Re: [Chevelle-list] Tire - Wheel Backspacing

[Mike Treanor]

Steve; I put 15X8 SS Rally wheels by Vintage on my 69 with 245X60 on the front and 275X60 on the rear with no problems. Mike Treanor. ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Haines To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Tire - Wheel Backspacing Dale;   Thanks, already printed it out. If I wanted to stay with the same SS wheel but try to put larger tires do you have a recommendation? Would 15" be better and fit ok with bigger tire?   Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Tire - Wheel Backspacing While the results are the same, the terminology and measurement techniques are a bit different between the two.  Check this page on my web site; explains offset and backspacing pretty well.   http://www.chevellestuff.com/tech/wheel_offset.htm   Dale McIntosh 67 El Camino 1967 Chevelle Reference CD http://www.chevellecd.com ACES #1709/TC Gold #92 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Haines Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:31 AM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Tire - Wheel Backspacing   Question;   Would someone on the list mind explaining wheel / tire backspacing? Remember on the Chevelle I had in high school when I put bigger tires on I had scraping issues. Especially on the rear. Been reading some posts on Team Chevelle and everyone talks about wheel and tire combinations in conjunction with backspacing. Is this some new stuff? I will probably be changing the tires and or wheels on the car I bought so I though I would start asking now. I believe the wheels on the car now are the stock 14" type SS wheel.   Thanks   Steve Haines Granbury, Texas