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Old May 13, 2016 | 06:41 PM
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18s on my 70 cutlass.

I had to send my rallyes to get rechromed so I ended up using the wheels off of my Chevelle, it's in the body shop so it doesn't need them right now.
They are torq thrust polished, 18x10 305/40 for the rear and 18x8 245/45 for the front. On the Chevelle the rear wheels are extremely tight fit, 1/2" either way and it will rub, on the cutlass there is so much room I could easily run 18x11 with 325/40 tire.

I love the way my rallyes look (15x10/15x8), but these are really growing on me.






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Old May 14, 2016 | 06:30 AM
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I think they look really sharp on it! Leave them on if you can.
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Old May 14, 2016 | 08:06 AM
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very nice!
Old May 14, 2016 | 11:01 AM
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Yeah, I like it too.
Old May 14, 2016 | 06:56 PM
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Yep. I would find new rims for the Chevelle and keep those on the Cutlass!
Old May 14, 2016 | 10:54 PM
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Looks good! I have had 17x11 TTII's with 315-35's on the rear of my 72 442 since 2005. The 70-72 Cutlass has a larger rear fender well than any other A-body.
Old May 14, 2016 | 11:37 PM
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If I still had my 442 I would have come up that way and hung out or something. I was up that way this morning running errands.
Old May 15, 2016 | 10:36 AM
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They really set your car off !! Much better than the original rally rims IMO. Maybe because I'm a Cragar guy but I would leave them on as well.

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Old May 16, 2016 | 07:07 AM
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Thank you for the kind words.

I'm thinking about getting a set for the Cutlass, may go with 18x11 for the rear.


Originally Posted by svnt442
If I still had my 442 I would have come up that way and hung out or something. I was up that way this morning running errands.
If you are ever up here let me know. Over the weekend my wife and I were out all day, Saturday morning we went to Terra Nova Car show in Pacifica, Lunch meet in San Bruno, than to Niles Canyon cruise up in Sunol, finished the day in San Jose nice cruise through downtown about 30-40 cars, just like back in the day.

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Old May 16, 2016 | 09:08 AM
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Man my car is basically a copy of yours.....and I'm usually the one who dislikes anything that isn't stock as far as wheels.....but that looks REALLY GOOD!!!!! I'm also digging how it looks without the factory molding on the rear quarters.....but still on the rest of the car! Sharp ride!!!!
Old May 19, 2016 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DJS70cutlass
Man my car is basically a copy of yours.....and I'm usually the one who dislikes anything that isn't stock as far as wheels.....but that looks REALLY GOOD!!!!! I'm also digging how it looks without the factory molding on the rear quarters.....but still on the rest of the car! Sharp ride!!!!
Thanks man.
Old May 19, 2016 | 09:16 PM
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Looks sweet!!!
Old May 20, 2016 | 06:28 AM
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AWESOME!
Old May 20, 2016 | 06:50 AM
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Thank you guys.
Honestly I thought I was gonna get roasted for having big wheels, which in reality are not all that big since most (V8) cars now days come with 20" wheels from the factory.
Old May 21, 2016 | 08:35 AM
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Looks great, especially how it sits down on them without a lot of daylight between the tires and wheel wells.
Old May 22, 2016 | 12:33 PM
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Looks great! Wish I could confidently go to a 305 in the back, but the 68/69 cars have tighter wheel openings.
Old May 31, 2016 | 03:55 PM
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Looks sweet, I am deciding on a new set of shoes for my 1970 S. What wheel offset are those front and rear?

Thanks
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Old May 31, 2016 | 06:48 PM
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I like the look, did you lower your cutlass? they say when someone copies you , it's a form of flattery , I would like to copy that look, on my 70 cutlass, if you don't mind! is there any back spacing ? if so do you know how much?
Old May 31, 2016 | 07:09 PM
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Sweet ,Got that l'm ready to kick Azz look.
Old May 31, 2016 | 08:05 PM
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Thank you guys.
The rear is lowered 2" with BMR springs, in the front I have QA1 coilovers so I'm not sure how much its lowered, probably around 2.5" drop.
Wheel and tires are
Rear 18x10 5.75" Backspacing 305/40
Front 18x8 4.5 BS 245/45 tire
Everything fits fine with room to spare.
Old Jun 1, 2016 | 03:49 AM
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Thanks , I will check coil overs and rear springs out.
Old Jun 1, 2016 | 05:17 AM
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They look really good. I went with 17's. It did take a while to get used too after the rally wheels but I really like them now.
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