Thank for your input and I see you have a West Coast Cobra also, it is 12" section width for th front and 10.4 tread width. For the rear I am having the rims widen to 12" to fit Micky Thompsons new street radial that are section width 15" and 13" of tread 29" diameter. I think that this will fill the wheel wells but I may have to modfiy the rear end.
I also have a set of 17" rims and widening the rears to 12" to fit some Michilin Pilots 335/35 ZR 17
My wheels are all Vintage Halibrand with true spinners. I get my car in 3 week and will post some photos
Norm
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Originally Posted by cwmcobra
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12" sounds pretty wide for the fronts. Are you talking the Section Width of the tire from the manufacturer's specs? I went astray from the West Coast 15" wheel standard and run 18" wheels with no problems. Using 275/35R-18 front tires and 345/35R-18 rears. Section widths are 10.7" for the fronts and 13.9" for the rears. I've got wheel backspace info as well if you would like to see it. Send a PM or email and I'll forward it to you if you like. Pictures of my wheels and tires, as well as the finished car are in my gallery.
If you have other questions on the build of the West Coast, let me know. I can provide some suggestions from my experience.
Happy building!
Chuck
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