Anyone running 19” wheels?
Finding 18" wheels that will work isn't that hard at all as long as you do your homework. It's a heck of a lot less limiting than trying to run 14 or 15" wheels, there are a lot more options out there. If you install a B body rear axle in a Duster/Dart Sport/Demon or even a Barracuda it's a lot easier to find larger diameter wheels that work, the wider rear axle makes the offset needed similar in the back and the front for wider tires on both ends, and the fairly large positive offset actually means there's a bunch of 18" wheels that work great.
I haven't seen too many 19's. I've been looking into it myself, because there are more wide rear tire options in 19" than 18" now. The one I do know of is Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Duster, it has 18's in the front and 19x10's in the back with 285's.
I actually like the rear set up better than the front, the 285/35/19's are 26.8" tall so there's still some sidewall. In the front he only has 225/40/18's on there, which is only a 25" tall tire. If he went closer to a 26" tall tire in the front it would look better IMO.
Article on it in Hot Rod
Kenny Wayne Shepherd's 1970 Plymouth Duster - Popular Hot Rodding Magazine
Finding 18" wheels that will work isn't that hard at all as long as you do your homework. It's a heck of a lot less limiting than trying to run 14 or 15" wheels, there are a lot more options out there. If you install a B body rear axle in a Duster/Dart Sport/Demon or even a Barracuda it's a lot easier to find larger diameter wheels that work, the wider rear axle makes the offset needed similar in the back and the front for wider tires on both ends, and the fairly large positive offset actually means there's a bunch of 18" wheels that work great.
I haven't seen too many 19's. I've been looking into it myself, because there are more wide rear tire options in 19" than 18" now. The one I do know of is Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Duster, it has 18's in the front and 19x10's in the back with 285's.
I actually like the rear set up better than the front, the 285/35/19's are 26.8" tall so there's still some sidewall. In the front he only has 225/40/18's on there, which is only a 25" tall tire. If he went closer to a 26" tall tire in the front it would look better IMO.
Article on it in Hot Rod
Kenny Wayne Shepherd's 1970 Plymouth Duster - Popular Hot Rodding Magazine
