Shopping for wheels for my '66 Belvedere.
The rears are going to be giant 18" wide M/T's, now i'm trying to decide whether to go for normal-ish 6"-7" or skinny 4" fronts. It's mainly going to see road use but i've no need to make it especially practical (no power steering or brakes, discs all round).
It will hopefully see the strip once or twice a year.
So any opinions welcome whether from experience (are skinnies horrid/dangerous on the road?) or purely personal taste.
Come on guys lets get a good old fashioned argument going
I have 165s on 60's Fenton 3.5" slut mags on the front on an A-bod with 318 and disc fronts. No problem.
This is how the tech goes; Back in the day, a thin front tyre was useful as the wider tyres had more rolling resistance. Tyre tech has come on in leaps and bounds since then and so I feel it doesn't really matter if you have a 3.5" rim or a 6" rim. If you are going for a specific period look you will have to go with the flow for that period. If you have a rocking 440 on some drugs and need that extra 1/10th to beat the competition then drag-lites with skinny MTs would be the route. If you have a 360, no gas, just having a larf up the strip and have no period specific notions a 6" wheel and 205 tyre will suit you. HTH!
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Kev wrote:I have 165s on 60's Fenton 3.5" slut mags on the front on an A-bod with 318 and disc fronts. No problem.
This is how the tech goes; Back in the day, a thin front tyre was useful as the wider tyres had more rolling resistance. Tyre tech has come on in leaps and bounds since then and so I feel it doesn't really matter if you have a 3.5" rim or a 6" rim. If you are going for a specific period look you will have to go with the flow for that period. If you have a rocking 440 on some drugs and need that extra 1/10th to beat the competition then drag-lites with skinny MTs would be the route. If you have a 360, no gas, just having a larf up the strip and have no period specific notions a 6" wheel and 205 tyre will suit you. HTH!
Kev wrote:I have 165s on 60's Fenton 3.5" slut mags on the front on an A-bod with 318 and disc fronts. No problem.
This is how the tech goes; Back in the day, a thin front tyre was useful as the wider tyres had more rolling resistance. Tyre tech has come on in leaps and bounds since then and so I feel it doesn't really matter if you have a 3.5" rim or a 6" rim. If you are going for a specific period look you will have to go with the flow for that period. If you have a rocking 440 on some drugs and need that extra 1/10th to beat the competition then drag-lites with skinny MTs would be the route. If you have a 360, no gas, just having a larf up the strip and have no period specific notions a 6" wheel and 205 tyre will suit you. HTH!
I'd say if the car is mainly street then if it's 440 it will need more tyre than a SB, always going to depend on what compromises you are willing to except, 440, B body, corners and skinnies don't bode well in the same sentence.
Anyone on here with a b body and big block knows the limit of the widest and best tyre it's possible to fit on the front, way too much weight on the front for a bike tyre and corners...... 2 sets every time
Wil- i'll be running a 360 with ally heads, inlet & one of your lovely ally rads, mini starter, no X-member, lightweight hubs & coilovers so the front won't be too heavy.
6" would be a good compromise Kev. Unfortunately i can't find any! I'm watching 4.5"s and 7"s on ebay at the mo, both around the same money
By the way what tyres would a B body wear from the factory?
Coronet R/Ts, GTXs, Roadrunners, Superbees and Chargers etc generally wore a 7.75 x 14 (1967) or an F70 x 14 or x 15 (1968+) which is equivalent to a 205/75R14, a 215/70R14 or even a 235/60R14
However, a few of the '70s cars used "g" initialed tyres instead of the "f"s in which case just add on another 10mm to the above widths for correct conversion.
