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    Posted: Jan/25/2023 at 1:19pm
I have a 70 Amx with 14" tires and wheels. I think it is time to move to 15" wheels. I like the magnum wheels but noticed there are many offsets to buy from. Does 7 " offset for the front and 10" for the rear work? 
I want to make sure they would fit and not rub before I purchase.
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7" and 10" would be rim or tire width and not offset.
There are 2 methods that were used to measure offset, offset from center of the rim or offset from the rear of the rim.
I have 4-1/2" rear offset with 17" rims 8" wide on my 69 Javelin.
Offset will be related to rim/tire width so you don't interfere with suspension/steering and fenders.

Suggest you search the Forum for "tire size" as there are many pictures and variations. Some like to fill the wheel well and some like a more stock look. You can fill the rear wheel well easier, but the front has more restrictions for suspension and fenders for turning.
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One other thing you will want to figure out is what size and type of tires you want to run.  If you are happy with RWL radial tires, there are several options.  If you wanted redlines or polyglas (or other bias tires) there are fewer options.

As stated above, there should be lots of pictures and threads on wheel and tire options.

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In my opinion 14 and 15 are close to the same. If I were going for larger wheels, I would go to 17s. They look good and lots of tires come in that size. And I prefer black walls, I put the white letters in.
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Can you or anyone else post pics of these 17" wheels?  I also going to need to do something about my tire size, but I'm still in the early restoration phase.  14" and 15" tires are getting difficult to find.
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Mine, close to factory tire size, 17" rims:
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Nice!  I’m guessing these are aftermarket rims.  Are there any factory or factory-style rims in either 16” or 17”?
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17" alloy Magnum 500 aftermarket. 17" offered the best tire selection of performance tires when I was looking.
It was finding a performance tire that had good ratings for wet and dry surfaces that made the decision as there were very few 15" that had good wet surface ratings when I was out shopping. 
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