Is it getting old yet?? (Will it fit…again)

72bluNblu said
And if you installed 245/45/17's and changed nothing else the top of the tire would be a little tucked in, which would look a ton better. And it would still clear everything.

IMO keeping the wheels taller than 25" looks a lot better visually. Especially with larger rims, since you're cutting down on sidewall height already. A 245/40/17 only has .07" more sidewall than the 275/35/18's I run.

Now, this is my Challenger, but it has 275/40/17's in these pictures. They're 25.6" tall, so the height and sidewall would be very similar to a 245/45/17.
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And my Duster. These are 18's, but you can see that the sidewall is pretty much identical to the 245/40/17's and the wheels fill out the wheel wells quite a bit better. The front's are 25.6" tall and the rears are 27.3" tall.
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Hello,

I am brand new to the mopar world. From the research I have done I have found that you sir are the guru when it comes to wheels. I am trying to figure out the correct option for 17" wheels for my car. The car is a 70 Dart 340 swinger. I have replaced the front spindles to the later 73 & up style. Wilwood 12.19 rotor disc up front and 11" disc brakes in the rear. With these changes I now have the 5x4.5 bolt pattern. I am looking at wheel from US Wheel, they are 17" Chrysler OE style steel wheel. The options they have available are as follows,

Part Number	Size	BP 1	Offset	Backspacing	Bore	Load	Weight	Finish	Accessories
658-8712	17x7	5x4.5	16	4.625	73.15	1700	38	POWDER COAT	C52A
660-8712	17x7	5x4.5	16	4.625	73.15	1700	38	RAW	C52A
658-8812	17x8	5x4.5	13	5	73.15	1700	39	POWDER COAT	C52A
658-8912	17x9	5x4.5	25	6	73.15	1700	40	POWDER COAT	C52A

Can you help me determine if any of these wheels will fit on my vehicle? I hope this isn't to forward of me to ask but I have been struggling to find an answer.