Quick wheel fitment question

[cris67chevelle]

Hey was up everyone I hope you guys had a great fourth of July. Guys I need your help. I have a 1967 Chevelle and there is a guy selling 17x8 torque thrust wheels locally for a great price. The thing is that the bolt pattern is 5 on 5 and my car is 5x4.75. The seller of the wheels called me last night and told me Summit sells an adapter to make the wheels fit on my car. I called Summit and its true but the guy at Summit told me that the adapter will push my wheels out one inch and a quarter. Does any one think I will have a problem with clearance issues? Do you think they will stick out to much? I am still building my car but I will be running stock suspension and possibly 2 inch lowering springs. Do I have any other concerns to worry about before I make a final purchase? Honestly I just want these wheels until I can save up to buy the wheels I really want.

[Apogee]

Without knowing the backspacing of the wheel, it's tough to say as there are several "torque thrust" wheels in various fitments. The fact that they're 5x5 would indicate that they didn't come off an early A-body, so that doesn't help. There's nothing wrong with running adapters if you're trying to convert patterns and/or accommodate a much deeper backspacing and/or bigger brakes, but that's an added expense and more lug nuts to deal with. The design and quality of the wheel adapters counts for a lot in my opinion as well. By the time you've bought good adapters and the wheels, you'd probably be money ahead to just pass on these wheels.

TTII wheels are quite inexpensive to begin with, so I would suggest waiting for a set of 5x4.75 to come up for sale or post a wanted ad in the classifieds as there are always people looking to upgrade or change their wheels. Who knows, you might even be able to get a set with decent tires for a better deal than the ones you're looking at now.

Tobin

[cris67chevelle]

Without knowing the backspacing of the wheel, it's tough to say as there are several "torque thrust" wheels in various fitments. The fact that they're 5x5 would indicate that they didn't come off an early A-body, so that doesn't help. There's nothing wrong with running adapters if you're trying to convert patterns and/or accommodate a much deeper backspacing and/or bigger brakes, but that's an added expense and more lug nuts to deal with. The design and quality of the wheel adapters counts for a lot in my opinion as well. By the time you've bought good adapters and the wheels, you'd probably be money ahead to just pass on these wheels.

TTII wheels are quite inexpensive to begin with, so I would suggest waiting for a set of 5x4.75 to come up for sale or post a wanted ad in the classifieds as there are always people looking to upgrade or change their wheels. Who knows, you might even be able to get a set with decent tires for a better deal than the ones you're looking at now.

Tobin

Thanks man I appreciate your help your probably right I just need to be patient it is something I am not that good at lol.

[jy211]

be patient

[Apogee]

Sure, no problem. Due to the general popularity of the Torque Thrust style, most manufacturers offer something similar in one variation or another, many of which have better big-brake fitments as well. Consider looking at Boss 338s, Coys, MB Old Schools, Summit Legends, etc...and that's probably just scratching the surface. Some of the wheels above can be had for less than $150 each new in 18" sizes, so patience pays off when shopping for wheels on a shoestring budget.

Plus, patience is supposedly a virtue, so it's a win-win for you.

Tobin