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Old 11-28-2008, 04:23 PM
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While I've had these wheels awhile I just never put them on until now. Car is in storage at the grandparents, here are some pictures.





Don't know if I want to lower it yet. I plan on doing longtubes sooner or later and don't want to worry about clearance. But as for the near future, this winter its getting red calipers and clear corners for exterior. On the inside I want to get one of Hurst's Classic Black 6 Speed ***** for the shifter and I want to install DRL's on her.

Input is much appreciated!

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I like it....looks very clean as well!

I'm in the same boat as you on lowering....I just put hooker LTs on.

While I love the lowered look, I worry about keeping my headers all intact!!
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looks nice, i would add black "camaro" decal letter's to your caliper's. i did mine last weekend, i like the look of it.
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Are you going to do anything about those exhaust tips ??
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Originally Posted by sway99bird
Are you going to do anything about those exhaust tips ??
Heh yeah, eventually. Right now its the stock exhaust with a cat delete (from the previous owner) It has no leaks and sounds pretty good and is nothing obnoxious. My buddy has a '99 Z28 and is planning on getting a new exhaust so when he takes off his Loudmouth 2, I'm gonna buy it from him.

Thanks for all the comments guys!
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Looks good, your car looks real clean.
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Oh by the way, does anyone know how to make the rear wheels fit the fender better? Like, make the tires stick out a little more? I don't like how the fender goes over the wheel by like an inch.
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Looks good.
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Originally Posted by 00FlowCamaro
Oh by the way, does anyone know how to make the rear wheels fit the fender better? Like, make the tires stick out a little more? I don't like how the fender goes over the wheel by like an inch.
Only way is spacers or get them same rim in a different offset.
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Originally Posted by homerunhtr21
Only way is spacers or get them same rim in a different offset.
How much will spacers help or bring them rim out?
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Depends on how big of a spacer you get lol

CLEAN lt1, love it...
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Depends on how big of a spacer you get lol

CLEAN lt1, love it...
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Originally Posted by 00FlowCamaro
Oh by the way, does anyone know how to make the rear wheels fit the fender better? Like, make the tires stick out a little more? I don't like how the fender goes over the wheel by like an inch.
sure you can, through some 335 drag radials on and they will stick out lol jk. what size width rim do you have?
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Originally Posted by italicizedsponge
sure you can, through some 335 drag radials on and they will stick out lol jk. what size width rim do you have?
Haha, they are 8.5 in. wide.
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ok then you cant go too wide of a tire then. if it bothers you really bad id trade the two back rims for two 10.5-11" rims
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Looks great but what is that white stuff on the ground ?
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Looks great! i have the same wheels on my black Z, you should have went with a 10.5 wheel in the back though..
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Originally Posted by JWG01LS1
Looks great! i have the same wheels on my black Z, you should have went with a 10.5 wheel in the back though..
Yeah, I realize that now, haha. I bought them nearly 2 years ago for the V6 and never really took into consideration the back rim width. I'm ordering some 1" spacers so they should help some.




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