I am looking to purchase new tires and wheels for my 69 vert.
I was thinking about factory 14X6, with BFG raised white letter radial tires.
Then I thought it might be cool to have something a little bigger on the rear (wider and taller). I don't want it to look like a dragster, but try to give it some attitude. I also want it to look close to original from back in the day. And I want a comfortable ride with good handling.
What are the best/recommended tire and wheel size combo's for this?
And I don't want to do any mods.
The 69-70 has a massive inner wheelhouse, and can deal with a lot of tire. I like a 15x8 wheel with a 4.5" backspace and 255/60/15 tire. It will tuck fully under the fender, not look cartoonish and look positively badass from the back. On the fronts, 15x7 with a 4.25" backspace and a 225/70/15 works well
OK guys, this is what I ended up getting:
Fronts: Coker wheel 15X7 5X4 4.25 backspace with 235/60/R15 BF Goodrich T/A radial
Rears: Coker wheel 15X8 5X4 4.50 backspace with 255/60/R15 BF Goodrich T/A radial
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