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View Poll Results: Which wheels do you think would look best on a silver Trans Am?
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Wheel 2
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Wheel 3
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Wheel 4
51.24%
Wheel 5
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Wheel 6
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Wheel 7
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Old 01-24-2008, 01:39 PM
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Well, I've been wanting some new wheels but since I have a few other projects going on (lifting my Jeep XJ & getting bigger tires/wheels, winch, etc., fixing my old school Harley, & my '34 traditional style hot rod) I want to keep it on the lower cost end of the spectrum.

Nine Ball gave me a good quote on some iForged wheels, but the wheels that are in my price range would require the purchase of new tires instead of using my current rubber. This knocks them back out of my budget I have planned for the T/A. While looking around, I've narrowed down the wheels I like to the ones I've listed here.

They are going on my Silver TA, it's been lowered since this pic was taken, I just can't find my newer pics. Pic attached at bottom.


Wheel 1



Wheel 2 See Wheel 8 for Silver version of same wheel.


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Wheel 3



Wheel 4


Wheel 5


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Wheel 6


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Old 01-24-2008, 01:56 PM
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Wheel 4 Mark, and please get them staggered....
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Old 01-24-2008, 01:59 PM
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out of those wheels I agree with the above
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Old 01-24-2008, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by INVISIBLEZ
...and please get them staggered....
Everyone wants me to buy new tires I was just going to run 18x9.5" wheels all around. 9.5 is as wide as all of those come. According to Nitto, my tire is supposed to fit a 9-11" wheel (275/35/18).

My current wheels are all 9.5" and have 275/35 fronts & 285/35 rears. Personally I like a rather wide-ish tire up front since that's where most of your braking power comes from....
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Old 01-24-2008, 02:42 PM
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Number 4 all the way. I have went threw many a set on my Black WS6. Take my word for it! Good luck!
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Old 01-24-2008, 02:50 PM
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The only one I like is #4, unless you can get #2 in silver.
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Old 01-24-2008, 02:54 PM
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i would go with 2 or 3
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Yeah, they come in silver also, and most of these also come in chrome, but i'm not a big chrome fan, especially on silver cars.
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Old 01-24-2008, 03:19 PM
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Guess I forgot to put a wheel 8, but I added the silver version of wheel 2 as the #8 on the poll.
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Old 01-24-2008, 03:23 PM
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Wheel 4, and talk about easy to clean!!!
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Old 01-24-2008, 04:07 PM
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Yea wheel 4 is the best looking. . . what kind of wheel is it?
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Originally Posted by Modsquad
Go HERE for more info on the wheels above.
There are links under each group, I grouped them by brand.
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Old 01-24-2008, 05:03 PM
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Wheel 4 or wheel 8, I hate the rest.
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Thought more people would at least like 7. That's a clean simple split 5.
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wheel # 4
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replied in your other thread... but i'd pick 4 first, then 7 second.
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definitely #4. i think the name of those rims are tork imagine rims!! i looked into those also. but i dont know if they game them wide enough for my taste.
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No, they are Petrol wheels, the name of that model is Octane. Yeah, I wish they had them wider, but 9.5" is as wide as they come. But, I like my current setup well enough which is also 9.5" all around, and the added bonus is I can use my existing tires & spend money on other things I need like a torque arm & shocks/struts.
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I think 1 or 4. either one is a good choice
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Wheel number 4 all the way. I wish they made it smaller then 18" Id be all over it.
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