Anybody running 18" Bullitt rims on an A Body?

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If you're running 18" Bullitt rims on an A Body, can you post pics and details?

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How about 17's on a 65 Cuda.. I'm running 275 40R17 on the rear and specs are 24mm with a 5.95 back space. On the front I have 225 45 17's. Rear rims are 17 X 9, and front 17 X 8. I bought them from American muscle, they are a Mustang place but they had the wheels that fit. I'm running an 8 3/4 rear with Yukon axles with wildwood disc brakes and green wheel bearings. My car is not mini tubbed but does have the springs moved into the frame.

Best pic I have, with the wheels on and the car on the ground before I ripped it all apart to repair floor and put on frame connectors.
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I'm running eighteen's will upload some pictures for you. I have a couple in the 8.8 rear end thread. I'm running 245/45/18 on mustang rims.
Rear end Ford 8.8 disk brakes standard length. Rear Springs moved in 1/2 no other mods.
Front end 18" wheels sometimes work better because of issues with tie rod end clearance. There is a long thread in wheels and tire that goes into depth about it.
 
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CudaDust said:
View attachment 1714989717 I'm running eighteen's will upload some pictures for you. I have a couple in the 8.8 rear end thread. I'm running 245/45/18 on mustang rims.
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These r what I decided on. 17" x 8" on the rear with NX3000 245/45ZR17 and on the front I put 17" x 7" with N3000 215/50ZR17 tires They fill the opening very nice with the stock spring location. I did change out the rear axles to get the larger bolt pattern and also did the discs up front with the 2.5" heavy duty shoes in the rear. I also installed new super stock springs which gives a little higher ride height in the back. I like how it sits. Sorry, this is the best picture I have so far.
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I'm hoping to see the 18" wheels. I'd like to know if any mods are required to run them and what tire sizes work best.
 
Not bullits, but they're 18 x 8.75 with 255-40 tires rear and 245-40 front. Backspace is 6.25" and offset is +35.
Drum brake spindles with AR Engineering 1st gen Viper caliper kit, and a '69 B-body rear end make it all work with no spacers, no cutting, and no rubs.
However, since it is lowered, I needed to carefully massage the inner rear wheel well protuberance with a big-*** peen.

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