Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda
[Re: davenc]
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04/10/14 12:34 AM
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Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda
[Re: GoodysGotaCuda]
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04/11/14 12:09 AM
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Some numbers from mine may help you. Definitely keep with the tall rear tire IMO.
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Wheels American Racing Torque Thrust M's Front - 17x8 with 4.5" backspacing Rear - 18x9 with 5.9" backspacing
Notes - The rear 18s are running 3/4" wheel spacers to keep the tire off the spring. The axle has 3" studs to allow for proper lug engagement with the thick aluminum wheel and spacers. Also, that particular wheel has a different size hub for the 17 and 18. The 18" wheel will NOT fit on the front without modifying the hub on the car, or the wheel. I stumbled upon this when I got the 18s first and I wanted to just try them on the front.
Tires - Nitto 555 Front - 255/45/17 Rear - 295/45/18
Suspension Front ride height - 24 1/2" from the ground to the center of the wheel well. Rear ride height - 26"
Front suspension is stock torsion bar suspension. The rear has super stock leaf springs with 1" lowering blocks. (~about stock height)
Rear clearances - 1/2" from the tire to the leaf spring, and 1/2" from the tire to the 1/4 panel. 1" for the same locations, but to the actual rim lip.
love how the back looks. I definitely wanna keep the taller tire in the rear
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Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda
[Re: Magnum]
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04/11/14 08:38 PM
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Here are some 17x11 Billet Specialties, Street Lites.
There is not as much tire choices with 17 as 18 but in my case I wanted a bit of sidewall for drag racing. 325 45 M&H Drag radials.
A link to my new wheels thread
badass. Im looking at a set of American racing blvd wheels. The black set
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