1970 Corvette Wheel Fitment Question
 

Hi All,

Seeking your expertise... I'm looking for purchase a nice set of vintage wheels for my bone stock 1970 LT1 Corvette.

Will a 15x8.5 inch wheel w/ a 3.75 in backspace fit without rubbing issues on my car (front and back)?

Stock AZ wheels are 15x8 with a 4.25 in backspace.

Thanks,
Dan

I'm going to go with these on my Vette..

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/u...6140/overview/

Make sure the wheels clear the calipers without using spacers ... TAZ

Darren - those will look awesome! Nice choice and post pics... Great seeing you at MCACN!

Great point. After some additional research, I found out that the stock wheels actually have a 4in back spacing so the 3.75 inch back space on a wider wheel will almost a neutral position from stock (about .25 inch).

Thanks for your help!

Dan

The TT on the rear of mine are 15x8.5 w/ 3.75 bs fit real nice, no rubbing even w/L60's & 2 fat dudes in the car, just had to put a 1/4 spacer on drivers side to clear the muffler on the inside. As long as they clear the caliper seems that's usually the issue, I know my Cragars don't even come close to fitting w/out all kinds of spacers As long as you don't go w/ too big a tire on the front you should be good ???

Lol two fat dudes in the car... thanks Jeff! Thats great info.

I'm going with a stock replacement tire

Dan

Those will be KILLER on a '68-72 vette..... great choice!

American Racing made the T70 wheel and T70R in a 8.5" width designed (I believe) specifically for a 68 up Corvette. Here's a picture of a T70 in a 7" width which is the only picture I have at the moment. AR also makes a new version of at least the T70R maybe both

i have a set of mini lite clones i took off my 69 vette...they fit like they where made for the car..i will get the dimensions..they are 15s and cleared the calipers etc...

15x8.5 with a 4 inch back space..fit perfect...no rubbing..

better pic of t70........i have no idea who the seller is, just providing a pic

https://www.ebay.com/itm/american-ra...pZOy-i&vxp=mtr