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Old 05-18-2005, 08:14 AM
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Hey has any of you (trans am) owners ever put 20 inch wheels on a trans am. If so can you please post your pics. Thinking of going with 20"s for my trans-am. Thanks.
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Old 05-18-2005, 08:57 AM
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there was a thread a while back concerning this. try doing a search I recall that there were only a couple people to try 20's. Good luck.
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i just ordered my ccw 505a's last week 19 in the front and 20 in the back i will post pics when they come in
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Cool when you do (jderian) post them up or send to my e-mail edalva20@yahoo.com
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heres 20s all the way around with a 2in drop ww ground fxs and 50 % tint
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Old 05-18-2005, 10:55 AM
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doesnt that make your car handle worse ?
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looks nice

heres my `01 ss on 20"s...

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what do u think
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Nice!
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20" seems a bit too much for my liking. Just my opinon though. To each their own.
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i have 20's on my ta just look at my profile tas02ws6@aol.com or i will spost a pick when i get back home. their for sale also i like them but want to get some new bling
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because my car is lowerd my rims really dont look like 20s. i think the look like 18s or 19s but not dubs!!
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As long as you realize you're going to have a noticable drop in HP... 20s can be done tastefully, but with the 40+ HP you lose because of the huge amount of added weight, it just doesn't seem worth it.
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corvettes have 20s on the back and 19s in front!! HUH? GO FIGURE loss of horse power 40 hp loss i dont think so
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Originally Posted by LS1POWER98
corvettes have 20s on the back and 19s in front!! HUH? GO FIGURE loss of horse power 40 hp loss i dont think so
Are you sure its not 18's in the front and 19's in the back?
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Dyno your car and find out for yourself, LS1Power98.
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Dyno your car and find out for yourself, LS1Power98.


IMO 20's on an F-body take away from the well designed race car image. i wouldnt go with anything higher than 18's, but thats just me. I dont want to lose 30-40 hp just so that people can see my rims sparkle.
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Originally Posted by LS1POWER98
corvettes have 20s on the back and 19s in front!! HUH? GO FIGURE loss of horse power 40 hp loss i dont think so


Try 18x8.5 front and 19x10 rear...
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Originally Posted by stryker14
Are you sure its not 18's in the front and 19's in the back?
Your are correct. Beside's that were talking about Some kinda of Alloy wheel on a vette which is alot lighter. Not some big pimpin 71 caprice classic wheels. No with that in mine 20's can be pulled off on a F-body if that's your thing. But they need to some kind of CCW wheel or something in that nature.
VSGLS1's car looks good IMO.
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