6.1 Hemi 69 Barracuda Fastback Father Son Project

'Cuda_ragtop said
Close but still not enough. No more rub on the lower front corners of the fenders but not moved in enough to not rub the top center of the wheel opening.
Have the torsion bars cranked up to keep the fender off the top of the tires... It's still just not quite enough.
Will either have to change wheels, change to a smaller tire, or trim the fenders...
Will see how it looks with a smaller tire first. Really didn't want to go smaller than a 245/45-17 but that will be the easy fix for a little while anyway... Still need to see if I need to change calipers. going to swap spindles side to side and calipers from rear mount to front mount...

Back to working on my Cold Air Intake too...

Your wheel just isn’t deep enough. This is a 17x8 and 245/45-17 with ‘75 A-body spindle and the Cordoba rotors. No fender modifications and has wheel molding. Must run the shorter (no dome) Moog upper ball joint and there is about 1/2” clearance to the outer tie rod. Wheel barely clears over the grease fitting on the upper ball joint.

This is an 18x9 with a 255/40-18 AND a spacer. fits without a spacer also. can easily do 9.5” or 10” wheel with same offset and a 275/35-18 or a 285/35-18. These tires are in the 26” diameter range and require trimming the front edge. I have also rolled the lip and cleaned it up. The big difference is that the 18” wheel can go deeper because it clears the outer tie rod.