Rad Rides By Troy Building a 70'S Nova .... - Page 45 - Lateral-g Forums

NvrDun71 · #**441** 07-09-2008, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious1970

One off 18" billet spec. wheels. These are the rears. Fatty tire, no rubber bands on this one.

Let me first start out by saying that this an absolutely stunning build.

I was however curious about the rear tire & wheel size. Coming from Troy I expected to see at least 20's in the rear, not that the 18's look bad or out of place at all they just seem to be rather conservative. That and whats up w/ the Comp TA's havent those been discontinued from BFGoodrich for a few years now? Am also surprised to only see a 295 in the rear? Why the conservative sizing?.........Really was just curious, not intending to criticze the build in any remote way. Best of luck in Columbus, looking forward to the completed pics of the car

Martin71RS · #**442** 07-09-2008, 04:53 AM

Man, why is this project not in the project folder....I only noticed this build thread now!

Troy is one of my favorites and they are doing a great job on the Nova.....absolutely love it!!

Martin

Rellim51 · #**443** 07-09-2008, 06:11 AM

I've been wondering the same thing, all the others get moved there.

Ronny · #**444** 07-09-2008, 08:52 AM

Cant wait to see the car finished, Troy and he`s team always amaze me!!!

The Rad Rides calipers are cool

I also hoped for 20" or bigger in the rear...

Good luck in Columbus

notorious1970 · #**445** 07-09-2008, 08:58 AM

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Let me first start out by saying that this an absolutely stunning build. I was however curious about the rear tire & wheel size. Coming from Troy I expected to see at least 20's in the rear, not that the 18's look bad or out of place at all they just seem to be rather conservative. That and whats up w/ the Comp TA's havent those been discontinued from BFGoodrich for a few years now? Am also surprised to only see a 295 in the rear? Why the conservative sizing?.........Really was just curious, not intending to criticze the build in any remote way. Best of luck in Columbus, looking forward to the completed pics of the car

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.

HRBS · #**446** 07-09-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious1970

Troy wanted this car to do well in handling and quarter mile as well as some comfort, hence the smaller rim.

I agree with the tire size on this car for all the reasons mentioned.
But make that 1/4 mile run count because once it dips below 11.49 they'll throw you out for the side bars not being legal.
Nice build... cant wait to see it Friday.

notorious1970 · #**447** 07-09-2008, 09:13 AM

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But make that 1/4 mile run count because once it dips below 11.49 they'll throw you out for the side bars not being legal.

Yes true, thats okay though. See you friday

GHOSTDANCER · #**448** 07-09-2008, 09:14 AM

I think the tire size is perfect, looks great

NvrDun71 · #**449** 07-09-2008, 09:51 AM

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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.

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....

buickfunnycar.com · #**450** 07-09-2008, 09:51 AM

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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.

I'm with you all the way for exactly the reasons you stated.

Ain't a damn thing wrong with 18's for handling and some nice,meaty sidewalls.