April 9, 20178 yr 6 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Of course. I bought the ARs in 17x8 17x9. Any clue on what the tires size I should shoot for. I'm thinking 245/50/17 on fr and 245/45/17on rear I dunno... I'm thinking that the rears should be juuuust a little larger than the fronts but maintaining the same "50" aspect ratio. I just don't think an aspect ratio lower than 50 works on classic American iron. Maybe a 255/50-17? Probably a question best answered by the pros at your tire shop
April 9, 20178 yr 7 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Of course. I bought the ARs in 17x8 17x9. Any clue on what the tires size I should shoot for. I'm thinking 245/50/17 on fr and 245/45/17on rear Height, IMO, is your critical factor here. Stock '66 sneaker would've been a 6.70x15 which equates to a 205/75-15, which is 27" tall. A 245/50-17 is 26.6" tall. Every '10' the middle number rises, the tire gets 2" taller : a 245/60-17 would be 28.6".
April 10, 20178 yr Author 4 hours ago, balthazar said: Height, IMO, is your critical factor here. Stock '66 sneaker would've been a 6.70x15 which equates to a 205/75-15, which is 27" tall. A 245/50-17 is 26.6" tall. Every '10' the middle number rises, the tire gets 2" taller : a 245/60-17 would be 28.6". so why not go for 245/55/17 which would be 27.6?
April 16, 20178 yr Author Wheels in place and everything I spoke of as an issue in post #1 rectified. 17x8 front and 17x9..5 rear running 245/45/17 and 275/40/17 rear. Meet Thelma
April 17, 20178 yr Author Took her for a spin.. This car is a DRAGster.. If I want to make it a real cruiser... I'm gonna have to go 2.73 gears or 3.07. This is 4.10
April 17, 20178 yr 17 minutes ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Took her for a spin.. This car is a DRAGster.. If I want to make it a real cruiser... I'm gonna have to go 2.73 gears or 3.07. This is 4.10 Sweet, All about the Quarter Baby!!! Cruis'in is fun too.
April 17, 20178 yr 23 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Wheels in place and everything I spoke of as an issue in post #1 rectified. 17x8 front and 17x9..5 rear running 245/45/17 and 275/40/17 rear. Meet Thelma
April 17, 20178 yr 14 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Took her for a spin.. This car is a DRAGster.. If I want to make it a real cruiser... I'm gonna have to go 2.73 gears or 3.07. This is 4.10 Damn, she's wound up pretty tight then! 4.10's is definitely shorter than you'd want cruising. Personally, I'm not sure if I'd want to go as tall as 2.73 but it all depends what your goals with the car are. It's obviously a toy to economy aren't a concern. What RPM is it when cruising at 70mph? Also, looking at what you and balty were talking about(tire sizes) it looks like your 275/40R17 rear tires are a good bit shorter than the stock 205/75R15's. That's gearing you down even more. So really, your speedo is just a guestimate right now..hahaha. 27.1inches stock vs 25.6 inches @ 275/40R17. That's significant. She looks absolutely beautiful though! Edited April 17, 20178 yr by ccap41
April 17, 20178 yr 1994 Chevy Impala SS. Loved this car, was not in a place to buy one and I wish the suspension was a bit tighter. But the auto was awesome in a straight line, had plenty of interior room for us big guys and over all a family is very comfy in these babies!
October 6, 20178 yr Author Popular Post Finally got her back from the Body/Paint shop. Same color.. but new.. Photo Shoot today before the car show
May 17, 20187 yr Pretty Pimpy, nice project there Gonna read into it in a second, but have you considered a Tremec 6spd?
May 17, 20187 yr On 10/5/2017 at 6:09 PM, Cmicasa the Great said: Finally got her back from the Body/Paint shop. Same color.. but new.. Photo Shoot today before the car show So how is the baby Doing? Out of it's winter sleep and ready to ROAR?
May 17, 20187 yr Author 10 hours ago, Zane Wylder said: Pretty Pimpy, nice project there Gonna read into it in a second, but have you considered a Tremec 6spd? Considered... but probably won't do unless something were to go up
May 17, 20187 yr Author Been out for about a month now.. just loving her. Supposed to go to a car show in Ocean City MD this weekend but the rain is supposed to go on for another damn week. This is at Sagamore Pendry in Baltimore. I pulled up and the Paparazzi showed up. LOL
May 17, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Considered... but probably won't do unless something were to go up True, true How the hell have ya been btw?
May 17, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Zane Wylder said: True, true How the hell have ya been btw? I've been fuckin awesome.. and U? This being a new name for U and all I don't kno exactly who I'm speaking with LOL Edit SPEED DEVIL!!! What's up Dude???
May 18, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Cmicasa the Great said: I've been f@#kin awesome.. and U? This being a new name for U and all I don't kno exactly who I'm speaking with LOL Edit SPEED DEVIL!!! What's up Dude??? Not too much, moved out recently, submitted a comic to be published, still got my two cars and tuned em a bit, almost done with a book I've been working on, the usual Glad you're f@#king awesome Casa, like I said, been too long and missed the old gang, only now we're all older and not as annoying xD
May 18, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Zane Wylder said: Not too much, moved out recently, submitted a comic to be published, still got my two cars and tuned em a bit, almost done with a book I've been working on, the usual Glad you're f@#king awesome Casa, like I said, been too long and missed the old gang, only now we're all older and not as annoying xD glad to hear U are doing well Bro. crazy times back then... it was fun tho
May 19, 20187 yr 22 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: glad to hear U are doing well Bro. crazy times back then... it was fun tho It was, it was. Wonder who else is on here?
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