flyeri

Courious. How far have you driven the car since you put them on? I don't think letting it sit to settle will do anything. What was the distance from center of the hub to the fender well before you changed tires. That measurement should be the same regardless of the wheel/tire size unless you change something in the springs or other suspension members.

tayful86

I haven't driven it at all. Its undergoing a new custom interior And full dash so at the moment it's not drivable. And the tires and wheels are actually the same height as the tires and wheels I took off it. Just a larger rim and lower profile tire.

flyeri

Mine is in the same condition. New wheels and tires, and the interior is out. You need to drive it to make the suspension settle back down.

blckslvr79

Then your gap should be the same as with the old wheels.

You need to roll your car forward and back a few times to allow the rear suspensions to relax. 8 or 10 feet each way should do it.

If that doesn't fix the gap, you'll need to adjust your rear spring bolts. Do your research here though before you try to remove them so you don't lose a limb.

73ls1

I have Boss 338's 18 x8 with 41/2 backspacing.The tires are Nitto 555 245/40/18.I think the tires are to small and the 40 sidewall is to short .Next summer I think I will buy 255/45/18.

det2orl

Finally got a pic since my wheels and tires were installed

rzkas

i like your ride and i also want to know what you did to the suspension. I like the way it sit and no gap. how did u lower the front and rear? What parts did you use? How is the bottom and road clearance. Nice car. Is there any tiee rubbing

rbat

jesse10886

this is an awesome thread i want to go either 17 or 18 on my 79
the two sets of rims i love are the z06 rims like chevymans77 has or the torque thrust wheels that i see on allot of the c3 in my opinion those look the best on all later c3s they are just beautiful

i have 255/60/15 on the front now and 295/50/15s on the rear but they are worn out an i can't find these same tires sizes anywhere they were on it when i bought it i have no clue where the po found them but i want to go a different route

if i go with 18s what kind of change should i expect to feel comfort or harsh drive wise is it gonna make the already stiff an ruff ride even tighter and more aggressive on crappy paved roads or does it help the feel or does it stay the same pretty much?

Bee Jay

C5 Z06 replicas
18x9.5" front with 285/35-18 tires
18x10.5" rear with 295/35-18 tires, 6" backspace.
Offset trailing arms, modified rear sway bars and notched frame.
Search under Bee Jay for tech threads on the above mods.
Bee Jay

Red73

gdh

stunning! is that a factory red?

TROPIC_THUNDER

Looks like 96 C4 torch red.

toyvet1

Red73

It is!

palmbeachvette76

I didn't catch it in the other photo a few posts up but on this angle you can see how perfectly the tail lights work on this year since the lights aren't sunken and then compliment the paint color. Great choice in doing this mod

C3HOONIGAN

What kind of wheel set-up are you running? Backspace, rim width, ect..

vette427-sbc

still waiting on the adapters to come in, so just a mock up for now...
285/35/18 front 285/40/18 rear

gdh

Very nice, who makes those rims?

3JsVette

Looks good! That's a lot of tire to fit under the stock fenders. What width wheels are you going with and how much backspace are you going to wind up with?