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Old 05-04-2006, 09:03 PM
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From aftermarket back to stock. The WS6 Rims dont look bad at all. Im thinkin about getting some.
Old 05-04-2006, 09:05 PM
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I just went back to stock from Fikse FM5's :-(

It will be a few weeks before I get them back :-(
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If I had a ws6 or SS I don't think it would be that bad. If I had to for some reason I would but you could't pay me enought to go back to my ugly old stock 16in z28 rims.
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I bought WS6 because I dig them so much most of the aftermarket I don't like cost way to much or are insanly heavy.

I'll get draglights for coolness one day though.
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heck im tryin hard to move up to aftermarket stuff... dang FM5's are soo expensive.. especailly when you factor in 315 rubber on all four!
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I have a spare set of ROH 10" rims but I like my WS6 rims better...seems everyone puts TTII's or similar on now. I am actually thinking about getting them widened to 11" ...........
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Yes I would. If I have the same trouble with my new wheels that I had with my old wheels I will buy the factory 02 anniversary wheels. Why? Because a lot of aftermarket wheels seem to be made with cheap metal and go out-of-round fairly easily. Happend to my last set of aftermarket ZR1 wheels. Those were eggs by the time I replaced them and I could not get them balanced right The car shook badly at highway speed. I try to avoid potholes but in my area it's impossible to avoid all of them as there are so many.
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YES only when im about to sell the car !!
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Originally Posted by kornfreak_401
YES only when im about to sell the car !!
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Stock 16's? Never
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I love my stock rims
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I went from stock to stock. My car originally had the chrome 16" Firebird wheels. I switched them to polished 96-00 WS6 17" wheels.
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Wish I had some TTII/Crager's....i like Fikse s too
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Only on the GTO for winter use . . . . I put the stock wheels back on my Camaro and cried . . .
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stockers are good for drag tires
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I ride on my chrome ZR1s (stock for this car) every day...the wheels in my sig will go on on a more permanent basis when it becomes my garage queen. Driving in the rain with polished aluminum = But they look so damn bad *** compared to the ZR1s

Oh well...the ZR1s will stay around, and I'll get another pair that will see some MT D/Rs so I can keep a "street looking" car, even at the strip. But not until my 9" goes in
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Im still on the fugly flakes. I cant justify spending a bunch of money to go slower. Too lazy to grind the calipers for the drag look.
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I want to get rid of the stock rims on my 1993 Trans Am in the worst way. I hate them with a passion, but my budget makes me keep them for now. My main priorities were for adding horsepower (which I finally did), and now I will be focusing on the cosmetic stuff now. It sucks having a sweet ride that sounds mean as hell with the large cam, and having those ugly wheels to go with it.
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I'd go back to them to give it a sleeper look, but really I'm not that all into racing. The racing scene sucks around here. I just try to keep my car looking good.
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I love my stock rims, but may need to change, just so it will look different. I have had my car since 99



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