'70 Dart 392 Project; what direction?
Thanks for the replies!
Been digging into this a bit more. The reason I was planning on a 17” rear wheel is they offer a 9.5” wheel width in this wheel and that’s the widest configuration they offer.
Since then, I’ve been doing some research. Strongly considering going with an 18”x8” rear wheel, sending them to weldcraft
wheels.com and having them widened to 10”-11”. That would open me up to running a 295/40/R18 in the Nitto G2’s. This would put me at 27.25” tall tire, and if I run the hotchkis rear springs they should drop me 1” as well.
I should be able to raise my front another 1/2-3/4” if I crank the adjustment up on the shocks once they arrive.
Strongly considering bumping up tire size in the front as well, wouldn’t mind seeing if I could stuff a 245 or 255 width tire in there.
In my pics I have the wheel centerline set at 14”. As you said that’s not accounting for any tire squish, nor a full interior/gas tank/battery…etc I believe I’ll be able to accomplish what I want. Hoping to make the 18/17” wheel combination look good with some extra sidewall width in the rear since most 18’s I see on this forum are 255/35 or similar.
It's interesting that you were able to get a 225/45R17 tire on a zero offset wheel on your car. My brother had almost exactly that same setup and tried to bolt it on his Demon with a Control Freaks front end and it stuck out a bunch. Wheels and tires are now on Marketplace for sale.
The HDK must be narrower than the suspension my brother has.
He is now working on getting custom 18" wheels to get the tire inside the fender.
I’ve yet to turn the steering left/right at full lock, but I’ve read some issues on here about what you’re talking about. I think it’ll work but gotta wait to finish rebuilding my steering column first!
Mike
