1970 Nova Rear Wheel Fitment -- How Big Of A Wheel Will Fit?
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- čas přidán 15. 01. 2017
- In this video I will show you several measurements and things to look out for when fitting the widest possible tire on your 3rd gen Nova. This info should apply to 1968-74 novas.
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I ran 17X9 inch wheels on the back of my old 74 SS Nova . I used a wheel from JEGS that had 6 inch back spacing , I also installed longer studs and used a 7/16 inch wheel spacer . I also ran 17X8 inch front wheels .
Thanks for all the info, i have a 76.
I USE 295 50 15 ON 15X8 RALLY WHEELS 5 3/8 BACK SPACE CUSTOM MADE IN MACHINE SHOP...NO..NO RUB...LOOKS PERFECT.. :)
Memories! I had a 70 nova I had a jack a torch and scissors ✂️ for steel and yeah I also had custom backspace rally’s I only went 275/60/15 - 295/50 was my goal in the future -
good video any problem from the other side do these axles sit off at all or did they fit just fine on both sides
On my car if it did it is pretty minimal and not really noticeable. It may have been slightly to the passenger side but not enough to cause any issues.
Looks like a 17 x 10 inch rim ..... if its stamped 17x X maybe they use the roman numeral X as 10 is what I am thinking ..... on my car I am running a 15 x 8 inch rim and have a 275 wide inch tire with 4.5 inch back space and they fit well and look nice and fat .....but its nice to know a 17 inch rim fits with the stock set up ..... thanks for the video information meridian208
This must be a custom wheel. American Racing doesn't sell anything this size. If this is really a 10 inch wheel the fact it fits is amazing. Imo its probably a 9 or 9.5 inch. Switching to disc brakes in the rear will probably push the wheel out perfectly to fit with out spacers.
what rear end are you using? I have a stock 12 bolt and would love to fit that size of rims on my 74 nova.
My car has the 8.2 ten bolt in it. I'm not sure what the overall width of it is or if the 12 bolt is different. I wouldn't think it would be much different width wise, if at all.
17x7 275 40 17 in the rear ... 1968 nova
What model # are your kyb shocks
That is a good question, I'm not sure and I don't think they say on them. I got them virtually brand new from a guy with another nova who wanted to switch back to air shocks. Maybe look them up by application?
You ever figure out what size they are
X is 10 for the stamp on the rims
Hmm, maybe I'll have to go back and look at these again. I don't recall seeing anything stamped into the wheel. But there could be an X somewhere. Thanks
Man this stuff is hard. I just need to figure out if a 9.5 rim with 6.6 bs will fit
I can't say for sure but I really think that might be too much backspace for it to work. I hear you, trying to figure out wheels/tires is a bit frustrating sometimes. Have you looked thru stevesnovasite.com and see if there is any info on there?
@@meridian208 yea but nothing really solid. Like im reading some people are able to run a 10 inch wheel while others aren't. Or some how they can fit a 295...its all over the place
@@meridian208 what did you use on the front i found some vision 142 wheel that are 18x8.5 with 10mm bs. I wonder if that can work for the front
They were like 15x7 Weld somethings my brother had on an s10. I have no idea what the backspacing is or anything. They just worked so I could drive the car...
@@meridian208 lol. I feel it. Well im going with a staggered set of ridler 695 18 in. Im going to check what deals the local shops have if not i will have to order
Anyone have a 72 nova
My buddy has a 72. Basically the same as mine. Did you have a question about the 72's?
meridian208 Is there anyway to move the shocks somewhere else on a 72 and do you know any good videos I can look up to get some ideas on some other stuff
I believe there is a conversion kit that moves the shock inboard of the leaf spring. I want to say there are also some camaro parts that accomplish the same thing. Not sure on specific videos, you could try searching stevesnovasite.com and see if there are any posts about it there. Thanks
meridian208 thank you my friend you are the Best
Got a ‘71. Same thing. You got a question?