Widened MM wheel pics thread

[JBeezy]

I'd like to see all widened wheels in this one place. Please list any details you can. How wide, spacer size (if any), and what size tire you are running. Also mention if your car has been lowered and how much.

I think I'm going this route next year. If this has been covered in one thread administration please delete.

[martyo]

Your car needs these!

[MOTOWN]

Here is a set I widened to 18x10 for the front with a 1" hubcentric spacer

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/001-7.jpg

Here is another set I widened to 18x11 for the rear with a 1.5" hubcentric spacer

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/001-6.jpg

[JBeezy]

Also I'd like to know what is the widest we can go without adding spacers in the rear?

Marty. That's my plan. I cant find an aftermarket wheel I'd like to put on my car

[MOTOWN]

9.5" is the widest you can go without a spacer , and even then some have to use a spacer depending on their ride height.

[RubberCtyRauder]

I have 9.5 widened stock rims with 295-45-18 rear tires, need to run a 1/4 inch slip on spacer or rear tires rub on rear shocks. i bought car with wheels already widened.

[JBeezy]

Could you all add good angled photos as well. Thanks!

[TP Derrick D]

So if you go to 10" would a 1/2" spacer be needed?

[JBeezy]

While adding spacers, would longer studs be needed?

[MOTOWN]

So if you go to 10" would a 1/2" spacer be needed?

When I ran a 10" wide wheel in the rear yes a 1/2" spacer was added along with Moroso studs to work with the 1/2" spacers.


While adding spacers, would longer studs be needed?

A 1/4" spacer (or less) does not require longer studs , anything thicker than 1/4" will require longer studs , or a bolt on hub centric spacer which is what I ran on the 18x11" wheel.

[vkirkend]

you can find my widened wheels pictures in my old thread...

Pictures of Widened and Powdercoated Wheels

[cer0413]

so how wide are people taking them? is it 1-2inches or more?

[RubberCtyRauder]

1.5 inches or as Motown mentioned, you'll need a spacer if 10" wide or wider

[cer0413]

1.5 inches or as Motown mentioned, you'll need a spacer if 10" wide or wider
thank you Mr.

[Logizyme]

+1.5 rear
Nitto NT555's
255/45/18 Fronts
295/45/18 Rears

I don't see how anyone can stuff any more rubber without spacers. Great combo and the 255/45 and 295/45 almost perfectly emulate the overall height/diameter/circumference of the original equipment 235/50 and 245/55 so the stance stays the same, and ABS and TC don't skip a beat.

[gdmjoe]

http://www.gdmjoe.com/wheels/proraderwiderim01.jpg

http://www.gdmjoe.com/wheels/proraderwiderim02.jpg

[svtrichie]

http://www.gdmjoe.com/wheels/proraderwiderim01.jpg

http://www.gdmjoe.com/wheels/proraderwiderim02.jpg

Where is the post showing all the work it took to fit those!!!

[MOTOWN]

Where is the post showing all the work it took to fit those!!!

Ask Toomany Fords:cool: , there his wheels! LOL

[gdmjoe]

svtrichie - Where is the post showing all the work it took to fit those!!!
1st "test fit" ...
http://www.gdmjoe.com/miscellaneous/prorauder-testfit.jpgThe results ...
http://www.gdmjoe.com/miscellaneous/ProRauder.jpg

[JBeezy]

How wide is that wheel?

[License2Bill]

How wide is that wheel?
18*18 if I remember

[TooManyFords]

I'm liking this thread.

[marauder21]

Interesting...whats the widest tire you can use without modifying anything??
I hear the widest on stock rims is like 295 no?

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[Mebot]

Yes you can put 295 on stock rim, but it's pushing it. I had 295/45 Hankook Ventus on my rear for a while. Even drove it all the way to Louisville, KY & Outer Banks, NC with no issues. But eventually I switched to Nitto Motivo 255/55.

I think I remember reading somewhere that the Hankooks are pretty much the only tire in size 295 that would fit on stock rim due to its dimensions and size. But don't take my word for it

[lifespeed]

Doesn't widening the wheels much preclude you from setting the ride height where many folks typically like it, with the fender lip about 1/2" to 1" above the tire? It would seem like recipe for tire scraping.

[Logizyme]

Ive got my widened 9.5 295s lowered over an inch could go lower too, no issues. shock clearance is the first thing you run into.

[RubberCtyRauder]

Widening them does not change the offset of hub face to outer edge. It effects the back spacing which is where the rear shock comes into play as mentioned.

[lifespeed]

Widening them does not change the offset of hub face to outer edge. It effects the back spacing which is where the rear shock comes into play as mentioned.

I understand that. It is not acceptable (at least to me) to increase the scrub radius by doing so to the front wheel. A spacer half the thickness of the width increase must be used to maintain the correct offset.

In the rear, with a solid axle, this is less of an issue, although I maintain the torque and weight application to the tire, axle and bearing eventually become a problem. IMHO, the 18" example above is really not OK. How much leverage does the weight of the car place on the axle and bearing? I doubt that tire will wear evenly, or truly serve the purpose of generating more traction. Clearly there will be greater contact force at the outer edge of the tire than the inner edge.

So then do you end up in a situation where you alter the backspacing (offset) in the rear, but not in the front? I guess you would widen the track width slightly in the front to maintain offset. But then we're back to fender clearance.

There are a lot of unintended consequences.

[RubberCtyRauder]

I only have widened rears for traction purposes. Most only widen the rear. Motown , Roger , had widened fronts. These are not F1 cars and our roads do not resemble smooth courses with proper banking etc . I don't see it being such a big deal and scientific for assembly line cars. Not trying to be rude , but these are not mclarens or Porsches ,

[chief455]

I intend to get widened wheels so the sidewall on my 295 tire is not such a round donut. I could feel the rear sway on sidewall the first drive. 11" section width too much for an 8" bead width, in my lifetime anyway.

[lifespeed]

I only have widened rears for traction purposes. Most only widen the rear. Motown , Roger , had widened fronts. These are not F1 cars and our roads do not resemble smooth courses with proper banking etc . I don't see it being such a big deal and scientific for assembly line cars. Not trying to be rude , but these are not mclarens or Porsches ,

LOL, I read that a lot on here. "These cars are not made for handling". Mine handles great, one of the best driving cars I have ever owned. Mods are in my sig. I don't think it will beat a corvette on a skid pad, but it will do better than 99% of the cars on the road.

One of the big motivations for widening the front wheels is to fit bigger brakes, although slightly wider tires wouldn't hurt. I have found the TCE/Wilwood kit not to wear well in the front, and I think it needs bigger calipers and more front pad. Which means more clearance at the wheel spokes.

As to whether offset matters in the front, you don't need to take my word for it. Read up on scrub radius.

[lifespeed]

I intend to get widened wheels so the sidewall on my 295 tire is not such a round donut. I could feel the rear sway on sidewall the first drive. 11" section width too much for an 8" bead width, in my lifetime anyway.

Yeah, that doesn't work. The tire sidewalls are supposed to be vertical for maximum effect. Some people deviate from that for various reasons. Each to their own.

[MOTOWN]

These cars should have never left the factory with 8" wide wheels which are too narrow for the car be it front or rear , a 10" wide wheel on all 4 corners makes a world of difference on these cars.

[BUCKWHEAT]

I'd like to see all widened wheels in this one place. Please list any details you can. How wide, spacer size (if any), and what size tire you are running. Also mention if your car has been lowered and how much.

I think I'm going this route next year. If this has been covered in one thread administration please delete.

No pictures, but I just ordered stealies in 10" rim, 15" diameter and a 7" setback. I intend to use drag tires at about the stock height and 12" sidewall width.

Currently I run factory MM wheels widened 1 1/2 inch with 305-45-18 Nitto 555DRs. Don't rub on the shocks.

[chief455]

These cars should have never left the factory with 8" wide wheels which are too narrow for the car be it front or rear , a 10" wide wheel on all 4 corners makes a world of difference on these cars.
^this
Even 4th gen f-body cars had 9.5" wide rims from the factory. The MM being bigger, heavier, and intended as 'performance luxury', 8" is dinky.:rolleyes:

[Logizyme]

One of the big motivations for widening the front wheels is to fit bigger brakes, although slightly wider tires wouldn't hurt.

How would a widened wheel allow bigger brakes?

[JBeezy]

Ive got my widened 9.5 295s lowered over an inch could go lower too, no issues. shock clearance is the first thing you run into.
Pics please...

[RubberCtyRauder]

I am familiar with scrub radius, I'm not questioning it, you are, actually. My car handles just fine. It's a 4200 lb car with BOF and solid rear axle, it's never gonna be a slot car racer, i don't drive mine that way, it does just fine in every situation it has been in. I'm sure your car handles great, you invested mucho time with different set ups to find what you like. Come to my neck of the woods and drive my roads with asphalt ruts the size of the grand canyon and try to keep a wide tired front end in the groove. Our roads are banked for water run off not curve hugging. The crown of the road is much higher than the shoulder even on flats to prevent hydroplaning. i know cali gets rain, but not like we get and then freeze/thaw...a newly paved road is crap wthin one year

[lifespeed]

How would a widened wheel allow bigger brakes?

Bigger calipers, specifically. Clearance between the wheel "spokes" and the outboard pistons. Our Marauders (and most cheap cars) factory brakes are sliding calipers with inboard pistons only. Look at any car with real brakes and notice the wheel design.

[lifespeed]

. . . roads with asphalt ruts the size of the grand canyon and try to keep a wide tired front end in the groove.


One of the big motivations for widening the front wheels is to fit bigger brakes, although slightly wider tires wouldn't hurt. I have found the TCE/Wilwood kit not to wear well in the front, and I think it needs bigger calipers and more front pad. Which means more clearance at the wheel spokes.

I am not suggesting 10" wide wheels on the front are a good idea, I know they aren't and would not do that. I would probably go 1" wider on the front mainly so I could fit some larger calipers that don't burn through a set of pads in less than 10K miles. I spend waaayyy too much time on brake maintenance on this car, especially the front.

[MOTOWN]

Bigger calipers, specifically. Clearance between the wheel "spokes" and the outboard pistons. Our Marauders (and most cheap cars) factory brakes are sliding calipers with inboard pistons only. Look at any car with real brakes and notice the wheel design.

That has nothing to do with the width of a wheel , that's an offset issue.

[RubberCtyRauder]

The width of the front end pretty much determines that going wider towards the out side is not going to happen, thus the rim sticks out pass the fender. The car was pretty much built by shopping thru Ford parts bin, Marquis/CV frame, A arms rear axle, Police interceptor rear tail lights, Marquis grille, lights, and a Mach 1 motor pretty much with some of it's own personalized parts, seats, interior trim, a little nicer leather, driver side intake becasue all the other panthers had that. it was never intentioned to be a road hugger and stop on a dime. The cars weight balance is not ideal thus the heavy front brake wear.

[lifespeed]

That has nothing to do with the width of a wheel , that's an offset issue.

Changing the offset changes the designed scrub radius. The only way to keep the factory wheel and fit a bigger caliper is to widen it and use a spacer, maintaining the original offset.

I once put some aftermarket wheels on a Crown Vic that increased the scrub radius. It was a pretty small change, about 10mm. I did not like the results, so I won't be getting careless with front suspension geometry and wheel offsets in the future.

[lifespeed]

The width of the front end pretty much determines that going wider towards the out side is not going to happen, thus the rim sticks out pass the fender. The car was pretty much built by shopping thru Ford parts bin, Marquis/CV frame, A arms rear axle, Police interceptor rear tail lights, Marquis grille, lights, and a Mach 1 motor pretty much with some of it's own personalized parts, seats, interior trim, a little nicer leather, driver side intake becasue all the other panthers had that. it was never intentioned to be a road hugger and stop on a dime. The cars weight balance is not ideal thus the heavy front brake wear.

Mostly correct, although I am doing just fine in the road hugger and stop on a dime departments. I am just tired of the number of brake jobs I have to do. I believe a larger pad and caliper (compared to the Wilwood FNSL6R 6-pot) would go a long way towards reduced maintenance. I guess I'll have to do it and find out, as I am pretty sure nobody has done this yet.

I think the OEM brakes actually last longer than the Wilwoods, but they have other issues.

[lifespeed]

it was never intentioned to be a road hugger and stop on a dime.

It's called hot rodding.

[RubberCtyRauder]

what about upgrading the rear brakes to the larger wilwood? let the rears do some of the work. I'm not doubting your knowledge and perserverance on the subject, just seems like trying to achieve somthing that might not be obtainable with what we got to work with. Sure $30,000 dollar kevlar brakes stop super cars just fine.

[MOTOWN]

Changing the offset changes the designed scrub radius. The only way to keep the factory wheel and fit a bigger caliper is to widen it and use a spacer, maintaining the original offset.

I once put some aftermarket wheels on a Crown Vic that increased the scrub radius. It was a pretty small change, about 10mm. I did not like the results, so I won't be getting careless with front suspension geometry and wheel offsets in the future.

Clearly you don't understand how this works , a widened wheel will in no way allow a bigger caliper! the "widened" material is added to the BACK of the wheel!

If you want to run a physically larger caliper on a Marauder with oem wheels you only need a spacer to change the offset to allow clearance for the caliper which is what Todd did with some of his big brake kits.

[lifespeed]

what about upgrading the rear brakes to the larger wilwood? let the rears do some of the work. I'm not doubting your knowledge and perserverance on the subject, just seems like trying to achieve somthing that might not be obtainable with what we got to work with. Sure $30,000 dollar kevlar brakes stop super cars just fine.

I have the larger rear Wilwoods already. Once I got rid of the BP10 compound pads the rears actually wear very well. It is only the fronts that burn through pads.

Stopping power is great, the issue is wear in the front. The hardest thing to work with upgrading the front brakes is the factory wheels.

I have great confidence in the capabilities of the Panther platform in general and the Marauder specifically. I grew up driving Chevelle's and GTO's, which are very similar, but older and had less refined suspension.

[lifespeed]

Clearly you don't understand how this works , a widened wheel will in no way allow a bigger caliper! the "widened" material is added to the BACK of the wheel!

If you want to run a physically larger caliper on a Marauder with oem wheels you only need a spacer to change the offset to allow clearance for the caliper which is what Todd did with some of his big brake kits.

You need to re-read what I posted. And you are argumentative. Spacers change the scrub radius. 0.100" is no big deal, but enough to fit a big caliper is too much.

One more time, then you're on your own: to increase caliper clearance while maintaining factory offset you widen 1" and spacer 0.5". Got it?

[MOTOWN]

You need to re-read what I posted. And you are argumentative. Spacers change the scrub radius. 0.100" is no big deal, but enough to fit a big caliper is too much.

One more time, then you're on your own: to increase caliper clearance while maintaining factory offset you widen 1" and spacer 0.5". Got it?

LMAO! your hilarious! its clear that you have no idea what your talking about , and refuse to be corrected!

Funny how you are the only one out of all the members who have Wilwoods yet your the only one who constantly has issues! HMMMMM:bs:

[Limited360]

LMAO! your hilarious! its clear that you have no idea what your talking about , and refuse to be corrected!

Funny how you are the only one out of all the members who have Wilwoods yet your the only one who constantly has issues! HMMMMM:bs:

He is actually correct on the 1" width and .5" spacer...

That being said this is not car to make such efforts to make handle 'like its on rails'.

You can not even compare this car to a Corvette Z06 other than straight line performance no matter what you do to the suspension.

I run 295's in the rear and I am lowered (plow snow in the winter). Car handles great and stops wonderful with the BAER kit up front. Without the widened wheels I am severely traction limited (even with I am). I have no fitment or wear issues, the QA1's fixed any shock rub issue I would of had. I will go to a 305 drag radial since this car is not my track car.

The 18" wide rear posted early absolutely adds 'straight line' traction. Any of the other topics your discussing are pointless when it comes to that setup. No one runs a tub'd car for handling...

[MOTOWN]

No actually that's not correct , adding width to a wheel has nothing to do with gaining clearance for a bigger caliper , a spacer will take care of that on its own.

[Todd TCE]

For the record I have no problem with building "something larger" for you cars. The current 13 and 14" kits while 'sufficient' could be better on 1.25" wide rotors and using the new Aero6 caliper.

http://www.tceperformanceproducts.com/images/Aero6_Radial_Mount_Red-lg.jpg

We could go 14.25 x 1.25 or even up to 15" rotors. It's a great caliper. I has a larger pad for longer life as well. Roughly 20% more cubic inches of material vs the 7416. (keep in mind pad size does not make for more braking, just long life)

All that is great. Until you realize there are near zero options for wheels that will fit such parts. As I always say; if it were doable, I'd be doing it.

[chief455]

TOPIC: PICTURES OF WIDENED REAR WHEELS - I came to this thread to see some on cars. Start a brake/handling thread guru's ;) good info though.

[lifespeed]

For the record I have no problem with building "something larger" for you cars. The current 13 and 14" kits while 'sufficient' could be better on 1.25" wide rotors and using the new Aero6 caliper.
All that is great. Until you realize there are near zero options for wheels that will fit such parts. As I always say; if it were doable, I'd be doing it.

I know you would. I'll send you a Marauder wheel and you can advise as to how much of a spacer is required. We can then decide if a combination of widening the stock wheel with a spacer will achiever the needed results, or if an aftermarket wheel must be used.

I'm probably 6 - 8 months out on my front XP8 pads.

[lifespeed]

TOPIC: PICTURES OF WIDENED REAR WHEELS - I came to this thread to see some on cars. Start a brake/handling thread guru's ;) good info though.

Widened wheels, within reason, might enable the combination of stock wheel appearance and bigger front calipers. There is both form and function, not entirely off topic.

[jwibbity]

Widened wheels please!!!! :mad2::mad2:

[lifespeed]

The 18" wide rear posted early absolutely adds 'straight line' traction. Any of the other topics your discussing are pointless when it comes to that setup. No one runs a tub'd car for handling...

When you create an 18" wheel with 16.5" backspacing the line of force through the center of the wheel is shifted way inboard of the axle bearing. This is mechanically incorrect, although it looks good and keeps the stock appearance. Anybody is free to do whatever they wish with their car, just as I am free to point out the lever arm this wheel places on the axle and bearing and the resulting unequal load across the tire. This effect exists regardless of whether you drive in a straight line or around a corner.

Typically a wheel that wide is implemented with a narrowed axle and backspacing closer to 1/2 the wheel width.

[MOTOWN]

All that BS logic yet you can't get your Wilwoods to function to your liking! LMAO!!!!!!'

[Limited360]

When you create an 18" wheel with 16.5" backspacing the line of force through the center of the wheel is shifted way inboard of the axle bearing. This is mechanically incorrect, although it looks good and keeps the stock appearance. Anybody is free to do whatever they wish with their car, just as I am free to point out the lever arm this wheel places on the axle and bearing and the resulting unequal load across the tire. This effect exists regardless of whether you drive in a straight line or around a corner.

Typically a wheel that wide is implemented with a narrowed axle and backspacing closer to 1/2 the wheel width.



Just curious what you do for a living? Whats your background?


Here is my widened wheel pic just for keeping the thread going...

1.5" widened with 295's in the rear

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/12/8fd647f59dc82ad0e1a66f69f6f576 68.jpg

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/12/e4e07c059223cc81994bb51eb1db66 15.jpg

[Marauderjack]

Mine widened 1.5" also!!:beer:

[TooManyFords]

Just FYI, I did end up using those wheels as coffee tables. I couldn't get slicks in an 18" diameter so I narrowed a nine inch and put some 18x16 Street Lites on it.

http://frieltek.com/pictures/dragweek2013_1320Video.jpg

[chief455]

Mine widened 1.5" also!!:beer:
Like sex:coolman:
I was waiting to see that stance, and tires not bulged on an 8" width.
Inspirational, thanks:)
Mine are NOT widened yet, and you can see my 295 tires are donut shaped.

[JBeezy]

Just curious what you do for a living? Whats your background?


Here is my widened wheel pic just for keeping the thread going...

1.5" widened with 295's in the rear

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/12/8fd647f59dc82ad0e1a66f69f6f576 68.jpg

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/12/e4e07c059223cc81994bb51eb1db66 15.jpg
What brand tire is that? That's exactly the look I'd like to achieve.

[Logizyme]

Bigger calipers, specifically. Clearance between the wheel "spokes" and the outboard pistons. Our Marauders (and most cheap cars) factory brakes are sliding calipers with inboard pistons only. Look at any car with real brakes and notice the wheel design.


Widening a Marauder wheel will not give extra clearance for larger brakes. Adding a wheel spacer that moves the wheel further out can add to brake clearance. Now if you feel the need to widen a wheel because you used a spacer to fit larger brakes so that you can maintain your "scrub radius" then I understand what you are saying, but even then you are only widening the wheels to correct for a symptom caused by your wheel spacer so even then widening a wheel itself does not allow for larger brakes.

Seems like no one here but you cares about scrub radius.

--

I will post pics of my setup in a day or two including clearance pictures

[lifespeed]

Seems like no one here but you cares about scrub radius.

That may be, but not many here modify the front brakes and run into wheel clearance issues. Your comment seems to imply scrub radius may not matter? Feel free to correct me if I am mistaken. Many people here don't mess with the front wheel spacers, front wheel width or aftermarket calipers that don't fit under the stock wheels.

If you have any questions regarding scrub radius I would refer you to the body of knowledge on front suspension geometry.

[lifespeed]

Just curious what you do for a living? Whats your background?

Here is my widened wheel pic just for keeping the thread going...

1.5" widened with 295's in the rear.

I am an electrical engineer and long time hotrodder.

Those rear wheels and tires look great!

[lji372]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/21/ejuvady8.jpg

Nitto 555r

[cer0413]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/21/ejuvady8.jpg

Nitto 555r
Is that a DTR?

[lji372]

May as well be, it's n/a :lol:

Nope, it's CURLESS'S black

[chief455]

Nitto 555r
^_what size?
wheel widened 1.5" to the inside?
nice! :)

[lji372]

^_what size?
wheel widened 1.5" to the inside?
nice! :)

305/45

Dust cover cut off upper shock (Monroe severe duty) for clearance.

[cer0413]

May as well be, it's n/a :lol:

Nope, it's CURLESS'S black
LMAO be nice

[MyBlackBeasts]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/21/ejuvady8.jpg

Nitto 555r

Ooops, tire is on the wrong side... :dunno:

[8UWITH6]

Wrong way Chris! LOL

[lji372]

Checking clearance was all that was being done, dang.
Post pics or stfu ;)

[sflrainmaker01]

Mine widened 1.5" also!!:beer:

Car looks great!!!! ;)

[MyBlackBeasts]

Checking clearance was all that was being done, dang.
Post pics or stfu ;)

Hahahaha!!!

Checking the clearence Clarance!

Check the radar range Stu!

How's this:
http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g443/MyBlackBeasts/photo2.jpg

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g443/MyBlackBeasts/photo1.jpg

[Taemian]

Here's my rims widened 1.5 inches, done by Green's Automotive in Richmond, BC, Canada.

When they came out the first time, the bead on the inside of the rim was more "ugly" than I thought it would be, so I asked if there was an option to polish them down a bit. (I wanted the rims to look as close to stock as possible)

They polished the welds down flush so you can't even tell! Strengthwise, the rim is as strong as new since the weld is clean and complete, plus the weld on the outside of the rim was left alone.

Pics are: finished rims, widened rim and rubber vs stock rim and rubber, fitment photo after a night of drag racing (some rubber still on the rear rockers despite taping them off! :D)

[Taemian]

When I try to upload pics, it says "Have already uploaded this photo to this post".


?????

"You have already attached this file in thread : widen wheels/rims (http://mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=93955)"

[MOTOWN]

Hahahaha!!!

Checking the clearence Clarance!

Check the radar range Stu!

How's this:
http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g443/MyBlackBeasts/photo2.jpg

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g443/MyBlackBeasts/photo1.jpg


WOW! those wheels look Massive!:bows::bows:

[MyBlackBeasts]

WOW! those wheels look Massive!:bows::bows:


Hahaha! Too funny! Not only massive, probably look very familiar too. ;)

[Logizyme]

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d36/Tylerswallpapers/20140920_101948_zpsfb1d7a67.jp g
KYB with dust cover removed for clearance.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d36/Tylerswallpapers/20140920_101817_zps61f02236.jp g
Finger width between the LCA and the tire. There is even less room between the UCA frame bolt and the tire.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d36/Tylerswallpapers/20140907_120426_zps0646fd85.jp g

[Blackened300a]

18x9.5" widened by weldcraft.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/817B70C6-9752-4C16-A1C2-92B57FE17F35_zps8y0yjssz.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/FDF949D4-4677-4F71-9794-B0ADF299F828_zpswikczmti.jpg

Then sent to Detroit wheel and tire for black chrome.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/12C6C12B-DCFC-42DA-BBB9-0ADA3AA7D2AF_zpszfilw9om.jpg

Nitto NT555 in 295/45/18.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/AC701F3B-AD57-4AC0-A362-5079483833D1_zpstcuku7ka.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/8FF26E2E-E34F-4234-8525-BB098DC74BEC_zpsh9cpwbcx.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/7299353E-411C-480F-9A0F-F353B5D990B6_zpsponnek2n.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/3F2761BB-D1AD-4B30-8CD9-71D90758C5C6_zpsxqntttf9.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/blackened300a/5F2C4D0E-4F13-4BCA-B373-1D804F1E64BB_zpsdbbsdwhn.jpg

[JBeezy]

Awesome. Thanks!

[Taemian]

Why the hell can't I post a photo?! Keeps saying "You have already attached this file in thread : widen wheels/rims (http://mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=93955)"

WTF?

[Taemian]

Who is a board mod these days? I can preview and post other pics, but somehow the widened rim ones keep saying they've been uploaded.

:censor:

[JBeezy]

Who is a board mod these days? I can preview and post other pics, but somehow the widened rim ones keep saying they've been uploaded.

:censor:
Send pics and details to me, and I'll post them