Front wheel back spacing on barracuda/Cuda

[diyhemi.com]

Ok guys, I'm running a set of 18" wheels on my 70 barracuda gran coupe. They are ridler 695's in anthracite with machined lip. They are zero offset wheels fronts are 18x8 rears are 18x9.5".

My question is about the front wheel spacing. I see several people using zero offset wheels and it appears that the front wheels fit nicely in the wheel well.

The main dimension I am concerned with is the face of the wheel/tire sidewall to the inner side of the fender opening. For some reason my wheels seem to be sucked up in the wheel well leaving a large gap between wheel and fender.

I'm thinking it could be one of a few things.

1) I don't have my correct tires on the wheels yet with more sidewall bulge

2) lowering of the car will articulate the sispension, bringing the wheel outward

3) I need wheel spacers

4) I'm just seeing things and all is normal




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[crash340]

Try the rears on the front just for giggles, see what it looks like let us know, take pic's of clearance both inside and out

[dodj]

I'm thinking you will need a 1/2" to 3/4" wheel spacer up front depending on the tire you go with. 
Rears probably ok?

[HP2]

The picture of the rim only doesn't look too bad. However, the picture with the tires don't look good. I suppose a large amount of this is because you do not have the correct tires mounted yet. The ones on there look too small for the rims and this sucks in the sidewall considerably, giving the perception that your track is a couple inches too narrow. That is enough rubber shortage to create a big impression.