Post up your "big wheeled" cars...AKA...17's or larger AND ADD YOUR BACKSPACING INFO!!!!!
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TIP-T0P
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Post pictures when on...I always liked that style and look, those and the salt flats wheels look really good with certain color cars.
TIP-T0P
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I've been really leading towards these American racing wheels more I keep looking at them they come in 18.8s and 18.10s. I think the black with highly polished accents will really look nice with my gold blk/Stripe '71!
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Twinn Engines
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What tire size do you have on those wheels?18" TTII's
Twinn Engines
Member
Hello,
Long time member, finally getting to where I can put my UMI suspension kit on and drop my wheels on, but I am having concerns about what rims I have and what tires are the best fit.
The closest approximation that I could find was from member "ZEDzag", he has apparently had the two wheel and tire sizes below:
18x8 fr 4.5 bs 245/40/18
18x9 rr 5.0 bs 275/40/18
--------- AND/OR -------
18x8 fr 4.5 bs - 245/40/18 fr
18x9.5 5.5 bs - 275/40/18 rr
My rims are as follows in the attached image and below
From what I can tell in this thread, I should be able to do:
Front Wheels: 18x8 fr 4.5 bs
Tire Size: 245/40/18
- Will those work ok on the front?
My back wheels are what concerns me
Back Wheels: 18x9 rr 5.0 bs
Tire Size: ???
Questions: The above says that I could possibly use 275/40/18....will this work w/o issues or modifications?
I spoke with Keith at CW and he recommended 275/35/18 as the perfect size. Has anyone tried these and how do they look on the car? The UMI suspension is supposes to be a 2" rear leaf drop.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
v/r
Twinn
Long time member, finally getting to where I can put my UMI suspension kit on and drop my wheels on, but I am having concerns about what rims I have and what tires are the best fit.
The closest approximation that I could find was from member "ZEDzag", he has apparently had the two wheel and tire sizes below:
18x8 fr 4.5 bs 245/40/18
18x9 rr 5.0 bs 275/40/18
--------- AND/OR -------
18x8 fr 4.5 bs - 245/40/18 fr
18x9.5 5.5 bs - 275/40/18 rr
My rims are as follows in the attached image and below
From what I can tell in this thread, I should be able to do:
Front Wheels: 18x8 fr 4.5 bs
Tire Size: 245/40/18
- Will those work ok on the front?
My back wheels are what concerns me
Back Wheels: 18x9 rr 5.0 bs
Tire Size: ???
Questions: The above says that I could possibly use 275/40/18....will this work w/o issues or modifications?
I spoke with Keith at CW and he recommended 275/35/18 as the perfect size. Has anyone tried these and how do they look on the car? The UMI suspension is supposes to be a 2" rear leaf drop.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
v/r
Twinn
That all looks pretty reasonable, I think they would fit easily
Twinn Engines
Member
lol....you have a little lean in it.
TIP-T0P
Veteran Member
I personally like the look of the 40s over the 35s, just like the look of more sidewall tire on the back.
Yea it does, body's on jackstands. Still got some grinding and cutting to do on the factory frame rails, before the new suspension gets welded in.
