tire's for 79 monza

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From: sblkv8_REMOVE_680824_THIS_@yahoo.com


doe's any one have any sugestions on tire size for street use 14"rim used 15"slick for track
thanks sblkv8


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From: Phantom402_REMOVE_914807_THIS_@yahoo.com


Well I have an some ideas on the subject.
I
had a 75 buick skyhawk i draged in 90 and i redrilled
the axles from a 76 and up rear end (drilled for 5 on
4& 1/2 pattern) and i used a 14x7 with a 3 in back
space and 215 60 14's that worked well.
And now for
present day I am driving a 75 factory v/8 monza I have
15x7 ralleys with 225 50 15 on the front as i
redrilled the rotors for 5 on 4 3/4 (would recommend 5 on 4
1/2 for space reasons but my rallyes arechevy
patternso,,,,)now on the rear i installed an s 10 rear end on cut
down springs and have 15 x 8 coevette ralleys and 255
60 15 tires and all i have used was the centers from
93 up camaro rotors as spacers( cut out on lathe and
fit axle hube great) and this eliminated the torquw
arm and panhard bar.
the next warm spell I'm gonna
go get the 15 x 8.5 outlaws off my wrecked 71 monte
and bolt them on with 275 60 15s (3 5/8 back space)
as for slicks I recomend either 26x8x15 or 26x9x15
slicks if available 28 inches seems about as big as is
fesible but if you can get some 29x9 or 30x9 stock
eliminator slicks it would probably work but will need more
gear. so far my car with small cam(accell super ram
/john lingenfelter hyd cam ) 991s opened up to 1.94's
355 old edelbrock scorpion1 intake 600 competition
AFB and headman headers duals and afterburners turned
down at axle.THIS THING RUNS!!! And i think by the
tach at road speed i have either 3.42's or 3.73's(open
for now darn it) and my tranny is TCI THM350 with
saturday night special.
good luck and if you have
anyquestions let me know here or email me at
Xanadu4024@aol.com
Lee


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From: bmwrgw_REMOVE_901567_THIS_@yahoo.com


My first real car in high school was a 77 Monza
2+2 w/5.0 305 (factory).I had the same problem. I
when to my local speed shop and special ordered 2
Cragar sst 14x7 rims for the rear.They had the factory 4
lug pattern.and for tires we used G-Year Eagle SST's
245/60-r14.If you can get them deep dished you wont need the
spacers (5/8"-3/4") ,but you may have to open the rear
wheel wells a bit.So they don't rub the top of the
tire. With the spacers you won't have to do the
bodywork.......BUT, If you are a hot dog on corners they may rub the
inner wheel well. And on the front I used 13" Cragar
SST's with 185/60-r13.It was a great look,but fir
inspections I had to keep a pair of 13's for the rear.maybe
I'll post some photos, you can see how it looked.


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From: denisst78_REMOVE_479533_THIS_@yahoo.com


Here`s what worked for me
14 inch tires

245/60/14 in the rear
215/60/14 in the front
15
inch tires
245/60/15 in the rear (15X8)

205/60/15 in tyhe front (15X6)

Denis


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From: bmwrgw_REMOVE_786742_THIS_@yahoo.com


In the photos section I posted pics of tires on the car,they are from the late 80's. Any other questions just ask.


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