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17"/18" wheels ebody cuda #1604597 04/08/14 12:01 AM 04/08/14 12:01 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj cudadan OP master
cudadan OP master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj	Lookin at some wheels now for my 74 cuda.has the offset rear spring hangers,front is all stock..was looking at 18x9.5for the rear and 17x7 or8 for the front.or 18for the front..what back spacing are you guys running? I'd like to have a 28"tall tire in the rear.and I don't wanna go to short of a tire for the front..I'm running a 5.7 hemi so header ground clearance isn't an issue.any help on tire size and back spacing would be great..thx

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: cudadan] #1604598 04/10/14 12:17 AM 04/10/14 12:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj cudadan OP master
cudadan OP master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj	Anyone?

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: cudadan] #1604599 04/10/14 12:28 AM 04/10/14 12:28 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 598 NC, USA D davenc mopar
davenc mopar D Joined: May 2005 Posts: 598 NC, USA	I run 15s, so I can't provide any direct input, but I remember a thread from less than 1 year ago where someone was asking about the YearOne Rallys, which are supposedly the right size and offset to fit stock suspension E-body. Did you search the archive?

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: davenc] #1604600 04/10/14 12:34 AM 04/10/14 12:34 AM
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BDW master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,719 Florida	https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...&PHPSESSID=

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: BDW] #1604601 04/10/14 12:44 AM 04/10/14 12:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,395 The Pale Blue Dot Skeptic master
Skeptic master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,395 The Pale Blue Dot	There are some in the cornering forum, you'll have more success there.

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: BDW] #1604602 04/10/14 12:49 AM 04/10/14 12:49 AM
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ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	I'm running 17x8 front and 17x9.5 rear on a '70 Challenger. It has no suspension narrowing but I have trimmed the rear fender lips and it has "rolled" type factory fenders on the front. BS is 4 1/8" front and 5 1/2" rear. Done again, the rear would be 5 1/4" BS. Tires are 265/17/40 rear and 235/17/45 front. These sizes give no "rub" as tested under extreme conditions with TB's removed and also on the road. Many folks have run wider with either some rub or sheetmetal modifications. Done again, I'd probably go with 18's to get ultra high performance Z rated tires in ~26-27" diameter. With 17's they are in the 25" range.

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: Skeptic] #1604603 04/10/14 01:04 AM 04/10/14 01:04 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 25,050 Texas GoodysGotaCuda 5.7L Hemi, 6spd
GoodysGotaCuda 5.7L Hemi, 6spd Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 25,050 Texas	Some numbers from mine may help you. Definitely keep with the tall rear tire IMO. Quote: 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.

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: BDW] #1604604 04/11/14 12:07 AM 04/11/14 12:07 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj cudadan OP master
cudadan OP master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj	Quote: https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...&PHPSESSID= . Looks awesome.

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: GoodysGotaCuda] #1604605 04/11/14 12:09 AM 04/11/14 12:09 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj cudadan OP master
cudadan OP master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj	Quote: Some numbers from mine may help you. Definitely keep with the tall rear tire IMO. Quote: 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

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: cudadan] #1604606 04/11/14 11:18 AM 04/11/14 11:18 AM
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Magnum master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,789 Hamilton, Ontario Canada	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 69 Super Bee, 93 Mustang LX, 04 Allure Super

Re: 17"/18" wheels ebody cuda [Re: Magnum] #1604607 04/11/14 08:38 PM 04/11/14 08:38 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj cudadan OP master
cudadan OP master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,617 Stratford nj	Quote: 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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