I'm looking to put some 17's on my 72 skylark. Does anyone else have this size wheels on theirs? what kind of rims look good on these cars. I thought of the cragar s/s wheels but i wanted something unique. Thanks for the sugestions. Daniel
I have 17`s on my `67 GS,17x91/2 rears and 17x 8 in front,i have the Budnik Fontana wheels with 245 45 17 front and 275 40 17 rears,backspacing is 6" rear and 5" fronts,if you need anymore info let me know,i hope this helps. Thank you George `67 GS400(464ci)4-Speed soon to be 5-Speed
pics? Have any pics of them on your car? Hows the ride with them on? and the handling of them? Thanks Daniel
I will post pics soon,the handling is awesome and the ride is pretty good just alittle stiff. Thank you George `67 GS400(464ci)4-Speed soon to be 5-Speed
getting ready... to buy the same set-up for my car, 17x8's up front and 17x9.5's in the rear. same tire set-up as you as well. I was wondering how much of a lowering job i could do without and wheel rubbing...i was thinking about the 2in drop spindles up front and 2in drop springs out back, or do you think i should go with 1.5in drop in the back. need to know some of this stuff so i can order it all and get it in around the same time. Thanks Daniel
to tell you the truth what i have is more than good i think without pulling spindles off,i have the Hotchkis lowered springs front and rear and it looks nice. Thanks George
I have 17's on my 71GS 455. I've had them on it for 4 years now and love them. I'm running 17x8's and 17x9.5's also. I too have only the hotchis springs. I did cut 1/2 of a coil off the front so it sat better tho. There's one picture of it at http://streetheatcarclub.com/gs.htm Rich
sharp! Love that profile. Really clean looking machine! I'm hoping to order mine in about two weeks with the lowering springs. Daniel
i would try and go for nice wheels like that, but i have drum brakes all around and don't see a disc conversion in the near future....just wouldn't look good imo. i'm probably going to just use some subdued or black painted 15's to go with my minimalist kind of approach. (gonna remove my top and paint the bumpers body color when i redo the car, too)
I bought 17X8 Torque Thrust II American Racing wheels for my 70 GSX. The offset was 4.75" in front and back. The tires do not rub. I bought Global West parts so it will drop it an inch. I also bought 245/45/17 tires to go on the wheels. This will give you the same rolling diameter as the orginal wheels so you speedo is not messed up. Now that I have them on the car I would like to put 9.5" rears on. Can someone tell me what offset there 9.5" rims are and how fat of a tire they have put on it? Thanks, Mark
Mark....... My 17 X 9.5's have an offset of 6" back spacing. to be perfectly centered, you would need 5.75. 6 inches shoves them to the inside a bit but they don't rub at all. I curently have 275 / 40 / 17's on there (nitto drag's) and there about 10.4 wide. You could easily put an 11 inch tire on the wheels and have them not rub at all with 5.75 inches of back spacing on a 9.5 inch whell.
staged67 On budnik's web page that it list the prices for the wheels, is that for each wheel or for a pair? thanks Daniel
thats what i thought...just was hoping i was wrong...well it looks like i might go for the american racing wheels instead so i don't go broke just trying to put wheels and tires on my car anyother alternative wheel than the torque thrust 2??? i want something not many have but that won't make me go broke. Thanks Daniel
Check out Weld Racing. They have some nice wheels. There a little more but you won't see them on everything.
i don't think weld offers much in the 17" variety since they're mainly drag/drag style wheels. any 17's are gonna cost some dough. torque thrust II's and cragar SS's are probably both gonna be about 200 bucks a pop, at the least. the only other option i can think of is wheel vintiques, they offer some nice repop wheels in large sizes. i'd check them out, there are some ford wheels that are in the same style as buick ralleys (chrome 5-spoke w/ black centers).
The wheels I have on mine are WELD billet wheels. I've had them for 4 years now and I have never seen them on another car ( in person only in mags). Check out their site. They have more to offer than the draglights and ect. If you what somthing different, you will have to go with weld, budnik, kmc, oz or one of the other brands that makes whells 17 to 24 inches in size.
