snomobeelr Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Looking for side Pictures of Monte's with -17 & 18 inch rims . I have 15 x 8 Rally's that are black with baby moons and 245-60-15 tires. I can adjust the car height I have adjustable shocks. I am debating between the old school Z28 5 spoke with trim ring rims a guy has a set of 15x8 that are 4.5 backspacing. Or if I should wait and go with a 17 or 18 inch rim's? There is an old school Z28 5 spoke inch version Aluminum but only comes in gray from Year One. If I stick with the 15s I will need tire's that are wider as I am all over the place, which is fun, but need a little more traction. Attached Pic's of how she looks now. Thanks Year one 17 inch rims: https://www.yearone.com/Product/1967-81-camaro/zw1784gun Quote
LS5 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I had a set of 17 x 11's on the rear of my 1970 Chevelle and 17 x 8.5 on the front. They had 335-35-17's on the back and 275-40-17's on the front. The rears had 6.26 offset and I had the same type of wheels on the 1970 Convertible Monte in a 17 x 10 on the rear and 17 x 8 on the front with 275-40-17's all around and a 5.75 offset on the rear. Both were Centerline Scorpion Wheels and drove awesome and smooth with Eagle ZR rated tires. Darren Quote
TAG429 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Give me a day or 2 and I will post some pics. I just ordered a 17 x 7 w/ 4" backspace and 18 x 8 w/ 4.5 backspace. Tire sizes are 225/50-17 (approx 26" tall x approx 9" wide fronts with 255/45-18 (27" tall x 10.16 wide) rears. I have the Corvette 8" w/ 4" backspace currently with 255/60-15 (27" tall x 10.5 widel) fronts and 275/60-15 (28" tall x 11" wide). I was trying to keep as close to original height tires (G78-15) which is hard to do if you want some width. I loved the look of the Corvette Rally's but would have had to jack it higher in the rear. The combination I ordered will allow me to keep the same stance. Wheel selection is different from what I have seen on our site and is new to the market within the last 2 months. Hopefully I will still like them when they are on the car!!! Quote
LS5 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Hey Tim, welcome to the club nice to see you posting... just giving you a heads up... the 255-60-15's are 25.6 tall not 27.0 and our Factory Tire size was available in two sizes normally a G70 but you could get the G78 if your monte had the whitewall tires as they came in the G78 The Wide Ovals came in a G70. The G70 equals a 225-70-15 which is 27.0 tall and close to Factory at 27.4 tall.. the G78 was 27.7 tall and really narrow being a 215-75-15 . Darren. Quote
snomobeelr Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 Tim do you have a picture with the Corvette 8 inch and the 255/60-15? I would still like to see the new tires and rim's you get as well. I am still considering the Z28 15 inch rims. They said they are 8 inch with 4.5 inch's of backspace but I would still need bigger and or wider tires and I like the white letters. So many options. For me it helps when I see how it looks. One of the guys at work Photoshoped my car with 20's. funny thing is it actually dosen't look bad. Thanks Guys, I appreciate it... Quote
CKZ03 Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Just throwin this out there, must be like 24" or so LOL Not sure what the function is, maybe so no one car park close enough to you to give you a door ding? Or maybe something less formal but sportier Quote
snomobeelr Posted August 14, 2015 Author Posted August 14, 2015 OMG, thats bad... I won't go bigger that 18's. Quote
CKZ03 Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 OMG, thats bad... I won't go bigger that 18's. Come on Alan, are you sure 18's are your limit? Everybody loves these... Quote
Bluemalibu Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Sno- Be sure that 20's will give you the look that your after; I don't think that your friend's photo-shopped rendering was quite to scale... I think that those wheels would rather be 18's in the pic, as mine below are only 17s: Quote
snomobeelr Posted August 15, 2015 Author Posted August 15, 2015 This is gonna be tricky. I like the look and the stance of the Car now but I don't like the rims all that much. I want the back tires to be wide like Darren's picture above on the chevelle from the back. I like the Z28/Camaro 5-spoke wheel but I would want it in Black. Year one makes the 5 Spoke Cast Aluminum rim but it is Gunmetal Grey so I would probably want to paint them black down the road. I found a set of Stock 15 inch Z28/Camaro 5-spoke with trim rings the guy said are 8 inch wide and 4.5 backspace but don't know what size tire I could fit on the back with those 15 inch rims. I was also looking at the 86 ish Monte Carlo N90 rim in 17 Inch but would have to see it on the car. I do like the REV 106 also. Here's some pictures of the rims I am thinking of. Quote
TAG429 Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 17's and 18's US Mag Rambler Front: 17 x 7 w/ 225/50-17 Rear: 18 x 8 w/ 255/45-18 Quote
mymontesa70 Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 dont know if it helps or not but i currently have those old z28 5 spokes on my car now. i run a 275 in the back and a 235 up front. no issues at all. i can post better pictures than the one in my sig if you want Quote
snomobeelr Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 If you could post those pictures that would be great . Thanks Quote
TAG429 Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 I missed the post where you asked for pics of the Corvette Rally's. These are Corvette (AZ) wheels 4" backspace 8" wide. Fronts are 255-60-15 and rears are 275-60-15. The last picture is with the new wheels and tires 17 x 7 4" backspace 225-50-17 and 18 x 8 rears 4.5" backspace 255-45-18. Quote
06ccdmax Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I know it is an old post but 18x8 front and rear Quote
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