want to convert my 67 to pro-touring

[pavell]

Hey guys, I've got a 67' Camaro thats got a few mild upgrades, I'd done most of the work on the car myself. I did all the body work and paint myself. It has front and rear sway bars, and front disk brakes.


What are your guy's suggestions for the car. I love the pro touring scene and I really want to turn this car into a pro touring style ride. It's got a 400hp Carbed Chevy 350 and muncie 4 speed












More resto pics here
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2512622

[DarKnight]

for starters, you need good suspension. hotchkis and eibach are the brands for springs. bilstein and koni for shocks.

then look into bigger wheels and wider tires. i've read that any bigger than 18" wheels can start to hinder handling performance, so don't go too big.

[trapin]

Hey Pavel, welcome to the board...and Pro-Touring. As stated above, you will need to tighten the suspension and get the car down a little bit. 17 to 18" wheels are common but not necessary. The advantage in running the bigger wheels is that it lowers the profile of the sidewalls on your tires reducing flex and thus helping when cornering. The fact that they look good is just an extra added bonus. In order to help you out further...how radical are you wanting to go? You can achieve all this on a minimal budget or you can go over the moon and swap out both suspensions for aftermarket systems. Nice looking car by the way...looks like you've done a terrific job on it so far.

[aussiebj]

Yes i agree your budget will be the driving factor my advice would be do a little at a time so you can keep driving it as well nothing is worse as a project that has gone so far as to sit in your garage and not get used...Good luck nice ride matey..Barry

[1971novaSS]

How does a wheel over 18" hinder the handling? Specially if you have the same O.D. or close the the same O.D. total including the tire? I would like to know the suggested physics with this. All that i can think of is The limitation of tire wall would actually hinder its traction performance, yet if you get a good soft tire with little sidewall, it should still grab......

I am asking this with respect in search for more information.

I have 20X10's in rear and 19X8's in front and have never herd of a wheel bigger then 18" hindering its handling performance.