18"/19" stagger pic's

[ram540]

Looking for some 70 Chevelle pic's with 18"front and 19" rear wheels. Probably go with 315/35 rear and 275/40 front but want to get some ideas on looks before I drop the $4k

[968ls1]

166201166202Here are some pics of my GTO with 19” wheels front and rear. 345/305 tires.

[andrewb70]

Looking for some 70 Chevelle pic's with 18"front and 19" rear wheels. Probably go with 315/35 rear and 275/40 front but want to get some ideas on looks before I drop the $4k

Is there a particular reason you want to run 19s in the rear and 18s in the front?

Andrew

[ram540]

Is there a particular reason you want to run 19s in the rear and 18s in the front?

Andrew

Not really just seeing alot of 18/20" combinations lately and i think 20's in the rear just don't look right.

[ram540]

166201166202Here are some pics of my GTO with 19” wheels front and rear. 345/305 tires.

What width and back space are you running? And any modification to the rear to get 345's to fit?

[andrewb70]

Not really just seeing alot of 18/20" combinations lately and i think 20's in the rear just don't look right.

I agree, but I also don't see a need to stagger wheels at all. Look at Tom's GTO...it looks amazing with 19s all around. A light stagger is achieved with having the front tire be slightly smaller in diameter than the rear tires.

Andrew

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What width and back space are you running? And any modification to the rear to get 345's to fit?

It's tubbed.

[968ls1]

12” with 7-1/4” back spacing. Rear is mini tubbed, front fender are slightly modded as well. If I had to do it again I would just run 315/30/18 front and rear like the UMI LeMans and save a lot of time and $$. Andrew is correct my rear tires are 27.2” diameter and the fronts are 26” so it gives me a slight rake. I don’t like the look with staggered rim diameters.

[968ls1]

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Rear shots sorry for poor quality.

[Wall]

The rear wheel opening is so big you almost need a 20. I think a 20/19 would look good.

[andrewb70]

With 20" the sidewall starts looking small and the weight of the wheels and tires starts to become an issue. Unsprung weight not only effects handling, but also ride quality.

[Wall]

With 20" the sidewall starts looking small and the weight of the wheels and tires starts to become an issue. Unsprung weight not only effects handling, but also ride quality.

I definitely wouldn't want a smaller sidewall, I'd run a tire with roughly a 4in tall sidewall on a 20 and that should fill out the opening. And I'm mainly talking about the fore and aft gaps that need to be filled up. I think the car below looks good, it's a 19/20 setup.

[andrewb70]

Putting a tire with 4" of sidewall on a 20" wheel is going to give you a tire that is way too tall. I find that a 27" tire in the rear looks optimal. The front can be just a little shorter to give a balanced look.

You really have to look at the available tires in the proper sizes and tread ware.

For a car that doesn't have frame or body modifications, a great looking combination is 295/40-18 in the rear and 255/40-18 in the front. The rear is a hair over 27" and the front is right at 26" tall. Falken 615s are available in that size and are excellent tires.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

This looks pretty awesome:

https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/131754-David-Mayhew%92s-1970-Chevelle-on-Rocket-Attack-18x10-%96-5-00%94-bs

Andrew

[andrewb70]

The Nitto NT05 tire is available in a 295/40-18 and 275/40-18. That would look fantastic and it is a great tire.

https://www.nittotire.com/passenger-tires/nt05-max-performance-tire/

Andrew

[968ls1]

When I smoke the Innvos on the car now, I am going to the NT05 for some more grip.

[ram540]

The Nitto NT05 tire is available in a 295/40-18 and 275/40-18. That would look fantastic and it is a great tire.

https://www.nittotire.com/passenger-tires/nt05-max-performance-tire/

Andrew

That's exactly what I was thinking about going with. Right now I have 245/40-18 in the front and 275/40-18 rear but they are on 8" and 9" wheels. Was only thinking about going with the 18"/19" combo because I'm going to get some different wheels and want to go as wide as possible in the rear. But I'm thinking i'll stay with the 18's. Here's what she looks like now.
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[Later-A-body]

19"/19" 275/35 and 305/35. Front is 26.7", rear 27.4". 166706166707166708

[68Formula]

19"/19" 275/35 and 305/35. Front is 26.7", rear 27.4". 166708

Is this a photoshop? It looks like the bottom of the tire is gone? Car looks great btw.

[Wall]

Is this a photoshop? It looks like the bottom of the tire is gone? Car looks great btw.

Looks like he's just parked next to a sidewalk.

[68Formula]

Looks like he's just parked next to a sidewalk.

Oh geez, that's it. :hand: Hard to tell there's sidewalk from that angle in the picture, so it just looks weird. Thanks for pointing that out.

[68Formula]

That's exactly what I was thinking about going with. Right now I have 245/40-18 in the front and 275/40-18 rear but they are on 8" and 9" wheels. Was only thinking about going with the 18"/19" combo because I'm going to get some different wheels and want to go as wide as possible in the rear. But I'm thinking i'll stay with the 18's.

I agree Andrew's recommendation would look great. Maybe see if you can fit 9s on the front and 10s on the rear with that setup.

On my F-body, I plan to stagger the tire diameter as well (the rear arches on a '68 are larger than front) The 245/40 front and 275/40 on the rear (18s all around) are 1" difference in diameter. I've seen similar combos and it looks great.

I too considered the idea of staggering rims myself when I first decided to change wheels (245/45R17 and 275/40R18). Besides the unsprung weight issue Andrew mentioned if you stagger rims, there's also an aesthetic affect. Usually rear discs are smaller than front (since more braking bias is on the front). So if the wheel is very open design, having the larger rear wheel combined with the smaller rear rotor makes the difference compared to the front more obvious. Might not bother some, but once I realized that, I couldn't get past it. :)

[Tsaints1115]

Gorgeous car.

[Later-A-body]

Yeah it's close to the sidewalk. That's why it looks that way. Here's a different angle without bright sunlight. The key for me was having a tall enough tire so it looks correct. Skinny low profile sidewalls or too short of a tire will draw too much attention to the set up.166729166730

[USAZR1]

Nothing wrong with an 18/19 combo, at all. Nothing wrong with a 19/20 combo, either. Just depends on your personal preference. 1968-72 Chevelles/El Caminos have very large fenderwells, especially 70-72's.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2019/08/IMG0345750x325-1.jpg

[10jb007]

166201166202Here are some pics of my GTO with 19” wheels front and rear. 345/305 tires.


What brand wheels? car looks awesome

[c4racer2]

That’s a damn fine looking Elco!!

[mocamaro70]

That's a great looking Grand Am dude. Love that it is different from all the normal camaro/chevelles. Nothing wrong with those but I love different.

[WILWAXU]

Yeah it's close to the sidewalk. That's why it looks that way. Here's a different angle without bright sunlight. The key for me was having a tall enough tire so it looks correct. Skinny low profile sidewalls or too short of a tire will draw too much attention to the set up.

That Pontiac is awesome! Cool to see someone tackle a big '70's car, and done well.

[patriot68]

18x8,19x10