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Need wheel/tire ideas for my 69 Cutlass S-350 Rocket. Want to keep it old school

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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 01:48 PM
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Smile Need wheel/tire ideas for my 69 Cutlass S-350 Rocket. Want to keep it old school

I need some help finding the best looking wheel/tire combo on my newly purchased 69 Cutlass. I want to keep
the old school look, but beef it up with an aggressive stance. Leaning more toward a Cragar type wheel. It has drum brakes all around. I was thinking of 15x7 on front and 15x8 on back. With the big "G" style body, I wanted to fill the wheel wells as much as possible. If I knew someone who can send me pics of their Cutlass with dimensions of wheels and tires, it would be a huge help. That way I could shop on line and find a better deal like on eBay or Craigslist. Thank you!
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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Cragar SS look good on a '69 for an old school hot rod look, but I'm biased.
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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Yeah....I'm pretty biased too, when it comes to Cragars



Old Dec 8, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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Not my car but this is the look I'm shooting for 15x7 steelies front with 235/60/15 and either 15x10 steelies with 295/50/15 or 15x8 with 275/60/15
both rims painted body colour
Old Dec 9, 2012 | 05:55 AM
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I know mines a 67, but I'm partial to American Racing over the Crager"s.
Old Dec 9, 2012 | 06:44 AM
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275 60r15 107s rear
225 60r15 95s front
made by unique, kind of a crager look a like, steel

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 07:20 AM
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I wouldn't mind finding a set of those New Gen 500 wheels that someone posted in another thread. Those are pretty awesome.

Old Dec 9, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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front 15x7 with 225/70R15 and rear 15x8 with 255/60R15cutlassssiwheels.jpg
Old Dec 9, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Cragars and Torq Thrusts are cool. I have 15x7 SSIIIs, body color, with 245/60 R15s on all 4. I also think the chrome version of this wheel from the 80's looks good.
Old Dec 9, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Olds_71_442
I wouldn't mind finding a set of those New Gen 500 wheels that someone posted in another thread. Those are pretty awesome.

X2, I remember seeing those....they fill and stance the car perfectly...good call

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 01:26 PM
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X2, I remember seeing those....they fill and stance the car perfectly...good call

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That's what I like about them. They fill the wheel wells perfectly. Plus, they look really nice. Like a modern SS1 wheel.

Now if I only I can find a set.
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