[67ChevyRedneck]

I went with the same tire in the back that you did, 245/45/17 on an 8" wheel. For the front I went with 215/50/17, which makes the front tire about 1/4" smaller than the rear.

My wheels were 17x7 w/4.25" BS and 17x8 w/4.75" BS, which is about 1/4" MORE backspace than most people have and my tires STILL rub!

The back is fine, except the factory quarters had nubs that stood out an inch into the wheel well past the inner lip (2 of them), once I bend those up a bit there should be no rub in the rear.

My fronts JUST BARELY rubbed at the top, and that was only when pushing it into curves that were also hills (causes suspension to dip) I wish I had gone with 205/50 and 235/45, but too late now, so I'm going to have to slightly roll the front fenders at the top.

Performing the shelby drop should help, as well as rebuilding the front suspension, which is completely shot. I was going to drop the nose some, but really like how it sits now. The shelby 1" drop really only drops the nose 3/8 to 1/2" according to most. But after I replace my sagging old springs it will probably be where it is now.

I'm really happy with the price as well. Shopping around I got the wheels for $596 and with discount tire's sale today, I got the "better" cooper tires for $475 mount and balanced. Looking at the old tires, I was going to have to replace them soon. They have an early 2005 date on them and are starting to get a little bit of dry rot.