Wanting advice on wheels & tires for the 69

[CC Rider]

Your Chevelle looks GREAT!

After driving around on radials since 1991, Polyglas tires will take some getting used to! They do not respond to steering input as quickly as a good radial will, do not ride as smooth, and Polyglas's like to follow the ruts and crowns of the road, so you will be fighting the steering wheel from time to time. There are a couple of areas on Happy Valley Road and I17 where I'm fighting the steering wheel when driving over to the Pavilions. I don't dislike driving on them, but my Chevelle had better road manners with radials. Be prepared to get used to driving on them! However, you can't beat the look of Goodyear Polyglas tires on a muscle car.

Those aftermarket SS style wheels have a different look to them and do not quite match the original SS wheels. The trim rings definitely won't match. So, in my humble opinion, you will be switching out non correct wheels with different non-correct wheels.

If you have the room for storage, buy a set of 14" original SS wheels, mount a set of Polyglas's on them, keep your present tires and wheels, and switch them out. I debating on buying some aftermarket wheels and radials myself.

Hope this helps.

[sixtynine]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69SUPERSPORT396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Your Chevelle looks GREAT!

After driving around on radials since 1991, Polyglas tires will take some getting used to! They do not respond to steering input as quickly as a good radial will, do not ride as smooth, and Polyglas's like to follow the ruts and crowns of the road, so you will be fighting the steering wheel from time to time. There are a couple of areas on Happy Valley Road and I17 where I'm fighting the steering wheel when driving over to the Pavilions. I don't dislike driving on them, but my Chevelle had better road manners with radials. Be prepared to get used to driving on them! However, you can't beat the look of Goodyear Polyglas tires on a muscle car.

Those aftermarket SS style wheels have a different look to them and do not quite match the original SS wheels. The trim rings definitely won't match. So, in my humble opinion, you will be switching out non correct wheels with different non-correct wheels.

If you have the room for storage, buy a set of 14&quot; original SS wheels, mount a set of Polyglas's on them, keep your present tires and wheels, and switch them out. I debating on buying some aftermarket wheels and radials myself.

Hope this helps. </div></div>

Yeah - the aftermarket stuff is really horrible and I am not suprised they didn`t duplicate the originals.... I bought door panels for the car and the fit was so poor I threw them in the trash! Nevermind all of the other parts I ordered that were &quot;off&quot;.