Okay, so many of the LX guys have been using these wheels for a while and several 11 second cars have used these wheels. They are relatively inexpensive at around $70.00 a piece and weigh in right at 20.5# (shipping weight) a piece.
They are perfect for drag racing... and they are a very tight fit. These are 17" x 9" with a 5" backspacing. They are 5 x 4.5" bolt circle... so there is a 0.7mm issue, but being they are track only and the success Charger/300/Magnum guys had I figured it was worth it. These cars have pretty large diameter wheel stud, bigger than a stock Mustang IMHO. Sure enough, as everyone said, thick paint and a little massaging fixed the fitment issue and they slid right on. They are a very very TIGHT fit, but they do fit very well.
See pictures below, I will mount the tires this week and take a closer look at the fitment. Overall, I don't think clearance will be an issue. I am mounting 275/40 MT ET Street Radials on them. I took pictures of the clearances for everyone to see.
Pictures of tires mounted coming soon.
Mike
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2009 Hemi Orange Challenger R/T 6-speed
bone stock other than a set of 17x9 steelies with some sticky tires.
Best MPG: 32.7 - Hyper-miling a Challenger R/T is quite odd.
Please please please, don't ever support a car on a jack stand. I'm speaking from experience.
i must have missed that pic...
but jack stands do a great job of supporting a car, its what they are meant to be used for... jacks on the other hand not the greatest they to be under a car with. i know a few people that have lost lives from jacks falling, my dad broke three ribs when a jack fell puting the exhaust on my old 300, lucky for me i was still a skinny kid back then and could get out and get the car off of him. saftey first now
btw the wheels look sweet! i may have to look into geting me a set of those
they are nice and small overall dia. that will help out your final ratio greatly. is that a 6 speed car? probably be like 4.30 gears if it is.
Yep it is a 6 speed and I am really hoping to FINALLY get some traction! Probably slow down my mph, but if I can gain a lot in the 60 foot I will be very happy.
Originally Posted by kwazydave
hey check out my splash guards. looks like you could use a set. j/k they are fairly small and barely noticable, yet functionable.
Yep, first run with em, I will have plenty of masking tape on the quarters. You are right, I will have to look into something for sure! Thanks!
Originally Posted by Speedy!
Please please please, don't ever support a car on a jack stand. I'm speaking from experience.
Not sure what you are talking about?
Originally Posted by justinSRT8
i must have missed that pic...
but jack stands do a great job of supporting a car, its what they are meant to be used for... jacks on the other hand not the greatest they to be under a car with. i know a few people that have lost lives from jacks falling, my dad broke three ribs when a jack fell puting the exhaust on my old 300, lucky for me i was still a skinny kid back then and could get out and get the car off of him. saftey first now
btw the wheels look sweet! i may have to look into geting me a set of those
Yeah, I had a Pathfinder slip off jack stands had a rear end fell on me. Broke 2 ribs in the incident about 6 years ago. I'm very leary under cars because of it.
The wheels are awesome, at 20.5# a piece they are not terribly heavy for the money. Overall, they are relatively inexpensive. If you need the part number, let me know.
Mike
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2009 Hemi Orange Challenger R/T 6-speed
bone stock other than a set of 17x9 steelies with some sticky tires.
Best MPG: 32.7 - Hyper-miling a Challenger R/T is quite odd.
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