1969 Camaro w/ disc brakes "off the shelf" Wheel choices

[mdavidthomas]

I purchased a 1969 Camaro from a guy who kind of went the drag racing route. I noticed after I purchased the car that the front has a little too much wheel rub in the front. Basically, on sharp turns and heavy braking the wheel rubs the outer inner fender well. The upper fender bolt has been changed to a button head. Car is lowered at least 2" in the front. It seems to have shortened springs to accomplish the drop. Spindles look like stock disc brake. A factory style disc brake kit was added to the front and rear of the car. The fronts have the hub integrated rotors. The car has AR505 American racing polished torque thrust wheels in 17" x 7" fronts and 17" x 8" rears with what I measured as 0 offset or 4" backspace on the fronts. I have done a bunch of research and it seems I need a 4.25" backspacing on a 17" x 7" wheel or +6mm offset. I am thinking the car had drum brakes when he purchased the car and the added disc brakes pushed the wheels out an additional 1/2" on both sides which is contributing to the rubbing. I was looking to buy some front Torque Thrust but the AR505 seem to be rare since they are an older 2 pc design. Most newer wheels in 18x8 or 17x8, 5x4.75" come in 0 offset only if they are "off the shelf" wheels. I have looked at many options but custom wheels are out of the budget right now.

Any known wheels that look like the US Mag Rambler or similar design with +6mm offsets in 17 x8 or 18 x 8?

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[Camaro68+69]

what size tires are on the front?
I have almost the exact same size on my 69 with same exact wheels with Hotchkis 2" lowered springs with 225/45/17 tires on front and they don't rub at all

[stab6902]

what size tires are on the front?
I have almost the exact same size on my 69 with same exact wheels with Hotchkis 2" lowered springs with 225/45/17 tires on front and they don't rub at all

x2, those front tires look taller and wider than most people are running with similar setups. Smaller tires will be your easiest/cheapest solution. If you're worried about losing grip, you can move to a more aggressive tire compound.

You might also get away with running a bit more (negative) static camber, or even dynamic camber (taller upper ball joints) if it's close. Just a few options if you want to keep the wheels you have.

[mdavidthomas]

So I have 215/50/17 Yokohoma tires with a large rim protector built into the tire (1/2" extends past the rim) which could be causing some issues. When turning sharp in my driveway at slow speeds and brake dive from high speed stop has caused the rub marks in the fender.

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