12:05 Garage- ’70 Duster build

racerjoe said

Also got a set of "good" 200TW tires to replace the Nittos. Anxious to see how the car handles with more grip. These are Falken Azenis RT660s. Consistently top 3 autcross tire in every reivew I've read. I wish my front wheels were 9" so I could run 275s all around. Maybe I'll see about getting them widened one day...

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Did you stick with the same 235/35R18 front tire size when you bought new tires?

Been researching a direction for going to 18" wheels and trying to decide if I am ok with a 245/40R18 on the front instead of the 275/35R18 I have been dreaming of. A 275 front tire means a +35mm offset wheel and those seem to add about $150 per wheel to the cost over a 28x9 +24mm wheel. And it would require a new rear axle to keep the wheel/tire package "square". With a +24mm wheel, I can run a 245/40R18 in the front and a 275/40R18 in the back and on the same wheel and even keep my existing rear axle. So a 275 front tire causes a significant change.

I guess I could run a +35mm wheel in the front and a +24mm wheel in the back and 275/35R18 tires all around and only add $300 to the project. Just seems like if I have the same size tires, it would be odd to have different wheels. And I would have to find a wheel that offers both offsets, which means I am probably back to $400 per wheel and $600 more overall than the +24mm wheel setup would cost.