4.5 BS on front 17-18" wheels 1962 Plymouth Fury B body ?

[rustytoolss]

Will a 17or18"x8" wide wheel with 4.5" BS fit on front/ Back of 1962 Plymouth Fury ? Tire size 235/60/17 28.1" dia or 235/55/18 28.2" dia. Going to use same size wheels on all four corners. Or will I be better off going 17x7 /18x7 with 4.0 BS ?????

 

[rustytoolss]

Think to be safe I will stick with 4.00"-4.25" back spacing.

 

[khryslerkid]

4 1/2" backspace was too tight to the spring on the rear of my '62. Forgot to allow for tire bulge. 4 1/4" would have been perfect.

 

[rustytoolss]

4 1/2" backspace was too tight to the spring on the rear of my '62. Forgot to allow for tire bulge. 4 1/4" would have been perfect.

Would that 4.25" BS work OK on the front with a 17-18" wheel ? Tire size will be 235/60/17 or 235/55/18.

 

[khryslerkid]

Would that 4.25" BS work OK on the front with a 17-18" wheel ? Tire size will be 235/60/17 or 235/55/18.

Not sure about the front with those sizes.

Seems like we just went through this in another thread.

 

[SparkySDI]

Were you able to verify this? Are you running the stock rear end housing? I am looking for similar information, but i swapped out the old unit for a '65, which is a little wider overall.