Share Your C3 Upgraded Wheel/Tire Combo's
#261
Drifting
American Mags
I have the same wheels on my 70 LT 1 ,Motion project I had mine powder coated with "Black Chrome" If you PM me an e mail I will send you a picture .a great way to save an old American Racing wheel . My email is 4wesbrenton@att.net
I am looking for center caps also
Thanks Wes
I am looking for center caps also
Thanks Wes
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Pro
#265
Melting Slicks
pic 1: [all on stock rallyes]
Rear: (prev) L-60 M/T's
Front: BFG 245/60R15
Rear mods: Toms 7 leaf short spring. Original T/A e-brake cables moved.
Front mods: cut springs & Vansteel tubular UCA+RRC
pic 2 & 3: 295/50R15 tires. last pic has 265/50 tires in ft & 295's in rear.
Currently 295/245 combo. handles very well & can take hands off wheel at 110 mph
Rear: (prev) L-60 M/T's
Front: BFG 245/60R15
Rear mods: Toms 7 leaf short spring. Original T/A e-brake cables moved.
Front mods: cut springs & Vansteel tubular UCA+RRC
pic 2 & 3: 295/50R15 tires. last pic has 265/50 tires in ft & 295's in rear.
Currently 295/245 combo. handles very well & can take hands off wheel at 110 mph
Last edited by 71coupe; 12-30-2014 at 03:34 AM.
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#266
Le Mans Master
anybody know what the old L-60-15 tire was converted to metric? they seemed wider than a 275-60 but then they weren't radials either.
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Here's a link with tire size conversions. It looks like an L60-15 would be about the size of a 275/60-15.
http://www.turbinecar.com/tires.htm
http://www.turbinecar.com/tires.htm
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#270
Instructor
My Daughter and I went with an "Old School" look with Centerline Auto Drags and Western Turbines. (painted every rivet on the centerlines to match too...what a pain!)
Centerline
Turbine
Centerline
Turbine
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MB Old School front 17X7 4" backspacing 215/55r17 rear 17X8 4.5" backspacing 235/55r17 Dunlop Direzza DZ102 V and W speed rated summer performance tires. I am running 1" spacers on front to bring the tire and wheel out in the wheel well. Not needed just think it looks better and matches the rear better.
Same wheel repainted GM Ultra Silver Met WA8867.
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I went with 18" Boss 338s and Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric All Season tires in size 245/45ZR18 all around. There is a chance at extreme speed and at full turn that they could nick up front, but I haven't had any rubbing issues. In the rear they were close to the e-brake bracket, but I went with offset arms ultimately anyway and they're nowhere close now. The drive is tremendously better than the factory wheels and tire size.
I love the look of the wheel, but I will never buy from that company again. I've been trying to get replacement center caps from them since May of last year. It seems I have a version of the wheel with a more unique cap that most vendors don't carry. They couldn't even assist me enough to sell me something. I contacted them off and on through the end of 2014 and they always had warehousing excuses and billing system excuses, etc. Near late November they actually asked for my address and offered to send them for free.....but they didn't
I'll add some pictures once I get the car back to the house from paint.
I love the look of the wheel, but I will never buy from that company again. I've been trying to get replacement center caps from them since May of last year. It seems I have a version of the wheel with a more unique cap that most vendors don't carry. They couldn't even assist me enough to sell me something. I contacted them off and on through the end of 2014 and they always had warehousing excuses and billing system excuses, etc. Near late November they actually asked for my address and offered to send them for free.....but they didn't
I'll add some pictures once I get the car back to the house from paint.
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#278
Le Mans Master
Vintage Wheel Works V48
F: 17 x 9
275/40 x 17
R: 17 x 9.5
285/40 x 17
Van Steel suspension. Coil overs and tubular A-arms up front, offset trailing arms in the rear.
F: 17 x 9
275/40 x 17
R: 17 x 9.5
285/40 x 17
Van Steel suspension. Coil overs and tubular A-arms up front, offset trailing arms in the rear.
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#280
Le Mans Master
when i bought my 78 pace car new, i went down and had true spokes put on that day. in about 2 months of cleaning them i sold them and put torque thrusts on it. i sold the true spokes to another corvette guy and a year later the rust was awful. they take a lot of work , keep them cleaned and waxed. but they do look great.