I have a set of 17x8 MB Old Skool Wheels with a offset of 6mm. My question is I want to buy tires and don't want any issues with them. The tires I'm looking at are 225/50r17 for the front and 235/50r17 for the back. The car is a 74 Grabber with 1" blocks in the rear and springs are cut in front for approximately a 1"-1 1/2" drop. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
Im not sure about the offset but your tire size is close to what Im running. Im running a 245/45/17 on a 7" wheel front and rear with about the same lowering. I had to roll my front fender lips to keep from cutting the sidewalls on the tires. I use this site to compare all tire/rim combos http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp
In terms of backspacing it would be a 4.25 backspace. Also I am planning on rolling my fenders regardless because they are already off the car for work and figured I would just kill two birds with one stone.
I ran 225/40/17 and 245/40/17 on a 17x8 rim with a 4 1/2" backspace. It fits as long as the top of the tire is not tucked inside the fenders. When you turn, the tire while angle pass the fender some.
I run 17x8 all the way around. 235-45's up front and 255-40's out back. 50's are too tall and will rub. I'd also go 275-40's out back when you need to get new tires back there. Mine sits pretty low up front on coil overs.