17' Corvette Rallye wheels -Year One

[Dave Pratt]

I've had my eyes on the 17' Corvetter Rallye wheels from Year One for some time now .Has anyone tried using these rims on a 69 Camaro? It lists the 9' rim as having 5 inch back spacing and the 8' rim being 4.5 and I'm guessing that would fit well enough to clear the wheel well.Hopefully someone has this combo...it's winter project time now and I'm looking at pulling the trigger on a set of these...thanks

Dave

[Dave Pratt]

No one has ever used these wheels?...LOL :confused59:

[zcrz]

Sorry, it seems if you don't have a $5,000 set of wheels no one will talk to you. Do some searches, I remember a guy having some, but I think he sold them after buying the car.

[Dave Pratt]

Yes I guess you're right about that but I've been doing searches for quite some time now...and I haven't found anyone with a 69 Camaro running these wheels.I guess that says a lot...

[Pete68]

I love the big rally wheel look. I had rallys on my car all thru high school and college. Im running 9 rears and 8 fronts, fit perfect. cant remember spacing tho. Im sure the resto companies that sell them will know

[Dave Pratt]

Pete for the life of me I can't find ANYONE that has bought or is running this rim...I guess that alone says a lot about those rims.You have a great looking ride by the way...

Dave

[transam]

I ran 18 and 20" billet rallyes on my old 69. But its been so long i forgot the specs. Im always buying three piece wheels not meant for my specific car and changing the inner or outer barrels to alter the backspacing/offset. The best advice i can give you is to learn how to measure wheels. Backspace is really simple. Here is an offset calculator you can use to compare your current wheels to the new ones. You have to convert your backspace into a mm offset though. Backspace is simply the measurement from the back edge of the wheel to the wheel pad. And offset is a mm + or - from the wheels Center line to the wheel pad. Backspace is easy to measure. Offset you calculate.


Heres the backspace to offset calculator

https://www.customwheeloffset.com/tire-wheel-backspacing-offset-calculators


And heres the calculator to plug in your current wheel specs and new wheel specs and it tells you exact how much the inner and outer edge of the wheel sits compared to your old set up

http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Wheel-Offset-Calculator

[b17brian]

I've been looking for reviews of these wheels also and can't find anything either. I don't think the lack of reviews reflects negatively on the wheels, usually somebody that's unhappy with a product loves to get on the forum and vent his dislike.

I'm not ready to purchase yet, but I've considered buying one wheel to see the quality and test fit. If I don't like it I'm only out shipping on one wheel instead of four.

[6T9LSX]

Not sure if this will help. Running 18" billet rallys on my 69.
Front: 18 x 8 w/ 4-3/4" BS. Tires: 245/40.
Rear: 18 x 9.5 w/ 5-1/2" BS. Tires: 275/40.

[Dave Pratt]

Brian and 6T9 LSX thanks for the input...I hadnt thought of buying just one wheel to test it...but I have now :)

[BMR Sales]

Dave, one of the Guys here has a set he is looking to sell. He didn't buy them, they were put on when his car was on the show "Highway to Sell"

Here is his Thread (he put it under my name, so he didn't have to register)

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=49027

T.C.

[Dave Pratt]

Thanks T.C. I'll have a look...cheers

Dave