Lowered wagon on 18's?

[Rktpwrd]

how did you route your exhaust, did you remove the back seat and modify the sheet metal so you could go over the frame?

Short answer Steve, basically yes. I could go into more detail here, but I don't want to clutter up the OP's thread.
If interested, it's covered in my build thread, listed under my sig.

 

[zdeckich]

my GP is lowered....with the 50 series tires

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Looks good. Just a tad to big for my taste. I plan to auto-x it soon and want a smaller profile tire.

 

[zdeckich]

It's not a wagon, but my '80 coupe is lowered on 18's.

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It might be considered cheating a bit tho, as I'm on air ride. The above two are with it layed out, but the one below is with it at ride height.

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Toyo Proxes T1r's, 18x8 in the front, 18x10 in the rear.
225/45/ZR18 front, 295/35/ZR18 on the rear.
With these aspect ratios, both front and rear tire combinations are the exact same height.

Your car looks amazing!! I was following your build just like everyone else here lol. I really like the wheel and tire size on the car, just no way i can run that wide with stock frame rails. Also what wheels are those? Ill have to go back and look in your thread.

 

[Rktpwrd]

Your car looks amazing!! I was following your build just like everyone else here lol. I really like the wheel and tire size on the car, just no way i can run that wide with stock frame rails. Also what wheels are those? Ill have to go back and look in your thread.

Thanks for the kind words man, appreciate it!

I understand you wouldn't be able to run that wide a wheel in the back, at least not without a lot of custom work, like I had to do. But you should still be able to get away with the same size wheel as I used in the front, 18x8, provided your backspacing is right.

My wheels are Foose Nitrous Thrust II's.

 

[zdeckich]

Anyone else have 18's on a lowered wagon?

 

[zdeckich]

Figured id bump this up. See if anyone else is running 18's on a lowered wagon.

 

[307 Regal]

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Dunno why it wouldn't work. Especially if the width isn't crazy and your wheel/tire doesn't exceed 26 inches. (Which I'm saying because I'm lowered quite a bit and my tires are roughly 26 inches tall. You could probably go a bit taller.)

 

[307 Regal]

^^^ I should add that my race wheels are 8 inches wide wearing 255s and they tuck into the fenders. But they rub the frame up front before they hit the bump stops.

 

[zdeckich]

Im not worried it wouldn't work, more curious to see how it looks. I have 17's now and didn't know if 18's would look to big or out of place.

 

[BOXCARS]

Anyone else have 18's on a lowered wagon?

It's not quite a G-body wagon, but you can draw in the rest.

These are 18X8" IROCS w/ 255/40s on the front and 255/45s on the back and while I wouldn't call my car "slammed", it's somewhat low and can give you another perspective

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