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Old 07-26-2014, 07:23 PM
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Default New wheels! TSW Nurburgring Mirror cut.

So picked up some new wheels and tires for the 02 silver trans am. I decided on these guys for the price, performance, and appearance. Also got some Nitto NT555 to go with them. Each wheel weights a little under 20lbs making them lighter weight than the original 16" stockers. They are the same size and offset as the WS6 wheels and SS wheels at 9" wide with 50mm offset. I did decide to go with 17" up front with 18" in the rear because I like the staggered look. Spent about $1.65k installed from Americas tire. I'm pretty satisfied with the my purchase, what do you guys think?







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They look great.
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Originally Posted by Empatho
They look great.
Thanks bro!
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looks good, I assume your car is lowered?
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Originally Posted by leftysrepsol
looks good, I assume your car is lowered?
Thanks! yeah its on Eibachs but they are sagging a little lower than I want... I have trouble making it over some bumps... I'm probably going to swap them with some stranos once I have the cash.
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Looks great man nice wheels choice........ What's up with the side moldings ?
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Originally Posted by nofd968
Looks great man nice wheels choice........ What's up with the side moldings ?
Thanks man! uhh yeah about that.... it was there when I got the car. I'm trying to figure out what to do about it. Previous owner actually did a bunch of wacky things that I didn't know about before I bought the car, but its just the drivers side and he painted it with a brush? I think, but has black paint over brushed on the door and panels too .
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What size tires are those?
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Originally Posted by LilJayV10
What size tires are those?
went with 275/40/17 front and 275/35/18 in the rear
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Looks good. Really like the rims.
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Those wheels are bad ***.
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Originally Posted by 06pbmKC
Those wheels are bad ***.
Originally Posted by Chris25
Looks good. Really like the rims.
Thanks guys! I've been pretty happy with them! only down side is that the mirrored aluminum does scratch pretty easy, but it still looks almost new and I've had them for almost 8 months now. I did add some vinyl firebirds to slap over the TSW logo though.
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Do these wheels have a clear coat on them? I can't recall if TSW clear coats their wheels. I'm looking at the Mirabeau's for my Grand Prix.
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Originally Posted by The Guz
Do these wheels have a clear coat on them? I can't recall if TSW clear coats their wheels. I'm looking at the Mirabeau's for my Grand Prix.
The painted part does have clear on it, but the mirror aluminum part does not. I wouldn't know about the Mirabeau's though as it looks all machined and chromed.



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