Wheels size for 69 SS

[legrec56]

Hi everyone, new to the group. I have purchased a 95% restored 69 SS It has American Racing wheels on it now. 225-60 15"x7" with a Back space of 4.25 on the front. 245-60 15"x7" with a Back space of 3.75 on the rear.  The front tire inside rubs the tie rod end grease boot just a little. The rear tire has no rubbing at all. I want to purchase Rally wheels and tires. I would like to know what the Back spacing measurements were on an OEM factory wheel so I can figure out what size to buy.

[Danzo]

The factory wheels would be 14x7 with a 4 3/8" backspace.
Doc

[legrec56]

Thank You Doc,
I would like to run 235-60-15 on all 4's  How does one figure out what size wheel and tire combo to buy without it rubbing?

[JESSE TACKETT]

I owned a 69 Z/28 back in the late 80's, early 90's. It had 15x7 ralley wheels all around, with (I believe) 4" back spacing. jt

[GMAD_Van Nuys]

According to the posting below, JohnZ had a problem with the front tires rubbing on his original 1969 Z28 with 235-60-15 tires, so he switched to 215-65-15 tires:

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=11788.0

[legrec56]

I owned a 69 Z/28 back in the late 80's, early 90's. It had 15x7 ralley wheels all around, with (I believe) 4" back spacing. jt

Jesse, what size tires did you have on those 15x7 on your Z

[JESSE TACKETT]

They were 245/60X15's on the rear, 235/60X15's on the front, 15X7 rims all around. 

Here it is (wearing those tires/rims) just before I sold it in 1992(!), and the day I bought it in 1981.   jt

Sorry, don't know how to rotate the pics

[cook_dw]

Rotated.