17" Year One Ralley wheels

The year one rallye’s are 17x8 with a 4.5” backspace. Which isn’t really enough for an 8” rim on an A-body with BBP brakes. With an 8” rim you really need at least a 5” backspace to make it worthwhile, and really more like 5.25” to 5.5”.

You can just look at the pictures and see that those wheels are sitting way out in the fenders. And a 225/45/17 is a small tire for a 17x8, not to mention only 25” tall. Which is really the only reason they’re not rubbing all the time.

Even with only 225/45/17’s on those rims the tires would be almost a 1/4” further out than the 275/35/18’s I have on the front of my car. The Year One wheels were made for B/E bodies with their 0 offset. For an A-body they’re just the wrong backspace for the front, you shouldn’t have to roll the fender and extend the braces for only a 225. But if you want those rims that’s the kind of stuff you’ll have to do to make them fit. Like I said, they’re worse for fender clearance than my 275’s are up front.