View Full Version : 2nd f-body wheel fitment
Djchunter
09-09-2007, 07:51 PM
Any of you guys have trouble or have 295's on your cars with out mini tub? Also what offset worked the best.
NOT A TA
09-09-2007, 08:33 PM
Be carefull with using answers to a question as gereral as that concerning wheel fitment on 2nd gens. Firebirds and Camaros are different and there's differences in certain groups of model years.
As an example I run 315's on 11" with 6 3/4" backspace on my 70 Firebird with no body mods at all. I doubt they'd fit your car without hitting somewhere. Probably on the fender lip and the bulge for the retractable rear seat belts.I measured over and over for 2 years before I got the courage to order the custom wheels since they can't be returned. Make sure you have the rear you're going to use with the springs etc then measure.
skatinjay27
09-10-2007, 06:56 AM
yep he is correct. for some reason with 2nd gen some people can fit 315s fine some cant even fit 295s...
Firebirds have different rear quarters than Camaros allowing for a wider rear tire. Two things you will most likely have to do to any second gen to get wide rear tires is roll the fender lip and pound in the rear seatbelt pocket. Obvisouly some people have gotten away without doing that, so just realize I am speaking in generalities.
Not A, do you have pictures of your car? I would really like to see your set up. I personally am hoping for 305s on a 10in rim for my 79 with only doing fender lip rolling and seatbealt pocket pounding. I think that would suit me just fine. Stock rear end though.
skatinjay27
09-10-2007, 10:50 AM
mine is a 70 so it doesent have the seat belt humps. i plan to roll the lips and run a 295/285 on a 9.5 tire.i would like to run 305s but the only ones i know of are the nitto DRs and i have the on my 4th gen nd i dont like the side wall for turning...
Michelin makes or made a 305 on an 18in rim. I've got a 94 vette sitting on 305s in the back. Pilot sports I believe are the style of tire
NOT A TA
09-10-2007, 07:19 PM
WS6 pics when I was installing tires
Wow, talk about cutting it close to the springs. Thanks for posting. They do look nice on there though. That tread pattern looks mean
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