18x10 widened wheels on the front!!!

[MOTOWN]

I thought i would post my latest mod in its own thread for those who may be interested in how i got the 18x10s to fit on the front with much bigger tires.

First i added a 1" billet hub centric spacer for clearance, after a trip to the machine shop to cut the factory studs down about 1"

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/mail-2.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/mail2-1.jpg

[MOTOWN]

Then just a matter of mounting the sticky mickeys!!! the car handles soooooo much better with the 18x10s up front sharp turns are a breeze!

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/23.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/20120211_154637.jpg

[MOTOWN]

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/20120211_154621.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/1.jpg

[jwibbity]

thats pretty tight, so all you added was a 1 inch spacer??? one question why did you have to cut the factory bolts

[guspech750]

Funny. I was just thinking about this a few days ago. I was wondering if anyone has tried to put widened wheels on the front. And whaaaa-laaaaaaa!! Here I go. Thanks for posting man!!



Now you need some 14" Wilwoods!

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[ImpalaSlayer]

any pics of it farther away?

[MOTOWN]

thats pretty tight, so all you added was a 1 inch spacer??? one question why did you have to cut the factory bolts

i had to cut the factory studs so the wheel can sit flush on the spacer , yeah a one inch spacer is all thats needed for lock to lock turns!


Funny. I was just thinking about this a few days ago. I was wondering if anyone has tried to put widened wheels on the front. And whaaaa-laaaaaaa!! Here I go. Thanks for posting man!!



Now you need some 14" Wilwoods! ya willwood savings in progress:beer:

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any pics of it farther away?

ill snap a few more when it warms up a bit, its been so cold lately

[breeze]

And I thought mine were beefy with 9.5 up front. Does make the turns very easy with my 9.5 all around and your running 10 and 12 widths, you can prolly turn on a dime!

[babbage]

It looks tough - I like it - are the rears the same width too?

[jwibbity]

rears are 12"

[Siege]

Thanks for posting pictures! The One Lap of America Crown Victoria ran 18x10's all around so I knew it was possible.

Could you take a picture from the front with the wheels straight down the side of the car so we can see how it lines up with the fender?

Once you get it out on the road I'd also be interested to hear if you experience any tramlining with the wide tires up front.

Thanks!

[MOTOWN]

Thanks for posting pictures! The One Lap of America Crown Victoria ran 18x10's all around so I knew it was possible.

Could you take a picture from the front with the wheels straight down the side of the car so we can see how it lines up with the fender?

Once you get it out on the road I'd also be interested to hear if you experience any tramlining with the wide tires up front.

Thanks!

Yeah ill post more pics soon

[martyo]

Yeah ill post more pics soon

Ok, so where are the pics????? :D

[dohc324ci]

I've always liked Mustangs SN95 with 18x9f/18x10r and wondered what that setup would look on a panther.

[MOTOWN]

Heres a couple more pics from a distance

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/mail9.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/8.jpg

[guspech750]

Looking real good man. Really good!!


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[jwibbity]

those are some monster wheels:banana2::banana2:

[Fosters]

i had to cut the factory studs so the wheel can sit flush on the spacer , yeah a one inch spacer is all thats needed for lock to lock turns!


I had to cut mine on the mach1 for the same reason - running 1" spacer. However, those spacers were to fit 15x3.5 centerline telstar's over the cobra brakes.

You don't need a machine shop to do it though, an angle grinder goes through them like cheese. I don't like that ordeal for when I'm not using the spacers, so I think I'm going to get long studs and open nuts for it when I get back into modding it... in your case, since you're running the spacers full time, you should be good to go :)

[Mercguy04]

Jake,
Are you planning to lower the car?
:lol:

They do seem to just fit near the wheel well opening.
I would think that there could be some issues with some
scraping of the openings F & R.
Don"t get me wrong Bud I like what you have done.
It look very strong.

[MOTOWN]

Jake,
Are you planning to lower the car?
:lol:

They do seem to just fit near the wheel well opening.
I would think that there could be some issues with some
scraping of the openings F & R.
Don"t get me wrong Bud I like what you have done.
It look very strong.

Hey Russell Bud! Errr its Roger, not Jake and thank you for the compliments, there is no scraping what soever i couldnt tolerate that, if i have my trilogy in time for louisville ill definetly make it, and you can see it in living color!:banana:

[05crownsport]

That looks like a beast! I love it...thanks for sharing.

[Mercguy04]

Hey Russell Bud! Errr its Roger, not Jake and thank you for the compliments, there is no scraping what soever i couldnt tolerate that, if i have my trilogy in time for louisville ill definetly make it, and you can see it in living color!:banana:
WHO did you say?
Sorry for that.Dude .
I have to start a roster of names and screen names.
Most folks don't sign there posts, or PMs Makes it a little hard to ID them.
Please excuse me, Roger

Roger, I hope someone does video or photos of your ride.
A hard launch will tell the story. I'm sure you did your research on the
project.

On my Impala SS I had to modify the inter lip in order for the tires I
was using to fit. Tubbing. wasn't an option.
I would love to see the car in action, not only drag racing, but road racing
or solo runs.

Your ride looks bitchen, from what I can see now it is on the edge.
I'm for you Bud, and thanks for clearing up the name game.
I started the book of names/screen names.

Thank, Roger.
Russell

[MOTOWN]

WHO did you say?
Sorry for that.Dude .
I have to start a roster of names and screen names.
Most folks don't sign there posts, or PMs Makes it a little hard to ID them.
Please excuse me, Roger

Roger, I hope someone does video or photos of your ride.
A hard launch will tell the story. I'm sure you did your research on the
project.

On my Impala SS I had to modify the inter lip in order for the tires I
was using to fit. Tubbing. wasn't an option.
I would love to see the car in action, not only drag racing, but road racing
or solo runs.

Your ride looks bitchen, from what I can see now it is on the edge.
I'm for you Bud, and thanks for clearing up the name game.
I started the book of names/screen names.

Thank, Roger.
Russell

You know one of the nice things about the Marauder is that they rolled the rear wheel well lip from the factory to clear the 18" tire combo!

As for hard launches ill let you know after my Trilogy install;)

[lji372]

rog, car looks mean as hell :mad2:

in this case hell being a good thing:beer:

[MOTOWN]

rog, car looks mean as hell :mad2:

in this case hell being a good thing:beer:
Hows the trilogy upgrade coming??

[Ari]

Hate to resurrect an old thread but what size tires do you run on those monster front wheels?!

[MOTOWN]

Hate to resurrect an old thread but what size tires do you run on those monster front wheels?!

I ran a Mickey Thompson street radial 28x12x18! I've since sold that setup and upgraded to 20" wheels!

[Ari]

Jesus that's a monstrous front tire size hahaha. Thanks for the reply.

[SGT_MERC]

I know this is on old thread, but what would the offset be on that wheel after being widened to 10"?

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

I would think it is half the difference of the width added now
10-8 = 2"/2 = 1"
So 45mm(stock)+25.4mm(1 inch) = 70.4mm offset. But then again that is if you use the stock hub, where looks like he had some custom work done possibly sticking the hub surface out more.

[MOTOWN]

I know this is on old thread, but what would the offset be on that wheel after being widened to 10"?

The offset does not change, you are simply adding 2" of material to the rear of the wheel. Responded to your PM, let me know i you have any more questions.