John McGraw

Wheels and tires arrived yesterday for the wagon project. It is nice to be able to roll it around again!

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Regards, John McGraw

john 67

Very Nice , would you mind posting the rim size and offset in the front and tire size , I'm currently shopping for shoes for my 67'. thanks ,JOHN

John McGraw

Hi John

The wheels are Foose Legends and are 18 X 8 with 4.5" BS on the front and 18 X 9 with 5.25" BS on the rear. The tires are 235 R 40 on the front and 275 R 40 on the rear.

These are very conservative tires and you could easily get 245 0n the front and 295 on the rear, but I did not want to push the envelope. I really wanted to go with 17" wheels and 45 series tires, but being a cast wheel and using the popular "soft lip" design, made 17" wheels not clear the big C5 Corvette brakes.

A 17" billet wheel with the conventional stepped rim design would clear the caliper fine. The big problem with the C5 brakes is finding a wheel that would clear the face of the caliper with the spokes. I sent out my template to countless wheel suppliers trying to find a fit, and the Foose wheel was one of a very small group that would clear without the use of a spacer.
My wheel of choice was a custom-built 17" GM Rally wheel, but after being told that they could be built by two different vendors, it turned out that they would not clear the caliper face without a 5/8" spacer being used.

Regards, John McGraw

kevin 67/6.0

nice looking good

john 67

Thanks for the info , I was looking into using a Billet Specialties 17" Dyno rim most likely with a soft lip as well .I have Wilwood 2 piston calipers up front which I think are smaller than the corvettes. I also tried on a American racing Hopster rim with no issues ( 17 x 7 ) I dont think my setup will have any issues with brake clearance but I think I'll get on the phone with Billet specialties and send a template as well . I appreciate your help , JOHN