1970-1971 Ford and Mercury - Wheels, 17 front and 18 rear???

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Wheels, 17 front and 18 rear???

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Forum Name: 1970-1971 Ford and Mercury
Forum Description: Technical discussion for 1970-1971 Ford and Mercury
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Topic: Wheels, 17 front and 18 rear???

Posted By: PortraitPro
Subject: Wheels, 17 front and 18 rear???
Date Posted: 17-June-2012 at 11:45AM

I'm looking at putting a set of Torq Thrust M's on my '71 GT. I'm thinking about going with 17x8 in the front and 18x8.5 in the rear.

Anyone else have this kind of setup? If you could post pics of your setup it would be a great help. I'm open to ideas and suggestions.

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Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 17-June-2012 at 12:20PM

I have had 17 inch Bullits on my wagon and currently have 17 inch Salt Flats. 18's fit with no problem. On your bodystyle, I think that setup would work fine with the right offset.

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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon
1972 Torino Wagon
1976 Torino
1968 Cougar XR7-First batch
1972 Torino 460
1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous
Popeye and Brutus (Rams)

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17-June-2012 at 2:41PM

71 are alot different then the 72 and up so don't quote Joe as he is a 72 and up Gran Torino owner

not sure what the early torino's will fit but ask over at [ur]http://www.torinocobra.com[/url] as they deal with the early 68 -71 Torino's and would know more what fits and what offset is needed