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pro-touring.no
10-24-2009, 02:41 PM
Hi I want to use 18x10 7"backspace wheels with 275\35tire on original sub frame on my 70 camaro, what must i doo to get this rigth?? I have also wilwood 6 piston cliper and 14"rotor.. is there anyboy out there who can help me with what i can do to get this done and parts that I need do solve this.. thanks..
Kjell
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pro-tour79
10-25-2009, 07:41 AM
7" bs will not fit very well it will hit the sway bar and upper control arms, use a 9" wide wheel with 6" bs
Blake Foster
10-25-2009, 10:11 AM
Yea What he said
:cheers:
we tried that even with a drop spindle and it wouldnt work
pro-touring.no
10-25-2009, 11:32 AM
Yea What he said
:cheers:
we tried that even with a drop spindle and it wouldnt work
what if you use dse upper and lower arm and new spindel??
and mody sway bar??
markss28
11-05-2009, 11:10 AM
sounds a little like too much BS (back spacing I mean)
Blake Foster
11-13-2009, 08:00 AM
what if you use dse upper and lower arm and new spindel??
and mody sway bar??
well i guess anything is possible if you want to modify everything, kinda hard to modify a sway bar tho.
we ended up with a 19x9 and a 275 on the black trans am the back space was 6.5 we used our upper and lower arms and Baer brakes with the drop spindle. our arms have adjustable steering stops to prevent the wheel contact. also the car is really low and we pulled the front wheels in a bit to get it that low
I love the stance on this car. What is the rear wheel and tire set up?
pro-touring.no
11-13-2009, 10:51 AM
this was a very nice looking car:thumbsup:
I have the wheels..so I hope I can use them:) ...
Blake Foster
11-13-2009, 11:35 AM
rears are a 19x12 with a nitto invo 345/25/19
speedjohnston
11-13-2009, 12:30 PM
I have a 10 1/2 inch x 18 on the front of my 72 but, the front is widened. The back space is only 5.4". I could have possibly gone 5.9 but it would be very close to the upper ball joint and any wider would hit for sure. I am using a Howe tall ball joint on an AFX spindle so that may not happen in your case but watch for it depending on the wheel makers lip. It will also really start to cut into your turning radius if you don't do other mods.
This is a pic of a friends wheel off his vette on my car with a spacer in between to keep it from hitting on the upper ball joint.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w136/speedjohnston/DSC01002.jpg
I have a 10 1/2 inch x 18 on the front of my 72 but, the front is widened. The back space is only 5.4". I could have possibly gone 5.9 but it would be very close to the upper ball joint and any wider would hit for sure. I am using a Howe tall ball joint on an AFX spindle so that may not happen in your case but watch for it depending on the wheel makers lip. It will also really start to cut into your turning radius if you don't do other mods.
This is a pic of a friends wheel off his vette on my car with a spacer in between to keep it from hitting on the upper ball joint.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w136/speedjohnston/DSC01002.jpg
Wow that is close! What upper arm is that?
speedjohnston
11-13-2009, 07:33 PM
Its a SPC adjustable arm I bought from SC&C. The wheels I bought with the 5.4" bs have more clearance then that photo but only about a 1/2 " or so.
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