front suspension 70nova

[19nova70]

I Have A 70nova With A 2'' Drop Spring. I Also Want To Put A 2'' Drop Spindle On. I Am Trying To Figger Out The Proper Off Set For The Front Rims. The Rims And Tire Set Up I Have Now Hit The Fender. Im Going To Get New Rims And Tires. How Ever I Am Having A Hard Time Figging Out What Will Work. I Want To Put A 17'' Rim On The Front. Please Help!!

[jjarky]

Originally Posted by 19nova70

I Have A 70nova With A 2'' Drop Spring. I Also Want To Put A 2'' Drop Spindle On. I Am Trying To Figger Out The Proper Off Set For The Front Rims. The Rims And Tire Set Up I Have Now Hit The Fender. Im Going To Get New Rims And Tires. How Ever I Am Having A Hard Time Figging Out What Will Work. I Want To Put A 17'' Rim On The Front. Please Help!!

I also had a 2" drop spring and 2" drop spindle before I went with coil over conversions. You'll probably need a 7" wide wheel with 5" backspacing and a nice square tire, nothing to big. I currently have 18x8's with 5.5 backspacing on the front and they are a little tight. Plus I had to modify my steering arms for tie rod end clearance.

Assuming the rest of your front suspension is stock? Subframe, a-arms etc?

Its risky business to take/give advice on wheel backspacing. Wheels are a big investment and normally once tires are mounted, they are non-returnable. And beyond that, custom built wheels are non-returnable period.

With that said, please use my advice as a guideline. You should be able to tell how much room you have to move with your current setup. Add the info above with some of your own measuring and make sure you are comfortable with your decision.

[strtlegal]

You wont be able to run a wide rim with a drop spindle. Do to the center pin placement moving up and your tie rod placement in theory moving down will cause the rim/tire to make contact.

To keep the tire away from the tie rod end it needs a 4" back spacing not much more then that.

Dave took a good picture of what Im talking about

[Track Junky]

Unless you go with a taller wheel. Sort of the same deal with ATS spindles. I wanted to use them but in my case, with 5.5" back space, I would have run into the same thing.