see this site for tire size comparisons

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

you can view from side and end 275 60 15 are only 1/2 inch wider than my 255-60-15s but they are 1 inch taller raising your rear gears by 3.50% and actually making the car slower. do some figuring whith this link

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jedlevine said: TorqThrust II's (American Racing) with 3.5" backspacing. Clear the calipers no sweat and have the "deep dish" wide look ... Polished aluminum or chrome finishes available. Put a set on my '75 about six weeks ago.

I have TT2s as well!! Perfect for Corvettes with the way they are designed!!

I have 17x9s on the front with 275-40s...on the back..well lets just say the rears were a special order!!17x11s with 315-35!!

how much did those rims cost if you dont mind me asking?
What backspacing should i run on the Torq Thrust 2's on a 16 inch rim?

Kyle

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Round numbers, about $200 each for polished aluminum; chrome is about $100 more.

3.5" backspacing is perfect for a 15X8. Recall one of the magazines (CF?) did a how-to with 4" BS 'new generation' 16" Cragars ... and needed spacers to finish the job because of interference with the parking brake cable.

Hey Kyle,

I have 16X8 TT II's with a 4" backspace and they fit perfectly on my '70. They just clear the parking brake cable brackets on the trailing arms, so there's no need for wheel spacers. I got my set from Summit Racing along with a Gorilla wheel mounting kit (valve stems, lugs, locks). The wheels just bolted up with no mods to the car, and no interference. I currently run 255/50WR16 Kumho Ecsta Supra 712 tires. Wider tires may fit in later model Vettes, but I wouldn't go any wider on my car.

Mark

You can also check out www.hvydeez.com

for some of these....




They'll make em in any size or backspacing you'd like.

Caley,

If you wouldn't mind please get in touch with Chris (69myway) to see if he has a smaller version of that picture you can use in your post. Those of us on dial-up connections would appreciate it.

Thanks!

wow, that is one of the best looking vettes that I have ever seen, I have an 80 and I hope I can get it to look even close that good.

Yeah, the wheels on Chris's "Killer" '69 are pretty sweet. I am a big fan of the wheel shown here:
http://www.imagewheels.co.uk/pages/billet26_page.html
Not a lot of people are doing it on a C3, but it still seems to be a popular style.

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Cricket, your car looks awesome! 69, vert, black, great rims, love it!!!