Wheel upgrade
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Many and various! What sort of wheels do you want? What size? Any 8" wide wheel (15", 16", 17", 18") with a 4" backspace and a suitable tyre size will fit just as well as stock, as they are the same dimensions. Larger diameters allow some larger widths. You mention no bodywork, but commonly minor suspension modifications are needed in the rear if you want to run wider wheels.
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Many and various! What sort of wheels do you want? What size? Any 8" wide wheel (15", 16", 17", 18") with a 4" backspace and a suitable tyre size will fit just as well as stock, as they are the same dimensions. Larger diameters allow some larger widths. You mention no bodywork, but commonly minor suspension modifications are needed in the rear if you want to run wider wheels.
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So find a wheel you like and then see if they'll make it in the right width, stud pattern and backspace/offset to suit your car. There's thousands of wheel options out there, you need to work out what you want. Some people are running newer corvette wheels, but a large (and relatively expensive) spacer/adaptor is needed as they run a lot more backspace. Do a search and you can find what others are doing with that.
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So find a wheel you like and then see if they'll make it in the right width, stud pattern and backspace/offset to suit your car. There's thousands of wheel options out there, you need to work out what you want. Some people are running newer corvette wheels, but a large (and relatively expensive) spacer/adaptor is needed as they run a lot more backspace. Do a search and you can find what others are doing with that.
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I tried to post a picture of a beautiful 1969 (unfortunately it's not mine) however the Forum isn't allowing me to post right now...
Looks like it's now working... these wheels appear to be 16's or 17's.
Good luck... GUSTO
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Kevin, you might ask folks to post pictures of wheel combinations that they have on their Chrome Bumper'd cars to give you some ideas. A lot of folks do seem to like the classic looking wheels (even in the larger sizes) on their Chrome Bumper cars. The good news is that the aftermarket is now offering a lot of the old classics in the larger wheel sizes.
I tried to post a picture of a beautiful 1969 (unfortunately it's not mine) however the Forum isn't allowing me to post right now...
Good luck... GUSTO
I tried to post a picture of a beautiful 1969 (unfortunately it's not mine) however the Forum isn't allowing me to post right now...
Good luck... GUSTO
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