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 An all-in-one wheel diameter,...  An all-in-one wheel diameter, width, and backspace, and tire-profile—measuring device, the Percy’s WheelRite is a useful tool that’s cheap at SummitRacing.com.  Here’s how it works. When...  Here’s how it works. When bolted onto the wheel mounting surface, the sections of the WheelRite are slid to create the dimensions of the wheel. The wire across the top simulates the width and aspect ratio of the tire you want to run. We went for a 245/40 on an 8-inch rim and rotated the WheelRite around inside the wheelwell to check for subframe clearance. Looking good so far.  Though it’s the priciest and...  Though it’s the priciest and the most complicated, our favorite tool is the Wheel Fit from Wheel Works.  When assembled, the Wheel...  When assembled, the Wheel Fit will not only allow you to determine wheel diameter, width, and backspace, it’ll also hold the actual tire you want to run. The beauty here is being able to really see exactly where the issues are going to arise and what needs to be considered.  Using a spare 275/40R18 from...  Using a spare 275/40R18 from Bodie’s stash, Kingsland mounted up the Wheel Fit to do a near real-world double check of the clearances he had measured previously. He was dead-on, no adjustments necessary.  Here’s what all that work...  Here’s what all that work was for; a set of awesome looking Boze Pro Touring wheels in 18x8 and 18x9. It’s hard to match the ’75-79 Novas with a custom wheel, in our opinion, so we opted for a European touring style that would add some aggression to EcoNova without being overly flashy. These hit on all points, plus the multi-spoke design is strong and ready for the sticky 275-series Nitto NT-05 tires.  Mounted on the EcoNova, everything...  Mounted on the EcoNova, everything clears exactly like we planned, and looks even better in relation to the sheetmetal.  Oops, the Boze Pro Touring...  Oops, the Boze Pro Touring wheels look amazing on the EcoNova, but we’ve violated one of our 13 Sins Of Stance with a “Floodwater” look! That’s to be expected with stock springs and taking a couple hundred pounds off the nose with the E-Rod LS3. No sweat, it’s nothing a shorter set of springs won’t fix.  Up front, we confirmed that...  Up front, we confirmed that our measurements did allow for the room we needed to turn lock-to-lock without interference. We’re right on the money here and wouldn’t want to be any tighter than this.
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