6.1 Hemi 69 Barracuda Fastback Father Son Project

Got this tools from Speedway. Trying to determine if there is a tire size that would fit with the Year One Mopar Rallye Wheel 17x8" with -6mm offset, 4.25" backspace and not look too small on the front...
this is the 245/45/17 and it does not fit. rubs the bottom front when turned all the way in.
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Going to have to run something smaller temporarily for rollers.
Once the car is fully road ready, I'll get it set to final ride height and a FEA and then probably take a slice out of the lower front fenders... Really don't want to change to different wheels or run small tires...
225/45 looks to small from the side
215/50 looks good from the side but too skinny for my taste... oh well.
Something new added to my to-do list... Will open the door to a lot more wheel and tire size combinations.

A 245/45/17 needs a 17x8 with about 5” of backspace to fit up front with 73+ disks. Any less than that puts them further out than the 275/35/18’s I run on my Duster, and there really isn’t much more room up front on a barracuda. It depends on ride height but those YO rallyes aren’t sized for A bodies at all. People have run them but they pretty much all run a narrow short tire with the ride height adjusted to clear.

The corner trim is a good idea on a Barracuda if you want to run wide tires up front, that part is more restrictive than the other body styles