So, after the long hunt and ordering 4 different sets of wheels, something finally made it to my doorstep a couple weeks ago. As some of you remember, I was looking for an 18" wheel that would fit a square and wide tire setup. Well, what I ended up with is this. They're M/T SC-5's. I'm running Dr Diff 13" disc brakes up front with his 11.7" disc kit in the rear. I'm running a full Hotchkis TVS and a stock length A-body 8 3/4 in the rear.
To see what I could fit, I borrowed my friend's Mustang Bullet wheel. It was a 17x8" wheel with a +30mm offset and 275/40/17 tire on it. Due to the short width of the wheel, it was actually narrower than a traditional 275 series tire. So, fitting them on the rear with +3mm washers, the tires barely rubbed against the leafs, so I measured how much room I had between the tire and the fender lip and found out I needed about a +18mm offset to perfectly center the wheel in the wheel well. For the fronts, I did a very very rough and general alignment (which is still pretty iffy because I was using some wood blocks and an angle finder on my phone to try to get the right specs) and the wheel setup worked perfectly except under full droop and full lock, so that's why I'm using the spacer to move the front wheel out a touch.
So this is my setup... M/T SC-5 wheels. They're all 18 x 9's, but I'm running a +32mm offset in the front and a +22mm offset in the rear. On top of that, I'll be running a 5mm spacer on every corner (so a +27mm and +17mm offset respectively). On all four corners I'll be running a 255/40/18 which is 26" tall. I kind of have a feeling these tires may rub, I just hope they won't. Lol.
I tried to simulate ride height as best as I can. The rear is pretty close to what I'd imagine ride height may be like, maybe even lower from what I've heard about the Hotchkis springs. The front I did after I installed my shocks and torsion bars so that's how low I could get it for the look test. I'd run it lower in real life. But all of my test fitting was done without the shocks and torsion bars.
This car will eventually be a cruiser/autocross/road coarse car, but for now it's only going to see the streets. I need to update the drivetrain and make it safer before I take it racing any time soon.
And I'm not really asking for your opinion on how it looks. I know some of you guys don't like big wheels (but big brakes require big wheels). I'm just posting what I have and how I got it just in case someone wants to measure up their car and do the same.
To see what I could fit, I borrowed my friend's Mustang Bullet wheel. It was a 17x8" wheel with a +30mm offset and 275/40/17 tire on it. Due to the short width of the wheel, it was actually narrower than a traditional 275 series tire. So, fitting them on the rear with +3mm washers, the tires barely rubbed against the leafs, so I measured how much room I had between the tire and the fender lip and found out I needed about a +18mm offset to perfectly center the wheel in the wheel well. For the fronts, I did a very very rough and general alignment (which is still pretty iffy because I was using some wood blocks and an angle finder on my phone to try to get the right specs) and the wheel setup worked perfectly except under full droop and full lock, so that's why I'm using the spacer to move the front wheel out a touch.
So this is my setup... M/T SC-5 wheels. They're all 18 x 9's, but I'm running a +32mm offset in the front and a +22mm offset in the rear. On top of that, I'll be running a 5mm spacer on every corner (so a +27mm and +17mm offset respectively). On all four corners I'll be running a 255/40/18 which is 26" tall. I kind of have a feeling these tires may rub, I just hope they won't. Lol.
I tried to simulate ride height as best as I can. The rear is pretty close to what I'd imagine ride height may be like, maybe even lower from what I've heard about the Hotchkis springs. The front I did after I installed my shocks and torsion bars so that's how low I could get it for the look test. I'd run it lower in real life. But all of my test fitting was done without the shocks and torsion bars.
This car will eventually be a cruiser/autocross/road coarse car, but for now it's only going to see the streets. I need to update the drivetrain and make it safer before I take it racing any time soon.
And I'm not really asking for your opinion on how it looks. I know some of you guys don't like big wheels (but big brakes require big wheels). I'm just posting what I have and how I got it just in case someone wants to measure up their car and do the same.
