I had the wheels from Gbodyparts 15x10 aluminum and I believe it has a 4.5 back spacing. It fits great. The fenders had to be trimmed very little and fits inside the wheel well.
I completely agree with you. I never thought I was going to be close to $17k on building the engine and transmission to at least hold 500rwhp reliably until I just did it and damn it added up quick! And this is not including interior and exterior restoration. Btw I have mine in the forsale...
Fortunately the body shop I use has been doing this for years and are very meticulous. Bumpers were removed, small windows were removed and resealed and completely had old paint stripped off. It was painted first with a base paint in order to find the small dings that are hard to see. Then...