Customs how wide is too wide? WWW '54 chevy

I am about to order new firestone wide whites from coker. My question is will the 3 1/4'" white walls be to thick for my car or should I get the 2 11/16". What do you guys think will look better?

 

What do you think will look better

 

you can never have to much white brutha.

 

i put the 3.25 pie crust wwws on a customers ht 54 a couple years ago and they looked perfect just the right amount

 

These are 3.5" WWW BFG Silvertown Bias 6.70-15's...not the best pic, but gives you an idea...

 

go BIG!!! i got 4" on the back of my wagon.

 

those 3" look awsome, go with the 3" dude

 

I think the 2 11/16" would be nice.

 

Depends on the wheels - If they're on painted steel go > 3"; if they're running full hubcaps or chrome, go modest 2.5-3", if Astros, Radirs or Cragar SS, go with < 2".

 

i have 3 inchers on my 53 and i think they look good. look better with some chrome reverse wheels.

 

go 3.25

 

In my humble opinion, your choice should depend upon which era your car fits into.

If it's an early-style custom - like from the 50's - it would be more era-correct with wider whitewalls.

If, on the other hand, you are going for the late 50's - early 60's look, the narrower whitewalls would be more era-correct.

Spend some time doing research in old custom car magazines and on some of the HAMB threads and the evolution of whitewall widths will become apparent.

Then you'll be able to make a well informed decision as to which width will look best on your car.

Good luck!

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I will be running stock steel wheels painted black with spider caps if that makes a difference.

 

missysdad1 beat me to it

if you are going stocks with spiders i wouldnt go nutso on the www... i only like huge ww on nice caps and an earlier style, and to be honest, an earlier car

i would go 2.5-2.75"

 

I don't know but those 3.5 are looking pretty slick. If you want to play it safe go with the 3-3.25" range.

 

Spiders are a '60s thing. Here's a photo I robbed from the HAMB which shows a '54 Chevy with narrower white walls for comparison.

Hope it helps!

 

Any idea what this guy is runnin?



Alex what size are these?

 

one more try.

 

I like this.......





But I find this to be too wide....

 

^^^ those are a little wide. haha

 

What about those WHite Boy's that HotRodRubber is making? Thos would be pretty......****ing ugly. Hahaha!!!

 

Good question! Ive been back and forth on the same thing. My buddy keeps trying to get me to go 4" for that radical 50's custom, but 4" to me is just gaudy. I think the 3 1/4 will do me good, thanks for bringing it up!

 

bump for the evening crew

 

Personally I like the looks of the ones on the little blue hardtop that Missysdad1 posted.

 

The fatter the better,thin looks lame .Fat whites on chorme is custom heaven

 

3.5's all the way they always look good

 

2 19/32 they are rare and may need to be made but I have a friend who has a friend that says they are the only real ww that will make your car properly traditional.

 

I personally would go with the 3 1/4 inch, but that's just me. Wide whites look good on almost anything.

 

I think it's possible to go too wide. I've seen some that look so wide, they could be cheesy painted tires. Mine on my caddy are 3.5"

 

Hey, that's my car! Those were photoshop www's. Here's a recent pic with "real" 3-1/2" firestones, black wheels, spider caps & trim rings.