You go too wide and you will rub once you start MOVING the car.
I have test fitted 18x10s with 5" backspace on my old 71 challenger. I like .5" clearance on either side of the tire. Those were set up to rub the quarter panel wheel lips. I might have been able to gain .25" with 5.25" BS. Not a common size and I'm not about to try with custom rims.
Right now I run a lowered stock suspension layout Challenger. 9.5" wide is as wide as I could possibly go in the rear. Fit a 285 wide, and that would be tight. Right now I have 17x9s with 5" BS and 275/40s. In the front I have 17x9s with 5.0625" BS and 275/40s. Those are VERRRRRRYYYYY tight. I'm going to run more negative camber in the front to make more room this year, but I will still rub until I create more backspace (I run bolt on spacers, 1" in rear, 15/16" in front) with a custom 13" rotor kit. But I can autox without rubbing. To me that's what's important. Expect even more rubbing if you have a completely stock suspension. I have upgraded front sway and t-bars right now. I'm sure the super stiff springs in the basement and adding a rear sway will also help eliminate the rub I get when I'm at full lock and articulated turning up a hill (from Main St to my parent's access street, and some driveways).
oh yeah, this is a 71 challenger...