I am looking at some torque thrust 2's, two front 15x8s with bfgoodrich radial TA's 235s. and 2 15x10s with 295 radial TA's. Will these fit without any adapters/spacers? On my 85 Trans Am, and also will they look good?

 

you need to know the offset of the wheels for calculations

 

why 15's 17/9's would look great on youre car.

 

Frankly because I have a very small budget for student/part time minimum wage worker....id love bigger wheels but I cant be picky, plus I have numerous other little things that have to be done that will add up.

 

or you could wait, save up the money that will be depreciating on the 15's and get some 17's later on..

 

The thing is the tires in my sig are shot, the car was sitting for a while before i bought it and are dryrotted, so its sell those and get all new, or keep and get new tires. But im getting a hell of deal thats why i think im going to get them.

Back on topic....will i need spacers?

 

4"-4.5" backspacing on the front and 5.5" backspacing on the rear with the right offset then no spacers needed.. if the backspacing is any larger, then you will most likely need spacers..

 

Well the backspacing is 3.75 so i guess that means im in the clear, anyone have rear shots with big tires? like 295

 

yup. my sig tells all.....they only rub on big hills when turning. im raising the rear anyways.

 

Damn those are big! Got any pics like right from behind.

 

 

Oh thats not bad at all i thought they would stick out much more, you think it will look odd with 235/295? front/back

 

no yours will stick out a lot!...i have a backspacing around 5.6" so with only 3.75...they are def going to pertrude past the wells...i would highly suggest some wheels that have a greater offset so you can tuck them

 

Im going to have 3.75 he does in the pic...why would they look any different...besides the fronts...

 

well they wont look diff than what the guy has above...however, that picture of his is somewhat hard to tell but i gaurantee you that those tires pertrude past the wells atleast 1-2"...thats fine if thats what your going for but thats just not my style.

you asked originally will it look good? And im gonna definately say no to that bc to me that style is kinda trashy looking and hill billy-ish but to each his own and do as you wish to your car.

also...your going to have 6.25" of frontspacing as opposed to 3.37" stock so you are technically pushing your rims out 3"...can you not find tt2s with a diff offset?

 

Honestly I have no clue what the offset numbers mean, ive been looking for a set of wheels/tires for a while and have a very small budget because im a full time student and only work ~20 hours a week @ 8/hr doesnt get me much after insurance and gas. The owner said they bolted right up to his 82 camaro so im thinking they will on mine.

 

yeah man i was right there with you but only making 6.50 an hr. Your T/A looks pretty nice and i dont think you want it looking trashy bc of some wheels you had to buy. Its definately hard to find anything super cheap in terms of nice wheels but i can tell you it would def be worth it to find some better fitting wheels.

the offset is bascially where the center section of the wheel is set in relation to the barrel of the rim

Go here...http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoWheelOffsets.dos and it explains very well about wheel dimensions and offset

 

Arent they sort of deep dish? And when I buy them, if I dont like them I think I should be able to get atleast what i paid for them. I dont mind if they stick out an inch or too but not a ton...

 

i'm pretty sure that other guy had 15x8's with 3.75 backspacing.. not 15x10's.. you need at least 5.5" backspacing with 15x10's.. any less, you will stick out

 

I got a Pm saying they are 3.75 in the back and reg spacing up front so they will stick out correct? Like the picture godspeed posteD?

 

BUMP....buying today need insight

 

what are the final dimensions of the rims you are ordering?

 

15*8 reg spacing in front, 15*10 rear 3.75" backspacing, and the tires bfg ta's 235/295's

 

ill get back to you in about 30 min but it sounds like they are the same and will stick out as noted before.

 

well yeah...you are talking about the same wheel setup and it is going to stick out quite a bit....the fronts should be fine i would think...i would need to know the offsets to be more accurate but the rears are going to come out atleast 2.5-3" and its gonna give it that "look"

its up to you man but id save your money and do it right...my car doesnt stick out bc i measured them and bought them to be tucked...yours might look something like this...pic coming in a sec

a bit overexaggerated but you get the overall idea

 

ouch...well i was going to buy them from a member from this site but learned that shipping is going to be $200 when i was originally told $60 (not his fault) but **** that... I need new tires/wheels bad tho i hate riding around on the winter junk...

 

you are doing the right thing...tt2s look pretty nice on trans ams and thats cool but get a good offset thats right for our cars. If i was you, i would try to get some weld prostars and the same bfg tires (black out) and then you would have decently cheap wheels, extremely lightweight wheels, and you can get them in a nice + offset to help tuck them

check out summitracing and other dealers and i bet you can get a full set of prostars for under $400 bucks and tires off ebay for under $200

 

Sounds good but would those or Black GTA wheels look better? ill check into those

and btw my car is white, so i dunno if the black contrasting the white would look better than the "chrome" look

 

i found some tires 255/60/15, and i plan on getting these: http://www.aewheel.com/eagle_alloy_wheels.cfm?id=19
what size would i need?

edit: would these wheels off ebay work w/ those tires?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POLIS...QQcmdZViewItem

 

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Are 255's too big in the front?

 

sorry its been a while...i have finals right now but ill answer you real quick.

no 255s are fine for front and rear

the only wheels that were on that site that would fit right and look good would be the
0289-5706 15x7 Polished 5 on 4.5/4.75 ACORN 0 mm 4 3121-09 1580 lbs. 20 lbs

if you notice all the other wheels have Negative offsets meaning the wheel gets pushed out. Exactly the same way the other ones would have...the 15x10 isnt going to happen but what i think you are missing is you dont have to have a 10" wide wheels to fit a 295 60 15s or whatever it is you are wanting to run on the back

its hard to explain but basically tires with bigger sidewalls and are wide can work on smaller width rims.

my advice...if you really want those wheels go with the 0 offset 15x7s all the way around do 235 60 15s up front and 295 50 15s out back

they will fit the rims, overall tire/wheel diameter will be almost identical, you should clear up front and youll have fatter, drag looking tires out back but they will be tucked in

you need to be careful and make sure they will bolt up...our cars have trouble clearing tie rod ends...but i think a 7" wide wheel with 0 offset should well clear it.

good luck

 

Wouldnt the 8's fit? Didnt the ta's come stock with 16/8 (I think?) ill post more when i get to school haha

Will these work:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...=AEW-0289-5706

 

yes those wheels are the same wheels as before 15x7 and 0mm offset

yeah thats what i was thinking...7 inches wide should clear just fine...those wheels should work great

 

Ok ill probably order them today, it said it would take 6 days from ohio to ct that seems kind of long...no?

 

no especially if they are sending them ups ground...it always takes about a week...to keep shipping costs down

post some pics when you get them mounted and let me know if you run into any snags

btw i check ebay and found two 295 50 15s for under 100 bucks ending soon..

 

Well the thing is I want all the tires the same make/type to "uniform" personal preferance i guess. thanks for the help

 

Wheels have been ordered! Now onto tires...any reccomendations for cheap/mid level tires?

 

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definately look at BFGs for your tires if you are looking to go with 295 50 15s still then id match them with 235 60 15s up front or 245 60 15s

the 235s are gonna be easier to find and more available but the 245s would be an extremely close overall size to the 295 50 15s but harder to find (there are some on ebay)

check this out to compare sizes http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

 

Will the 295s stick out? arent they more expensive the wider they are? I dont have much at all now but i want to find some at a decent price within a week so i can mount them.

 

youll just have to skim around on ebay...the 295s shouldnt stick out and yes they will bring a bigger price as opposed to smaller widths

 

Ok cool I just want something that will feel the wheel well mayb a little thinner than the 1st pic of the TA

 

well couldnt find anything at the swap meet soo.... i think im going to go with bfg radial t/a's 235/60/15 fronts and 275/60/15 in back...they look to be the cheapest these any good?

 

here is my car with 275s in the front and 315s in the back.

 

yeah the bfgs are pretty nice tires, not the best but def a good tire. The 275s will be a good match and will look nice as well as be pleasing to you as far as width, availability, and price. I got a set of tires off ebay that would have run me around 1 grand for like $350 so good luck

 

That looks good but i dont like how the fronts stick out that much, but its the owners opinion that matters!

Yeah so its going to be 235/275 any ideas on where will have the best price? And 60 is ok for both the front and back?

Thanks for the help

 

After looking at the bfg radial ta's i dont like the white lettering, i want something with no colored lettering kind of plain that will look real good shined up budged is about $100/tire and size 235/60/15

 

bfgs have a white letter side and a plain black side as do all tires that have a white letter side. BFG is pretty much the only respectable tire that comes in a 235 60 15 and 275 60 15...also 60 is not okay for both front and back...did you use the link i sent you above?

 

So couldnt i just flip them and have the backside out? Would that look bad? I would need 235/50/15 in the back right? Im just going to go with the 235 all around so i can rotate them and its alot more econimical.

Just checked the tracking number there supposed to come tommorow! Im PUMPED