67 Barracuda- Brakes and suspension on a 5000 budget- advice needed

SeattleQQ1Fish said
Because I didn't realize that there are no 15” performance tires made anymore, I’m abandoning the Cop Wheel idea (still my favorite Mopar look though) and going with 17’s. I really like the American torque thrust original wheels American Racing VN3097765 American Racing VN309 Torq-Thrust Original Vintage Silver Painted Wheels | Summit Racing, but they appear to only come in two flavors for a 17” rim with big bolt pattern: 17 x 7 with 4 in. backspace and 17 x 8 with 4.5 in backspace.

Will the 17 x 7’s work on the front of my car with my suspension combination and a 235/45/17? A 245 would be better...

How about the 17 x 8’s in back? How much tire could I safely put back there?

now that you are spending more money on tires and rims, I’d delete some of the parts on your list.

Rear: 17x8 in with 4.5 backspacing with 245/45/17. With 8 3/4 and new large bolt pattern axles

Front: 17x8 with 5” backspacing with 245/45/17. And bend in bottom front fender lip. *if your Cobra caliper disk swap moves the rim out, rub 5.5” backspacing

OR buy a 1965 to 1967 B-body rear end and run 5.5 backspacing front and back with 17x8 rims.

1965 to 1967 B-body rear ends drum to drum are cheaper overall than A-body rears converted to large bolt pattern.