65 chevelle wheels

[65chevelleboys]

can any one please tell me what the best wheel and tire combo is for my 65 whithout tubbing.hotchkis tvs,whith globalwest upper a arms.thanks

[USAZR1]

What diameter do you want to run?

[lt1chevelle]

What diameter do you want to run?

im looking to run 17-9.5 in the back with a 275/40/17 and a 17-8 in the front with a 225-40? what do u think its for a 65 chevelle

[lt1chevelle]

i was thinking about the coys c-5 www.coyswheel.com remeber im on a budget so they might not be the best rims but they have a nice lip in a 18year old price range

[USAZR1]

im looking to run 17-9.5 in the back with a 275/40/17 and a 17-8 in the front with a 225-40? what do u think its for a 65 chevelle

Here's what a friend of mine is running on his 65 El Camino. The info came off the Wheel & Tire Database (page 3) on Team Chevelle.
Car: 1965 El Camino
Wheel Make: Fikse
Wheel Model: Profil 5S
Front Size: 17x8
Front Backspace: 4.75"
Rear Size: 17x9.5
Rear Backspace: 5.625"
Front Tire Size: P245/45ZR17 Nitto 555
Rear Tire Size: P285/40ZR17 Nitto 555
Suspension mods: GW Tubular upper and lower front control arms with QA1 12-way adjustable coil overs and OEM GM front sway bar. Edelbrock adjustable upper and Curytrac lower rear control arms with QA1 12-way adjustable shocks and OEM GM rear sway bar. Hydratech Hydroboost power brake unit with 1970 Corvette master cylinder. Wilwood 12.9" front rotors and 6-piston calipers, Wilwood 12.2" rear rotors and 4-piston calipers. Richmond 7021626JB 6-speed (0.81:1 OD ratio) with a 3.07 12-bolt posi rear and superior axles.

[65chevelleboys]

i would like to run a 17.is a17x8 the widest with out a mini tub on a 65 chevelle?

[USAZR1]

Did you read my previous post? You can run a 17x9.5 with 5.5" backspacing and a 275/40 tire on a 65 Chevelle. A 285 tire will fit snugly with 5 5/8" backspace. Just measure to make sure the car's body is centered on the frame.

[65chevelleboys]

yes i did read your post .i have a chevelle not a el camino do u know if that will work on chevelle.do el caminos and chevelle have the same space in the back wheel area?

[USAZR1]

The 68-72 Chevelles and El Caminos have the same space but I'm not 100% sure about the earlier cars. My guess is they are the same,too. Never hurts to measure your car first,though.

[65chevelleboys]

what about 18

[USAZR1]

what about 18

Yep.

[lt1chevelle]

Here's what a friend of mine is running on his 65 El Camino. The info came off the Wheel & Tire Database (page 3) on Team Chevelle.
Car: 1965 El Camino
Wheel Make: Fikse
Wheel Model: Profil 5S
Front Size: 17x8
Front Backspace: 4.75"
Rear Size: 17x9.5
Rear Backspace: 5.625"
Front Tire Size: P245/45ZR17 Nitto 555
Rear Tire Size: P285/40ZR17 Nitto 555
Suspension mods: GW Tubular upper and lower front control arms with QA1 12-way adjustable coil overs and OEM GM front sway bar. Edelbrock adjustable upper and Curytrac lower rear control arms with QA1 12-way adjustable shocks and OEM GM rear sway bar. Hydratech Hydroboost power brake unit with 1970 Corvette master cylinder. Wilwood 12.9" front rotors and 6-piston calipers, Wilwood 12.2" rear rotors and 4-piston calipers. Richmond 7021626JB 6-speed (0.81:1 OD ratio) with a 3.07 12-bolt posi rear and superior axles.

is his car stock hight? i was going to lower mine 2-3 do u think it will still work? or will i prolly need a smaller sidewall hight? also it will be a 17-8 not 9.5 and the rims have 4-1/2 back spacing

[USAZR1]

is his car stock hight? i was going to lower mine 2-3 do u think it will still work? or will i prolly need a smaller sidewall hight? also it will be a 17-8 not 9.5 and the rims have 4-1/2 back spacing

Dave's Elky is lowered probably 2". You should be fine but 5" backspace would be a little better choice on those 8" rear wheels. 64-65's like a little more BS than the later cars.

[derekf]

Can't stress enough that before sending the cash to buy a set of expensive spiffy wheels in a custom offset that you really need to measure to determine exactly what YOUR car needs so far as wheels go. Tolerances weren't all that tight 40 years ago when your car was new, and any manner of things may have changed the dimensions of your wheelwells since then.

[NOVA]

Can't stress enough that before sending the cash to buy a set of expensive spiffy wheels in a custom offset that you really need to measure to determine exactly what YOUR car needs so far as wheels go. Tolerances weren't all that tight 40 years ago when your car was new, and any manner of things may have changed the dimensions of your wheelwells since then.

Amen to this advice! My neighbor found this out the hard way!
I know a few yrs. ago I paid a guy 20 bucks to measure my NOVA for my 17's and they look and fit nice and tucked no prob's.
I suggested my neighbor do the same but Noooooo he was a wheel specialist! ....... the look on his face when they didnt fit was priceless and wow did the cussing start,I queitly went home!

[John_Auberry]

I could only get 8in on my 64. But mine is lowered

[rrelco]

i was thinking about the coys c-5 www.coyswheel.com remeber im on a budget so they might not be the best rims but they have a nice lip in a 18year old price range

I have Coys C5's on my 66 elcamino 17 frnt 18 rears but just added 13" rotors so now when i need to inflate my tire I have to remove the wheel due to the air location is right in line with the rotor....they did there home work on that design....so beware

[clancj]

i was thinking about the coys c-5 www.coyswheel.com remeber im on a budget so they might not be the best rims but they have a nice lip in a 18year old price range

i have a set of ttII's polished aluminum 17 X 8 @ 4.75 bs (X4) cheap, also 17 X9.5 @5.5 bs (X2) if interested PM me

with /good tread bfgs KDWs and potenza re-11's

i went with rushforth Xrated 18" and will have to e-bay them anyway.

[Torbjorn]

Meassure carefully! Seriously doubt that you can get 9,5 inch with 275 in the rear lowered or not. My wheelwells are modifyed and I barely get 265's in. Maybee 275 but i got a independent rear suspension that barely moves the wheel sideways at all. You have to consider more sideways movement under suspensin travel on a orginal rear axel. At least 1/8 inch,probably a little more on both sides of the tire.