Just got my new wheels and tires installed at Driverz Inc. in Corona, CA. Thanks to Jon and Justin for a great job. Wheels are Schott Americanas with Nitto NT555 tires.

Fronts are 18X8 with 245-45-18 Backspacing is 4 3/4"

Rears are 18X10 with 285-40-18 Backspacing is 5 3/4"

Front lowered 2" via dropped spindles and rear via 2" dropped springs.

Great looking car!! Awesome wheels-you can never go wrong with a Schott wheel. Good job DI:)

whoooa!
They look ultra-slick, slick.
I'm guessing somewhere between $3 and $4k 'out the door'?
that's way over my head, but then again, you won't see many clones, will you?.

forgot to ask: any inner fender or frame rubs?
also, what shocks are installed?
Thanks for the pics and info.

Just got my new wheels and tires installed at Driverz Inc. in Corona, CA. Thanks to Jon and Justin for a great job. Wheels are Schott Americanas with Nitto NT555 tires.

Fronts are 18X8 with 245-45-18 Backspacing is 4 3/4"

Rears are 18X10 with 285-40-18 Backspacing is 5 3/4"

Front lowered 2" via dropped spindles and rear via 2" dropped springs.

Doing something VERY similar. Did everything fit with stock fender wells and inner fender lips? Any rubbing issues? BEAUTIFUL!

Also, how much room from the lip to the tire sidewall do you have on the rear?

No rubbing whatsoever. Rear springs are OPG 2" shorter and I put on Alston single adjustable Varishocks. Rides nicer than I expected, too.

Jim

No rubbing whatsoever. Rear springs are OPG 2" shorter and I put on Alston single adjustable Varishocks. Rides nicer than I expected, too.

Jim

Thanks! How much clearance on the fender well side (from whatever it would hit next) and how much do you have until the fender lip would be an issue? Sorry for the questions...I just want to do this right the first time.

I just measured and there is almost 1” of clearance on the outer fender lip side. If you rolled the fender lip, you could gain some additional clearance. The closest spot is on the rear lower portion of the inner fender well, which has about 5/8” of clearance. You could do some bending here, too, and get some more room.

Jon at Driverz said I could get 305s on the rear with some minor work, and I don’t doubt it. I wanted to be a bit more conservative and went the 285 route. There is a lot of room back there.

Jim

Jon at Driverz said I could get 305s on the rear with some minor work, and I don’t doubt it. I wanted to be a bit more conservative and went the 285 route. There is a lot of room back there...

Yes there is,Jon's got me setup with 18x9/18x10's (5.5"/5.75" b/s) and 275/35 & 305/35's and they fit like a glove,no issues whatsoever and they fill out the wheelwells nicely and my car like yours retains the original fenderwells and wheelhouse trim.

Those Schott wheels are amazing pieces of jewelery...:beers:

Jon sold me the Varishocks too,just haven't installed them yet,lol...still on my workbench.