried about running a spacer on those. Also on the speedway hub is it the standard Ford size register of 3.06? Did you have the wheels made for a Chevy register of 2.78?

If the material is there, I would have the hubs turned down. Had to to do that on my Moser rear for the yellow car I had.

No, I would not have such an issues with the 2.78" diameter. I gave Travis a rough measurement of 2.5" x1.5" which is the end of the hub and told him it was the Speedway Mod-Lite hub. I thought incorrectly they had cut wheels for the hubs before and knew the specs so they could leave plenty of clearance.. Instead he took my rough measurement and added .003" for clearance. Completely my fault for assuming, I should have given detailed specs for every dimension of the wheels I needed and not made any assumptions. This was my first time to buy expensive custom wheels so I didn't know any better. Hopefully in a few years when I save up the money again to build another car I'll be much more detailed when making my purchase.

I think I could shave ~.030" off the hub (Will call Speedway today) and run the 3.06" inner diameter spacer to clear the radius without issue. It will be tight but I think there will be enough clearance. Expansion of the metal when hot is my greatest concern. Just frustrating given I'm already well over budget both time and money wise.

[Payton King]

Wheels look great! I am sure you can get it worked out.