The 17's I put on my 71Swinger

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mnghouse

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Opinions, what you guys think?

Suspension is stock disc swaybar donated from a 74 Valiant up front. Rear is Mopar supper stock leafs with P-T-S sway bar. Wheels are 17 inch Boss 338 dressed in there Supper Finish/Gray finish. The tires are Falken FK452 215/40R17 up front and Falken FK 245/45R17 out back. Attached some pics.
 

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Looks nice. Ittl be a nice cruiser when it's done. I'd sway away from tire frying though lol 17" tires are expensive! But I'm sure you know this
 
I was a little apprehensive on 17s at first because of fender clearance but im glad I did go with them. 17s arnt that bad in comparison. I gave $135 a tire for the rear through Summit. Want pricy? 20inch BFGs in a 33 for my 2010 Bighorn were $415 a piece.
Neil

2010 Bighorn-daily driver
1988 RamCharger-just because
1971 Swinger-first car
2011 Durango-wife's ride
1990 Ply Laser-fam beater/son's 1st car
2013 Dart- son's new ride
 
Looks great! what an improvement. Only thing i'd suggest is to maybe drop the ride height a touch.
 
I like the rims!

I would have gone with a 215/50/17 up front though, or a 225/45/17. Both of those would have matched the height of the rear tire better, and maintained a little more sidewall. A 215/40/17 is a pretty short tire. But that's just my opinion!
 
I think ur new wheels look awesome and I want ur old rims love old school looks !!!!! for my 71 gt:burnout:
 
It looks good but IMO you need bigger tires (especially in the back) or drop your ride height some.
 
Not Bad. Try $465.00 each 37/13.50/20
 

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:thumblef: Your wheels look awesome!!!

I have Boss 338's also with Falken tires on my Demon, so I might be biased LOL :smile:
 
Looks Great!!! Is the motor in the car? Might need to lower some all the way around to make it look better with the thin sidewall tires.

Tell me about the rear set up on your car.....
 
Wheels look nice but need to lower the front a little. Tires were not badly priced. Heck 14 & 15 inch tires are getting more expensive because no one is using them anymore because of the 16 & 17 coming and the new cars.
 
I wanted to go with a slightly larger tire up front but with test fits and the amount of room I had up front the tire would have contacted the front edge of the wheel lip while turning. Cant drop the ride hight any more up front due to my headers. Rear is setting on a set of Mopar super stock leafs so no lowering there without major mods. I might change tire sizes when these wear out. Yes engine is in car. I too like the slotted mags but she looks so much better with the 17s. Im even thinking of having the front wheels milled a little to increace the backspacing to put a taller tire on, or at least a wider one.
 
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