1979 Bu Wagon on 18'' Boss 338s...

well I went and dun it.....i cant remember the backspacing on the wheels off hand but .. the rears are 18x9.5.. fronts are 18x8 ..i used a jegs 2 inch drop spindle with a 1 inch drop hotchkiss coil up front and a 3 inch drop coil out back.. the tires rub slightly on the rear frame so i bumped it out slightly with a 1/4 inch spacer. all it needs.. the tires tuck nicely..nitto nt555 tires... 235/40 up front and 275/75 in rear..

oranGekrate said:

Man looks soooo sweet. Love that look. It looks like from the info I have from Boss, your fronts are 4.5 bs & rears are 5in bs...
Did you roll the fender lips at all? How about front liner rub? Any? Also, did you have any hub issues? I know the chevy trucks at one time needed to grind the hubs for fitment, I think they corrected that though. What shocks are you running? Sorry about all the questions, but I REALLY like that look and maybe one day I'll go that route.

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well just today i realized i may have to roll the rear lips..got a slight slice in a new tire from it so i took the spacer off and that helped.. also yeah the hub on one side was a size issue but it all depends on what brand bearing you get..pretty much a non issue if you run a slight spacer and lengthen the wheels studs.. the originals are super short..front are stock shocks and rear are a little shorter than stock..A friend measured and ordered them at his shop while i was at work so not sure on the size.

yeah i went with eibach front and rear. car handles like a dream now.