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Offline Blackcuda

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #30 on: April 04, 2007 - 12:30:25 PM »

Yupe, I was fishing and caught me a black cuda with 18" chromes.  :biggrin: :crazy:
No my black cuda has 17's, my Challenger is the one I put 18's on. I'll post pics soon.
18's would be the largest I would go, but here is a pic I found of a Cuda with 20's.. :22yikes:




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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #31 on: April 04, 2007 - 06:16:21 PM »


20's aren't as bad as I thought, still my dinosaur mind I still prefer the originals.
With those low profile tires, what use small bumps would become a back pain.......been there done that (rice).

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #32 on: April 04, 2007 - 08:57:57 PM »
Because I went with polished 18x8.5 fronts, and 18x9.5 rears.  :dupe:

Did you relocate the leaf springs with the 18x9.5s?  I measured my rear and it looks like I could squeeze a 9.5" wheel on the rear of my Barracuda with a fraction of an inch clearance to the leaf spring.
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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #33 on: April 05, 2007 - 06:40:50 AM »
Did you relocate the leaf springs with the 18x9.5s?  I measured my rear and it looks like I could squeeze a 9.5" wheel on the rear of my Barracuda with a fraction of an inch clearance to the leaf spring.
No the wheels are 5.5 backspace.

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #34 on: April 09, 2007 - 09:29:15 AM »
Here is a pic of my Chally with 18's.

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #35 on: April 09, 2007 - 11:24:07 AM »
Here is a pic of my Chally with 18's.

Looking good and "muscluar" just like i like em. Do you mind sharing the offset/backspace and tire sizes?
Thanks,
Jason

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #36 on: April 09, 2007 - 11:34:16 AM »
Test fitting wheels

Boyd Magneato 18" with 234/40-18 tires
Ford Motorsport 17" with 235/45-17 tires
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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #37 on: April 09, 2007 - 12:37:47 PM »
Looking good and "muscluar" just like i like em. Do you mind sharing the offset/backspace and tire sizes?
Thanks,
Jason
18x8.5 fronts 4.5 bs, and 18x9.5 5.5bs.

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #38 on: April 09, 2007 - 12:40:37 PM »
I bought these 17 x 8 chrome Coys 2 years ago, I still like them on my Cuda.

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #39 on: April 09, 2007 - 12:47:12 PM »
18x8.5 fronts 4.5 bs, and 18x9.5 5.5bs.

Just to be absolutly sure..
18x9.5 5.5bs
NO relocation on spring.???  Totaly org. rear end..???

And tire size..???


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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #40 on: April 09, 2007 - 12:57:57 PM »
Just to be absolutly sure..
18x9.5 5.5bs
NO relocation on spring.???  Totaly org. rear end..???

And tire size..???



ITEM: COYS C-5

2 - 18X8 C-5 WHEELS 5X4.5 BP W/ 4.5" BS

2 - 18X9.5 C-5 WHEELS 5X4.5 BP W/ 5.5" BS

4 - HIDE AWAY VALVE STEMS

The 235's front and 255's rear, no spring relocating needed.

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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #41 on: May 16, 2007 - 09:53:36 AM »


I'm liking these 18" wheels more and more. I have an image in my mind of how I want my 'Cuda to be.
It's either stock(ish) or full out custom, but, for me it's a very fine line between class and rice. I have the picture in my head and I know where I want to go with it......just have to find money lol.

Does anyone have any more photos with 18" wheels in Black? I'm liking the look of Goody's Dad's Challenger wheels, but with a black or ghost grey lip, the chrome stands out a "little" too much for my tastes, that's just me.


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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #42 on: May 16, 2007 - 11:09:31 AM »
Here are a few. 
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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #43 on: May 16, 2007 - 11:20:08 AM »
I'm going for this look on a black Challenger.  It is in between Pro street and Pro touring.
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Re: Who is rolling with 18" wheels on there E-body?
« Reply #44 on: May 16, 2007 - 11:21:26 AM »
Here's what I see when I hear someone is putting oversize rims on a musclecar.

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