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    Offline Chris Pauluk

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    Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « on: March 29, 2019 - 05:26:41 AM »
    Hi everyone.   

    I've been on here for a few hours searching around with very little reassurance on what to do..

    I have a Plymouth Cuda, not sure if that matters much for this.. 
    B body 8 3/4 rear w/Dr Diff 1" relocate.

    Rear:
    I'm looking to do a 15x10 or 17x10     
    Looks like maybe a 4.5 or 5" bs might work? 
    I love that deep dish sunken in look out back..
    I'm not sure what companies have 15 or 17x10's..     
    I love that torque thrust D look.. 

    Rear Tire:
    275-60-15 or 275-50-17 possibly?     
    The quarter panel wheel lips were trimmed before paint.. 

    Fronts:

    I'm not even sure what I can run..
    I'd like to get the most wheel and tire under it as I can without rubbing..

    It would really help me out if you could throw down some pictures with your specs to see if someones running a setup with the look I've got in mind..

    I asked a few questions on posts where the setup looked killer and messaged the user with no replies..

    Thanks
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    Chris Pauluk
    Eagan Minnesota
    1973 Plymouth Cuda 340 4spd (70 AAR clone'ish) bought it that way..


    Offline Chris Pauluk

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    Re: Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #1 on: April 01, 2019 - 12:23:58 AM »
    Must be a dead site?    :walkaway:
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    Chris Pauluk
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    1973 Plymouth Cuda 340 4spd (70 AAR clone'ish) bought it that way..

    Offline 70chall440

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    Re: Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #2 on: April 01, 2019 - 11:48:00 AM »
    Well it isn't dead but it doesn't have the activity it once had. I don't know why people haven't responded to you but this time of year it gets slow because the weather is getting better and people are out driving their cars or working on them. I'd say be patient. I personally cannot you really because my Cuda is mini tubbed and running a 4 link; I am running 315s in the rear. On my Challenger I am running 295s in the rear and I beleive 245s in the front (both on steel wheels).

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    Offline Fern

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    Re: Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #3 on: April 01, 2019 - 06:39:21 PM »
    I'm running 245 45 17 on all 4 corners.
    I have a stock suspension but car is lowered.
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    Offline redo1973

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    Re: Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #4 on: April 01, 2019 - 09:37:25 PM »
    I'm struggling to get pictures but I did 255x15x60 in the rear with 4.5 in back space.  I did not have to lip the wheel wells and have about 1/2 inch clearance. I also have a 1" over stock height on leaf springs.  I considered 275's and there are those folks on this site with them.  As for the front I put 225x15x60 with heavy duty torsion bars set at stock height.  I've seen people commonly put on 235x15x60's in the front. See my restoration thread Restore 1973 round 2
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    Offline redo1973

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    Re: Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #5 on: April 01, 2019 - 09:44:33 PM »
    I have a 1973 Cuda. My thread is actually Restomod 1973 round 2 with pictures and specifications.  http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=111075.0

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    Offline 70chall440

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    Re: Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #6 on: April 02, 2019 - 12:14:06 AM »
    Glad to see the sight a little more alive...  :roflsmiley:
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    Current Mopar
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    05 Hemi Durango, 01 Ram 4x4, 14 Ram 2500 4X4, 10 PCP Challenger 6 spd RT, 01 Viper GTS ACR, 52 B3B w/330 Desoto Hemi, 70 Hemi RR (under const)
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    9 x Challengers. AAR Cuda, 4 RR, 2 GTX, 4 Chargers, etc... (too many to list)

    Offline rusty dodge

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    Re: Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #7 on: April 02, 2019 - 11:28:26 PM »
    I used to have 17x10. Just a note: there really isn't any tire that works for 17x10 or Im sure someone would say there are, but really the diameter is to small and load rating is to low and there are few choices. If I remember right - That 275 50 17 size you wrote fits a 9 inch rim. I was looking to go with that size tire but the tire specs didn't recommend 10" wide.

    At shows I see quite often the year one 17" magnums with the nitto 275 50 17 tire. Im assuming the rear rims are the 9" ones. Combo looks good because the diameter is correct.

    I used to have 315 35 17 rear, 245 40 17 front. I didn't like the diameter and the ride was very rough. I switched to 15" rallye's.
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    Offline bc3j

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    Wheel and tire time! Need advice please.. Pictures would be great..
    « Reply #8 on: April 03, 2019 - 09:18:08 AM »
    I’m probably the boring one with wheels and tires. I have 15x7 front and 15x8 rear with 235/60-15s all the way around. They’re equivalent to E60-15s.  Ride is good and car is just a cruiser.
    « Last Edit: April 03, 2019 - 09:22:45 AM by bc3j »
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