Good to be square; really?

With all the metal work done on my Duster and a limited amount of body work to complete, it’s time to get serious about wheel and tires. I prefer to run a staggered wheel tire combination, but am open minded. I just have a real personal problem with running a really wide tire up front. I’m probably going to run a Bullet wheel and really like the American Muscle matt black wheel as my car will be painted bright white with a matt black 340 stripe and the V24 blackout hood. So here is what I’m thinking for a serious street handling 6.1 Hemi Duster:

1971 Duster, 6.1 Hemi, Passion 4-speed overdrive

Front: 13” disc brakes on ’73-’76 spindles
Hellwig 1.25” 55907 tubular sway bar with either 1.00” – 1.06” Torsion bars from Firm Feel
Bilstein shocks all around
Custom rear springs from Peter Bergman lowered 1” with Dr Diff offset A-Body spring hangers (42” on center)
68-70 B-Body 8 ¾” 60.5” wide with Dr Diff 11.7” discs

Combination #1 26” tall:
Front: 225/45-18 on a 8” wide 5.7” backspace / 30mm offset
Rear: 255/40-18 on a 10” wide 7.3” backspace / 45mm offset (Is this wheel to wide?)

Combination #2 25.7” tall:
Front: 245/40-18 on a 9” wide 6.2” backspace / 30mm offset (Is this wheel to wide for the front?)
Rear: 275/35-18 on a 10” wide 7.3” backspace / 45mm offset (Is this wheel to wide?)

So tell me what you guys think!

I would run a 18x9 and 275/35/18 minimum on the front.

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Combination #2 25.7” tall:
Front: 245/40-18 on a 9” wide 6.2” backspace / 30mm offset (Is this wheel to wide for the front?)
Rear: 275/35-18 on a 10” wide 7.3” backspace / 45mm offset (Is this wheel to wide?)

So tell me what you guys think!

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245/40/18 on a 9" fit easily on my car. I am running a 255/40-18 (26") on a 9" wheel on the front but did some subtle alterations to the wheel arch for extra clearance. My car's sheet metal is different than your's, so you will need to look to fellow Duster owners or sort it out on your own. Get w/ Uhcoog1, he is in your area is he not?

-Michael