89 Caprice Brougham

smokinhydes1 · #1 01-21-2006, 10:54 PM

Need a lot of little stuff. And what size Chevy rallies will fit this?

silicon212 · #2 01-22-2006, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by smokinhydes1

Need a lot of little stuff. And what size Chevy rallies will fit this?

5x4.75" bolt pattern, 7" wide, 15" wheels.

smokinhydes1 · #3 01-22-2006, 07:50 AM

Well, I should have been more clear, I meant what's the widest that you can get away with? And what offset to use?

Cyrix_2k · #4 01-23-2006, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by smokinhydes1

Well, I should have been more clear, I meant what's the widest that you can get away with? And what offset to use?

I'm running 4x P255/60's on 15" GNX rims. You could easily get away with 275's on the back.

CD Smalley · #5 01-23-2006, 08:13 PM

I have 15x8s with 275/60s. No rubbing problems at all out back.

smokinhydes1 · #6 01-23-2006, 08:44 PM

Thanks guys! CD, do you mean you have them all the way around? Incidentally I found out yesterday that the mid-80's Camaro IROC sway bars are a bolt-on. Ooo

CD Smalley · #7 01-23-2006, 10:06 PM

Had them all around. They rubbed up front. BAD. I know of others who have them and claim no rubbing issues though....

Are you talking front or rear bars from the Camaros??? And post the link please...

smokinhydes1 · #8 01-24-2006, 06:33 AM

No link for the IROC bars, I was talking to my little brother last night and he said he had put them on his 86 Caprice years ago <we didn't hang together there for a few years>. What tire did you end up using on the front?

CD Smalley · #9 01-24-2006, 06:42 AM

245/60s. Next time I will step up to 255/60 though. The 245s just look a little small on a 15x8 wheel.

Cyrix_2k · #10 01-24-2006, 06:46 PM

The 255/60's don't rub at all on my car. I can turn lock-to-lock no problem.

silicon212 · #11 01-24-2006, 07:46 PM

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The 255/60's don't rub at all on my car. I can turn lock-to-lock no problem.

I never had a problem running 255/60s on mine, either.

smokinhydes1 · #12 01-26-2006, 10:51 PM

Over bumps and shit? Or just sitting? Thanks

silicon212 · #13 01-27-2006, 02:13 AM

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Over bumps and shit? Or just sitting? Thanks

I ran 255/60s on mine for two years. I wound up getting rid of them because they had so much grip I was wearing them out. Fast. I'm running 225/70s now, which is what the car is spec'ed for, but the only problem I had with the 255s was wear. Lock to lock steering, high speed driving, fast cornering (i.e. 65mph in a turn rated for maximum 25), ~30mph on ungraded rough dirt roads, they were great for all of it.

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