i am new to the site today. so this is my first post. i have a 68 327 convertible since it was new. it is pretty much original except i put power disk brakes on a few years ago. i (think i)am ready to replace the original wheels and caps with rally wheels. going from 14 inch originals to 15 rally . i was planing on 15" x 7" with G70-15 firestone redlines . any opinions..one way or the other thanks ! jim

 

Welcome, and I think that setup will give the car a nice look.
Before and after pics would be a good idea too, we like show & tell here!

 

i was on the phone with the tech dept at classic industries, ready to order, and they advised me to double check for clearance.... i thought i would have plenty of room with the 15x7 rally and the g70x15 redlines.... is there some risk that these wheels and tires are too wide or too big ? .... if so is there a safer solution ?

 

I have a 68 convertible and although I haven't driven it yet it has 15x7's on it. There are no rub marks on the well worn tires.

 

Oh yes, they are the rally rims.

 

What they told me to do when I purchased my redlines was to take a tape measure along the wheel wells and calipers to make sure there wouldn't be any rubbing, if your suspension and wells are stock I doubt you'll have any problems with 15x7, even if you happen to have rear disc brakes.

Oh, and if you're ordering from them, take note that it may be a long time before the wheels get to you, depending on how close you live to california.

 

My 68 runs 15x8's with 235/60's and there has been no rubbing in the 3 years I've driven it...

 

"Fitting Tires and Wheels
Biggest Meats For Your Musclecar"

http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...els/index.html

Also,
1969 SS posted the following information (in this forum) a few years back:
Fronts
Backspacing wheel width tire size
15" 3.75 7.0 225/55
16" 5.0 8.5 245/50
17" 5.0 8.5 255/40
Rears
15" 4.875 8.5 28x10.5 (which would be around a 245 or 255)
16" 5.5 8.5 255/50
17" 5.5 9.5 275/40