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Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda #995271 05/18/11 11:24 PM 05/18/11 11:24 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 10 Chicago N Nilater OP member
Nilater OP member N Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 10 Chicago	17 Inch Magnum 500's - will they clear Wilwood 12.2" disc brakes without any interference ? Any other 17/18 inch options available with short lead times ? Thanks, Dan

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: Nilater] #995272 05/18/11 11:37 PM 05/18/11 11:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	Centerline had some 17" wheels in stock and on sale. AR may have some also. I don't know about the fit of the Magnum's w. 12.2" brakes... if they use a 15" center with stepped rim they will be close.

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: ahy] #995273 05/19/11 04:15 AM 05/19/11 04:15 AM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,236 san diego JonsGottaDusta master
JonsGottaDusta master Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,236 san diego	Being a 17" wheel you shouldn't have any clearance issues. Not until 13"+ do you need to worry about 18s, IIRC.

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: Nilater] #995274 05/19/11 04:23 AM 05/19/11 04:23 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA Kern Dog Striving for excellence
Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	I have found that in most cases, the rim needs to be at least 3 inches larger in diameter than the brake rotors.

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: Kern Dog] #995275 05/19/11 05:50 AM 05/19/11 05:50 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada dangina pro stock
dangina pro stock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,491 Lethbridge, AB, Canada	17's clear most 13" brakes no problem - shouldnt be a worry with your setup

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: dangina] #995276 05/19/11 01:23 PM 05/19/11 01:23 PM
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Cudajon pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,436 Oklahoma City OK	Crager's. See my sig. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J3K94cRC1c

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: Nilater] #995277 05/19/11 01:58 PM 05/19/11 01:58 PM
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471Magnum master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,719 Space Station #5	Set of mustang bullitt on the local (evansville,IN) craiglist for 300 OBO. Get some adapters and you're in business. Not a big fan of the bullitts myself, but they are reasonably cheap and readily available. -Jim I can fix it... my old man is a television repairman. He's got the ultimate set of tools... I can fix it. Currently Mopar-less

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: 471Magnum] #995278 05/19/11 03:11 PM 05/19/11 03:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,994 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,994 Oregon	Mustang take offs are a great deal. Sometimes you can find them with good tires which saves even more money.

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: AndyF] #995279 05/19/11 05:10 PM 05/19/11 05:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 182 Columbia, Missouri D dtedler member
dtedler member D Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 182 Columbia, Missouri	Send me an e-mail at illumin8s@hotmail.com and I'll reply with the name of a guy who just bought a Challenger from Southern Motors. He hated the 17 inch Billet Specialties wheels and went to 15 inch rally's. Here is the car. http://southernmotors.com/ford_details.asp?CarId=2055 He'll let these go cheap.... Tony

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: dtedler] #995280 05/19/11 06:11 PM 05/19/11 06:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,123 Grand Haven, MI patrick I Live Here
patrick I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,123 Grand Haven, MI	Quote: Send me an e-mail at illumin8s@hotmail.com and I'll reply with the name of a guy who just bought a Challenger from Southern Motors. He hated the 17 inch Billet Specialties wheels and went to 15 inch rally's. Here is the car. http://southernmotors.com/ford_details.asp?CarId=2055 He'll let these go cheap.... Tony I like 'em 1976 Spinnaker White Plymouth Duster, /6 A833OD 1986 Silver/Twilight Blue Chrysler 5th Ave HotRod SOLD!* 2011 Toxic Orange Dodge Charger R/T 2017 Grand Cherokee Overland 2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude (holy crap, my daughter is driving)

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: patrick] #995281 05/19/11 06:57 PM 05/19/11 06:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA DANA60 mopar
DANA60 mopar Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA	Those Billets are nice, I like em. 6641423-IMG_2836_1_1_1.JPG (385 downloads)

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: Nilater] #995282 05/19/11 11:59 PM 05/19/11 11:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,067 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,067 Irving, TX	You can buy my hot rod and get the 18" wheels and tires I've got on it. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: feets] #995283 05/20/11 12:46 AM 05/20/11 12:46 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 10 Chicago N Nilater OP member
Nilater OP member N Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 10 Chicago	Thanks for all of the comments and ideas. Checking on the Billet Specialties mentioned in the thread. May have another option..... Anyone else ??? Thanks, Dan

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: Nilater] #995284 05/20/11 05:10 AM 05/20/11 05:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece Pyper70 master
Pyper70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece	you should be able to stuff those on that car...I have a 11" Police Duty drums on the rear of my 69 and I have about an 2.5" of airspace all around the outer diameter of the Brake Drum. Here is mine with the 17" Mag 500s from Newstalgia Wheel Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: Pyper70] #995285 05/24/11 09:13 AM 05/24/11 09:13 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,014 Midwestern Indiana duster2 super stock
duster2 super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,014 Midwestern Indiana	I don't know about the billet wheels , but the steel 16 and 17 Magnum 500 wheels from Specialty Wheels uses an expanded center , at 13.25 inches. Frank 6648324-16x7Magnum.jpg (728 downloads) Last edited by duster2; 05/24/11 09:16 AM.

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: duster2] #995286 05/24/11 09:16 AM 05/24/11 09:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,014 Midwestern Indiana duster2 super stock
duster2 super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,014 Midwestern Indiana	Backside..... 6648329-16x7Magbackside1.jpg (378 downloads)

Re: Need 17 inch wheels for Power Tour for a 70 Cuda [Re: duster2] #995287 05/24/11 11:24 AM 05/24/11 11:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece Pyper70 master
Pyper70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece	I dunno...too much chrome IMO Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

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