A tale of two tires

**Salvatore** · #1 04-10-2010, 02:27 PM

WOW, look at that car. More pictures!!

**BACKN 68** · #2 04-10-2010, 07:01 PM

Sam thanks for the kind words. Let's see if I can do this again...

Here is my 502 dressed up in "old school"

And the interior....

Kent
'68 Malibu ZZ502/502

ACES #5102

resto4u · #3 04-10-2010, 07:56 PM

pretty freaking coollllllllllll

**mockingbird812** · #4 04-10-2010, 08:19 PM

Sweet Kent. <u>Really nice look</u>

. How do those new tires feel under you? You broken them in yet?

**BACKN 68** · #5 04-12-2010, 06:34 AM

Thanks fellas!

Sam, yes the tires were officially "broken in" last week...and it reminded me of trying to rollerskate for the first time. I was all over the road!!! Of course the engine may have something to do with that...

Bill, the rims are 15X7's & 15X8's - both have the same 3-7/8" backspace with slightly different offsets. The rearend is from Moser Engineering and was shortened up just a bit to help with the wide tires/rims that I originally had on the car (295/50-15 BFGoodrich Radial T/A's with Corvette rallys). So there was no need to "beat the car up" in order to make them fit. Besides, I am NOT a big believer in forcing something to fit with a big hammer.

Oh and Bill, from one '68 guy to another - I have admired your Chevelle from afar.

Kent
'68 Malibu ZZ502/502

ACES #5102

**Bill Rose** · #6 04-10-2010, 08:20 PM

I had those same wheels/tires on a former 68 Chevelle. Kent, what are the widths and the back spacing of the wheels? Did they fit in the back without using a hammer on the quarter lip?

**SS427** · #7 04-10-2010, 08:50 PM

Verym very nice lloking car!

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