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These 8" wide x
15" diameter
Corvette Rallye wheels were
used on this car for over 30
years. Two of them will still
be
used on the front.
NOTE: The original 1967
wheels
looked like these 8
inchers, but were only 6" wide. |
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Comparing the new
10" rear
wheels
with the 1969 8"
front
wheels. The
wrench
represents
the width of the
original 6"
wide 1967 wheels.
The 10" wheels are by Wheel
Vintiques of California.
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Front 8" Rallye
wheels and
Dunlop
P265/50R-15 G/T
Qualifier
tires are mounted
(white letters
facing in). |
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These P295/50R-15 tires
on 10" wide Rallye Wheels will
be mounted on the rear.
The wrench
represents the
width
of the original 7.75x15 tires.
Oh, and the originals
were
"bias-ply" tires......they
weren't even radials! 
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I'm a
traditionalist....I can't
help it. I love the look of
Rallye wheels (especially
with the 1967 center caps)
and in the 15" diameter! These
are 10" wide rears.
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The 1967 cap centers
were showing their age. After replacing two earlier, it became obvious
that two more were required to keep up standards. |
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A P295/50R-15 on
10"
wide wheel mounted at
passenger rear. |
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Dunlop
Tyres Ltd. (an old
British company) has a proud
history extending back to the
19th century, and today is
part of the world's top tire
manufacturer - Goodyear.
Dunlop will be the exclusive
tire in the Rolex Sports Car
Series SportsRacing
Prototype II and GT classes
through the 2004 season.
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Here's the spec-sheet
on the
Dunlop G/T Qualifier. After
considerable research, I
decided that these were the
best tires available in the two
different
widths that I
wanted in the 15" diameter.
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Back on the ground! |
