17S on a 70 challenger?

by **440forPOWER** » 15 Jul 2008 3:07

Hello, is anyone running 17s on their challenger? I'm thinking of putting on a set of 17 inch torque thrust rims and was curious on what the best size tire for a factory bodied 70 is. Also any pics would be great. Thanks in advance

by **dave-r** » 15 Jul 2008 9:58

If you look in (or use the search facility) the Wheels/brakes/suspension section of the board you will find many topics on this subject and some examples.

by **440forPOWER** » 15 Jul 2008 11:55

Thanks I looked at the first few pages before posting. I'll try a search. Thanks again

by **drewcrane** » 15 Jul 2008 12:16

440forPOWER wrote:Hello, is anyone running 17s on their challenger? I'm thinking of putting on a set of 17 inch torque thrust rims and was curious on what the best size tire for a factory bodied 70 is. Also any pics would be great. Thanks in advance

i have 17 on my chally, if you want sizes i can help,im running 255 40 zr 17, on 8 inch rim, with 4 inches of off set. hope this helps

by **440forPOWER** » 15 Jul 2008 12:50

Thanks, would you happen to have any side view pictures? I'm trying to decide between 16s and 17s. Thanks again and beautiful car :thumbsup:

by **fbernard** » 15 Jul 2008 12:56

440forPOWER wrote:Hello, is anyone running 17s on their challenger?

I'm running 19's. The really interesting part (apart from the aesthetics) is how wide you cant to go, and what backspacing is required for that.

Keep the overall wheel diameter as close as stock as possible (check out sites like this one : http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/rt_specs.jsp to check the size you want vs stock size, which was close to 225/70/15).

You can go as high as 9 or 9.5 on the rear (9.5 on a 19", I'd say 9" for a 17" wheel, to allow a little more bulge since the tire will be taller).
I currently have 5 1/4 BS on the rear (for a 9.5" wheel, you'd want 5"BS for a 9" wheel, 4 3/4 for a 8.5" wheel, and 4.5 BS for a 8-inch wheel).

Mileage may vary on your car, so don't take those figures at face value and check (on both sides!).

You may have to go up or down one size to find real-world tires, but that's usually no big deal (usually less than 2% difference).

You could probably use 225x55/17 up front, with 275x50 or 255x55/50 on the rears.

Re: 17S on a 70 challenger?

Re: 17S on a 70 challenger?