18" Wheel help

72bluNblu said
If you want to run square with big wheels, you can go up to 18x10 and a 285/35/18 with work on the front fenders (rolling, flaring, brace extensions) and a 1/2" spring offset in the rear. With that set up you'd be best off with a 65-67 or 68-70 B rear and your 18x10's with offsets in the +30 to +40 range with the wiggle room being what disk brakes you're running and maybe a small spacer.

I found an 18x9 +35mm wheel that I think will work. I can run a 275/35R18 on it, even though a 9.5 would be better. It was an open box deal at American Muscle so I bought it and then a second one so I have a set. The nice thing about the design of the wheel is the face is further out and I might even be able to run the optional taller center cap.

So I am at a point where I could run a different rear wheel width if I still wanted to, and am leaning towards a 255/40R18 and 275/40R18 combo. I can run that combo with the 18x9, but there is an 18x10 +42mm or an 18x9.5 +35mm option in the same wheel, too. Current plan is a Crown Vic 8.8 narrowed to fit whatever wheel I pick with Moser axle ends so I can run '05+ Mustang rear brakes, eliminate the c-clips and keep the ABS tone ring.

But there is also an 18x10 +15mm option which might change the rear axle direction. Time will tell.

And the brakes are in flux now too as I bought my son's '73 Duster so now the G3/T56 is going in that along with the 18" wheels and (maybe) a fabricated spindle with a 2015 Mustang rear bolt on hub and 14.2" Scat Pack rotors and 4 piston Brembo calipers.

racerjoe said
Check out Forgestar. They have some standard wheels but they can also customize offsets. I'm assuming they just turn the mounting pad down to what you need. Nicely priced as well.

That's what I ended up buying, Forgestar F14's in piano black. I really like them, much lighter than the FR500 wheel I first bought. The only caveat is, if you buy them from American Muscle, they appear to have a deal where the center bore matches a Mustang while the wheel direct from Forgestar has a larger hub opening. Didn't matter to me since I turned my hubs to fit the Mustang wheels I run on my '74, but might be important to someone.

Forgestar F14 Wheels