Can I fit em' on my ride?

[gbeals]

I have a great opportunity to pick up some chrome bullitt wheels at a great price. However they are going on my 68 stang.

front 17x9 with a 5.95" backspace(+24mm offset) and the rear are 17x10.5 with a +27mm offset. The lug pattern is 5x4.5 (114.3mm)

or this one....

The wheels are 18x9 with a 5.95" backspace (+24mm offset) and 18x10 with a +22mm offset. The lug pattern is 5x4.5 (114.3mm).



I'd hate to loose out on this deal, if spacers are needed to make fit, what would I need? Also what tires should go with this setup . This is the deep dish rim for the rear.

Thanks.

[kmcanally]

The biggest you can put on the front is an 8" wheel and a 245/45 tire. The back will take a 9" wheel with a 275/40 tire. This setup also requires rolled lips on the openings. The Cobra R wheels on my 68 coupe have the same exact dimensions as the Bullitt fronts you are looking at. However, I had the fronts narrowed to a 17x8 to get them to fit and no spacers required. Now you can get an 8" version of the R and Bullitt wheels. On the back I run a 1/2" spacer.

To run a 10.5" wheel on the back with a 315 tire is something I have been working on. The pic shows a 315 tire mocked up on my coupe. Theres another thread here with more info on this.

[gbeals]

Great info.. Thanks... Yeah, wheels and tires are my biggest struggle currently. They make or break the ride IMO...

[kmcanally]

I think you should stick with the Bullitts...put a 17x8 245/45 combination on the front and a 17x9 275/40 combination on the back.