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Hi guys. im busy restoring this buick and wana place a set of decent wheels on it. Can anyone help me with what is the widest rear tire size I can use that will clear the body, and should I change to a 5 stud wheel and maybe 14 or 15 inch . I do wana replace front drum to discs so that needs to be noted. :bana:Plse any help would be greatly received
Hello mate,
I'm running American racing 14*7 with 225 width tires all around . Unfortunate rear tries touch the body with heavy weights ppl in the car 😅.
A wider/bigger wheels requires diff modifications!.
Check this guy ING simon_883110 he has same as ours and running 17*8 wheels with slightly modified foxbody 8.8 diff and mustang ll front end
FYI, the width of diffs:
8.8 OEM : 153cm
63' skylark : 147cm
His custom : 143cm
I would suggest first you determine which direction you want to go with your car as no plug and play kits nor spare parts are available for 61-63 skylark/olds F85 available in the market. All requires fabrication and a heavy budget to make it work!.
Just notice it's a very old thread loool
Hope you did figure it out 😅😅
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Originally Posted by Omar-us
many thxxs, we got it sorted...used a 8.8 rear with 17x7.5 inch wheels with a 42mm positive offset so the 245 rears clear. On the front we run 225 and 17 x8 with a 35mm offset.. works great. We used same front setup but turned spacers to correct the same wheel track and bolt pattern as the rear..what engine and transmission are u running?
Good to know you figured it out 👍🏻
I'm running ls1 and th400.
can i see some pics plse..saw you first you tube video , so do u have a second video?Quote:
Originally Posted by Omar-us
Idk how to upload pics on this forum!
Check this link out
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