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Old 08-11-2009, 05:49 PM
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Default Ruff Racing 278's in Hyperblk or Blk?

I am getting a set of Ruff Racing 278's in a 18x9.5 shortly and can't make up my mind on either the hyperblack or solid black. I currently have the Z06 motorsports in solid black w/ chrome rivets and a small silver lip.

What do you guys think would look better out of the two? I think the hyperblack would offset the black berger, head and tailights and the roof.

The hyper black 278s



The solid black 278's


The vehicle the new wheels will be going on


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Hyperblack is the only color that I personally like in the 278's. Here is a picture of mine on my car:

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go chrome or go home.. well if i were to pick between the two, i say black
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Hyperblack for sure. Here they are on my old vette. 18/19 combo....



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I called a company called status wheels and they said that they 278 is discontinued? Which sucks cause thats the only design I reall like from ruff racing but do want the deep dish look.
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Originally Posted by OreoLt1
I called a company called status wheels and they said that they 278 is discontinued? Which sucks cause thats the only design I reall like from ruff racing but do want the deep dish look.
Hmmm, not what I wanted to hear.. I have silver 278s 18x9.5 on all four corners. I can't get the fronts to clear CTSv calipers. I was hoping to order two fronts in 18X8.5 and use spacers, but I guess that isn't going to happen now.

here's what silver looks like on a red F-body just for ***** and giggles

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yeah ive called multiple dealers and no one can get them and they have stopped producing them.
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Originally Posted by OreoLt1
I called a company called status wheels and they said that they 278 is discontinued? Which sucks cause thats the only design I reall like from ruff racing but do want the deep dish look.
I've heard that too, plus you don't see them too much on eBay anymore. If you do it is like it's the last they have and only have a couple of sizes and sucky offsets and widths.
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yeah ive called multiple dealers and no one can get them and they have stopped producing them.
Yeah, I've called around and just got the same story... That really sucks because it looks like they were offering them in a offset that would have cleared the ctsv calipers without using spacers.

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Available in the following finishes: Hyper Silver, Hyper Black, Chrome.

Available in the following bolt patterns: 4x100,4x114.3, 5x100, 5x112, 5x114.3, 5x120
Available in the following offsets: 20mm, 35mm, and 42mm.

20mm offset clears Brembo brakes on Infiniti G35 and Nissan 350Z.


and would have cleared the brembos on the f-bodies too.
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why are all these companies going out of business or discontinueing all the good models? are they coming out with something better? or do they just want all the cars to look the same. i mean honestly what are we left with anymore? welds american racing? 22s 24s? whose gonna be the first to fit some 26s on a 4th gen??!?!?!?!? sorry its a lil off topic i know but HONESTLY???????
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I really like the hyperblack. The plain black looks too much like the wheels that are on there if you changed.

1slo camaro: To your point, it's frustrating to keep finding wheel I like that only come in widths up to 8" or maybe 8.5".
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Originally Posted by 1slo_camaro
why are all these companies going out of business or discontinueing all the good models? are they coming out with something better? or do they just want all the cars to look the same. i mean honestly what are we left with anymore? welds american racing? 22s 24s? whose gonna be the first to fit some 26s on a 4th gen??!?!?!?!? sorry its a lil off topic i know but HONESTLY???????
Exactly! I like the TTM's but just about everyone has them, I'm tired of the Z06 wheels and want something with a deeper dish.

Guess I need to start a thread what looks good on this car to get more ideas!
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but i mean we all agree that only a certain look of a wheel looks good on our fbodies it just really sucks cause im the same way i hate looking like everyone else but only so many different wheels look good. and then it comes into money to get a custom wheel and tire combo and ****. its hard being in a camaro and looking completely different from anyone else. lol
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black, but i was biased. black looks great on red IMO
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go regular black
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I have Black on my C5 but the hyperblack look nice great also!

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Black FTW





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Every new pic I see the more I get pissed they don't produce these wheels anymore!
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yeah the 278's are the wheels i wanted i am also getting the same story but they tell me that the R930's look the same as the 278's but imo they dont...
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930's close but not the same. Never been a fan of the larger center caps that cover the lugs though!


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