That old saying "opinions are like body orifices, everyone has one and all of them stink but mine" applies here. However, there is some common points for a fenderless car. There are maybe five different "looks" and each look has its own "perfect" traits.
One thing that stands out in the pictures is that the "better" looks have the tire concentric to the rear reveal. Therefore, part of that equation is having the tire diameter chosen with the reveal-to-ground distance in mind. This is especially illustrated by Bib's picture that has a really nice concentricity. Older lakes racers had nice concentricity.
The other feature that seems to be common is the tire to body gap. Most of the accepted "good" looks have this gap tightened instead of having the tires hang out like a Hot Wheels car.
The newer low profile tires are a challenge with the big wheels since the tire sidewall gets really skinny and makes certain wheels look strange and out of proportion. This is especially true when the front tire is a 40 series and the back tire a 65 series.....the sidewall on the front seems even thinner. Since a low profile tire is made to be stiff and have the suspension tuned softer to give the ride quality, the setup of these tires is probably tougher......not wrong but certainly a challenge.
All of this means that a wheel and tire combo on one deuce highboy looks good but it looks weird on another deuce highboy. I have found that we will probably buy several sets of wheels (ouch) and tires before we get our look "right" for our particular car.....and you almost gotta do the wheels and tires last.
mike in tucson
