terrys6t8roadster

Sorry I took so long,


just over 1&1/8 inch 6t8 car and these cars don't have much flair to the wheel house.


tire size rear is 305/660r18 Continental extreme contact. T

Griff2002

It seems that 18X8 with 4" back space is the correct size wheel for a stock look. However for Torq Thrust II it appears 4" back space is a custom size at nearly double the price of the standard 4.5" back space for that wheel (roughly $400 vs $220 per wheel). Am I right about this?

vetteman1981

I went with Coys C-5 Wheels. Good price and 4" back spacing. There are other brands but they will be about the same in price as Torq Thrust I think. It's been about a year since I was looking so there might be more choices. Keep looking.

ykf7b0

I love that look!!! The Weld Pro Stars are super lightweight and that is performance!!!

bmxer23m

Torque Thrust II w/ Michelin Pilot Sport/ VBP susp

worship79

Sweet! Like the other mods as well

What are the wheels and tire specs?

Jamess411

I wanted the old school pro street look….went with
Rear: 15x12 Prostars 3.5 BS M/T S/R 29x15x15
Front: 15X8 Prostars 2.5 BS M/T S/R 26X8

Jamess411

oops…..sorry 15X6 Prostars on front

bluedawg

You got photos? Are you still running the irs?

Edit: I saw your photos in another thread, nice car.

oops!

7t9l82

anyone else running the SR M/T radials, I'm wonder if the handling would be better than the cooper cobra or radial T/A. looks lik a modern tread pattern at least.

Jamess411

Thanks…it is a work in progress…..will put an updated pic with the new tire/wheel combos along with the Autofab rear Moser M9 install when I get it done in a couple of weeks. Still have to finish the one off interior pieces that mold around my roll bar. Was thinking about doing a thread of the entire build with all the little custom goodies inside as well.

Jamess411

The only downside to running the M/T SR tires is that if you have different sizes front and rear you will never be able to rotate the tires at all because they are directional. I really like the tread design and well who doesn't like 15 inch wide tires on the back lol

Calo69

Glad your happy with new wheels, that being said I love the westerns if they are 15x8 and available I would be interested, only problem is I'm on other coast in ny. Thanks greg

commander_47

I finally got the car lowered an inch.

These are aftermarket Motorsports C5 wheels. They look like stock wheels except for a line of allen heads around them. Sort of like the old time Centerline wheels.

Rears are 18X10.5 and the fronts are 17X9.5 Nitto tires.

Front tires are currently 245/45/17, but I will replace them with the next bigger size which is 255/55/17. That should fill up the front.

I used 2.5 inch adaptors all around and had to relocate the rear emergency brake tabs to the top of the arms. I have no clearance issues at all.

Handling is drastically improved!!!

Slotehog

I had been kicking around the idea of new wheels for my 1980 for a while.

I got a pretty good deal on ebay for a set of Ridler 695s in matte black with a brushed aluminum lip.

17x8 front 18x8 rear 4.5" backspace

Tires Nitto 255/50/RZ17 front. Nitto 255/45/RZ18 rear

First things first: I absolutely hate the stick on balancing weights contrasting with the black rims. I painted them flat black so they weren't AS noticeable.

I think I may have to adjust the stance as it just not perfect.

And I also think I will have to upgrade the rotors and calipers as they are pretty ugly and much more visible than with the stock aluminum wheels.




Andy

Zoomin

Andy, maybe it's the angle, but it looks like you have the tires reversed? The fatter sidewall on the front tire?

Slotehog

Ugh...I ordered the tires based on the original 255/60/R15 being 27".

But looking at it it does look really off. Maybe when I drop the rear end it won't be as noticeable.

This may turn out to be one costly mistake on my part.

Andy

Zoomin

Look at the side profile picture with the top half of the car covered up. I think if you swap them you're gonna like it and the stance.

Slotehog

And have the 18" wheels in front?
I was thinking of buying 255/45/17s to replace the 255/50/17s as they are significantly cheaper than buying 265/50/18s to replace the rears.

I could then sell the "used" tires. And by used I mean a total of 35 feet worth of driving. It really chaps my @$$ that I didn't think of this before I bought the tires and had them mounted and balanced. I was only concentrating on keeping the wheel diameter the same as before.
Rookie mistake.

commander_47

If you have 18's on the back, they should probably stay there. That is the way Corvette put them on the C5.

You may want to look at bigger tires for the rear. I am currently using 275/40/18.

Or, smaller for the front? My fronts are currently 245/45/17. I wanted to use the 255/55 for the front, but after looking at your car I may not do that.