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Not many of us with 18/19 combo. What size tires front and rear? Current tires on my wheels are 285/35/19 and 245/40/18 front, but have a set of 285/40/19 and 245/45/18 sitting in the basement and not sure which to run.
(Car is not completed or finished yet to test or have an accurate look)
Not 18's, but I really like my 17's. 17x9.5, with a 255/50r17 tyre on all 4 corners. -5mm offset, basically 5" backspace. I can understand why people chose 18's, as I had to shorten the rear spring, move the handbrake cable mount to the top of the trailing arm, and run a tiny 3mm (1/8") spacer on the front to avoid rubbing the tie rod ends when cornering hard. All of these would have fit inside the wheel on an 18 and not been a problem... I also had to reshape the rear sway bar slightly to avoid rubbing the tyre.
I prefer the 17s bit more rubber on the side walls still gives it that retro look
Here is my 74 with US Mags Rambler U111's. 18x8's with 4.5 backspace up front 255/45 tires and a 1/4 spacer. 18x9.5's with 5.25 backspace and 285/40's out back with no spacers. Had to re-locate parking brake bracket. Let me tell ya it's pretty tight in there. About an 1/8 of an inch from the frame at full compression and about 1/4 from trailing arm but no rubbing issues so far and they tuck nicely under the fenders.
What a difference in handling and high speed stability! Previously I had Cooper Cobra 275/60R15 rears and some no-name 225/60HR15 front tires. Still have the wheels and tires, I suppose I'll put them on craigslist.
Last edited by AboveTheLogic; 10-29-2016 at 07:44 PM.
What a difference in handling and high speed stability! Previously I had Cooper Cobra 275/60R15 rears and some no-name 225/60HR15 front tires. Still have the wheels and tires, I suppose I'll put them on craigslist.
What a difference in handling and high speed stability! Previously I had Cooper Cobra 275/60R15 rears and some no-name 225/60HR15 front tires. Still have the wheels and tires, I suppose I'll put them on craigslist.
07-02-2016, 06:54 AM
