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Old 04-19-2009, 12:04 AM
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Talking I finally put the new drag wheels on!!!

Billet Specialties Street Lites (15x4s and 15x10s). I've had them for a while but haven't had the time to put them on. The pics aren't that great. I'll get some more in better light.

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Looks great.

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looks great Darren ! sucks we couldn't go to the track today cause of the rain today
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looks great Darren ! sucks we couldn't go to the track today cause of the rain today
Yeah this weather sucks!!! I hate rain!!! My next weekend off will be May 16th and 17th. Let me know if you wanna go.
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What backspacing on those, did you have to grind the calipers, you got spacers on them? thanks
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there 15x10 w/ 7.5 bs they dont need grinding and if i remember right he did not use spacers
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love the wheels wish i had them.
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I like them better every time I see them
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Originally Posted by JaSSon
What backspacing on those, did you have to grind the calipers, you got spacers on them? thanks
The, fronts are 15x4s with 1.625" backspacing and the rears are 15x10s with a 7.5" backspacing. The rears fit perfect but the fronts require a small spacer or light grinding. I opted to run a 1/4" spacer because my calipers are powdercoated and I didn't want to grind on them.
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You just did me a big favor

I just sold the 15x10 & 15x3.5 Prostars I had for my wifes silver SS today...They looked great on the car but i was looking for something a little different.

I kept looking up pictures looking for a picture of these on a silver SS and those look great. Looks like ill order a set tomorrow
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Originally Posted by SoCalSpd
You just did me a big favor

I just sold the 15x10 & 15x3.5 Prostars I had for my wifes silver SS today...They looked great on the car but i was looking for something a little different.

I kept looking up pictures looking for a picture of these on a silver SS and those look great. Looks like ill order a set tomorrow
Cool, your going to love them.
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Paint the back filler panel flat black, that'll make it just right



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Very nice. I got the same wheels with different back spacing.

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You read my mind SoCalSpd. I've been planning on doing the satin black berger panel and some stainless camaro inserts for a while. They're are definately next on my appearance mod list.

Here are a few more pics from the front angle of the car.

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Very nice pics! It would look killer dropped just a tad. What size tires are on the rear?
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Originally Posted by DanZ28
Very nice pics! It would look killer dropped just a tad. What size tires are on the rear?
Thanks. The rear tires are 275/50s (26" tall). I'm planning on stepping up to the 275/60s next season. Hopefully the taller tires will help fill the gap more. If they don't I'll swap out the rear springs or cut the stock springs a little.

What rear springs and tires are you running?

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Here are two more shots. I played around with photoshop on these two.

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car looks great im gonna be gettin the same wheels with a quarter inch spacer you didnt have to grind the fronts at all?
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Originally Posted by DTB_LS1
Thanks. The rear tires are 275/50s (26" tall). I'm planning on stepping up to the 275/60s next season. Hopefully the taller tires will help fill the gap more. If they don't I'll swap out the rear springs or cut the stock springs a little.

What rear springs and tires are you running?
I have Afco springs with adjustable spring perches. I'm running 275-60-15's on mine right now, you can see the difference quite a bit (26" vs 28") between yours and mine from the pics. I'm also lowered quite a bit.
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Originally Posted by topdog515
car looks great im gonna be gettin the same wheels with a quarter inch spacer you didnt have to grind the fronts at all?
No grinding at all. The clearance is tight but they fit.


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