Joined: Fri Jan 15 2010, 08:36PM
Location: Indiana
Posts: 142
The wheels in the pictures are 18x8 zero offset. They look better in the pictures than they do on the car. I have the same wheel in a 20x8.5 that I'm going to try on this weekend. I think it might be more the look I'm going for. As for disk brakes. I'm looking into swapping the rearend out of a 2006 Ram 1500 4x2. disk brakes and 3:55 gears. The width looks right. I'd just need to weld on new spring perches. I'm still confirming that this swap will work. Looks like I might have to have another drive shaft made.
Joined: Fri Jan 15 2010, 08:36PM
Location: Indiana
Posts: 142
Same wheel but in a 20x8.5. Should have tires by the end of the week. this is more the look I was going for. Over all tire dia. will be the same as what was on it before.
Joined: Wed Dec 21 2005, 07:34AM
Location: indiana
Posts: 791
I think the 20" in front looks way too big. Might look OK in the back. But I'm of the opinion that any wheel larger than 18" starts to look goofy on any car that wants to retain a dignified appearance and not look like some ghetto thug-mobile.
What will your tire diameter be? Regardless of my taste in wheel dia, with a 28-29" tire (which is pretty tall for a C) you're gonna have only 4-4.5" of sidewall between your rim and the potholes.
Also, on the rearend, do some poking around for any warranty issues on that truck rearend you plan on using. Dodge had a *HUGE* number of problems with the 9 1/4" rearend in mid-90+ trucks. I don't know if/when they fixed it, but you should investigate.
