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    Thread: Chevelle wheels

    1. #1
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      Chevelle wheels

      Hey guys,
      I have been out of the loop, as for as hot rodding is concerned, for almost two years now, but I am just starting to get back to modifying my '69 Chevelle. I am currently looking to purchase some tires, 275/35/18 for the front and 315/30/18 for the rear. I think these will fit since I wrote the sizes down when I was actually doing stuff to the car. Can anyone confirm that these will fit. Also, how much is a nice set of wheels (i.e. Fiske, BBS, etc) going for these days?

      Thanks,
      Michael



    2. #2
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      Check out this tire & wheel database on the Team Chevelle forum for more info but yes,those tire sizes will fit your 69 Chevelle with the correct backspaced wheels.
      http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33229

    3. #3
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      Clint,

      Could you give me a ball park idea of what width wheels and offset I would need?

      Thanks,
      Michael

    4. #4
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      Quote Originally Posted by IsheeM
      Clint,
      Could you give me a ball park idea of what width wheels and offset I would need?
      Thanks,
      Michael
      On the front,a suggestion would be 18x9 or 18x9.5's with 5.5" backspacing on the former and 6" on the latter.
      The rears can be a little difficult but 18x10 or 18x11's with 5.75" backspacing for the former and 6.25" for the latter. If you have to err,my recommendation is to err with a smidgen too much backspace. Too much can be easily corrected with minor spacers but too little can mean new wheels.




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