1967 tempest bench seat sleeper

[lucky13firebird]

Well, I test fit my 18x9.5 +15mm wheels off the back of the firebird onto this and it fits with a 275 35 18 tire, the inside is fine. No need to mini tub but the outside is tight, these are nexen n3000 tires and they run a little wider than advertised. Posting some pics and a video so take a look. I'll be going with a 255 35 18 on the back andi the wheels I bought aren't +15mm offset so I'm fine. check out the video and see for yourself, hopefully this is of some help to the A body guys. :-) mostly you Nick, since you haven't tested this yet and i happened to already have another pontiac to test fit a 9.5" wheel off of...



http://youtu.be/saiATlU3lDQ


edit to add-

the boss wheels i bought are -4mm offset on the back. so as you can see they'll clear just fine with 19mm more clearance on the inside than the video shows with the +15mm wheels, the biggest issue is i'm gonna have to cut open the outer wheel well and weld it flat against the quarter... but since i already need quarter skins that won't be a big deal to do.

for future reference i figure a +5 to +10mm offset wheel would be perfect, no minitub needed, but minor mods to outer wheelhousing with a 255mm tire.