If it is of any help I am currently running 17X9.5" American Racing Torq Thrust II wheels with 275X40 BFG rubber. The wheels have 5.75"bs. The rear axle was changed over to a stock GM (65 vintage) 12 bolt, with no alterations done to it. All this on my 65 GTO, which I assume has the same wheel and body issues as your elky.
> Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dale McIntosh Sent: December 6, 2003 9:04 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] wheel and tire advice Are you sure you don't have a late model rear end (wider)? There's a fella on TC with a 65 Elky running 17x9.5 w/5.5" bs and 285x40x17 tires. Dale McIntosh > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Holtzman > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 9:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Chevelle-list] wheel and tire advice > > > Hi, > > Finally got my '65 Malibu running but I'm in a quandary about > wheels and > tires. Anyone on the list with a '64 - '65 can predict what's coming > next. > > Right now I'm running 205-15s on 7 inch rims with 4" back > space. There's > no way these will hook up after I get the engine broken in > and stand on > it. The 205s have less than 1/2 inch clearance to the rear > fender well > even with the sheet metal being trimmed back. I would like to run at > least 235s if not wider. With 1.5" clearance on the inside I > can use a 5" > backspace. The problem is I can only find this much in an 8" > rim. This > will give 3" front space so I'll be back to what I have now > for outside > clearance......*if* the wider tread doesn't project beyond > the rim any > more than the 205s. Somehow I can't see this being the case > but I don't > know how much more they will project. > > I don't want to shorten the rear end if at all possible. Has > anyone out > there been able to solve this problem? > > -- > Bob Holtzman > "If you think you're getting free lunch, > ......check the price of the beer!" > > >
