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Old 03-10-2005, 12:10 PM
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Default Bogart SS wheels on lowered T/A

Put these on yesterday, took a couple tries with rear tires to get something that filled the wheelwell and not rub with the car this low. Ended up with 11.5x28 ET streets which may be a tad narrow for a 9.75" wide wheel but I think it looks pretty good, getting it hook down the road may be a different story though

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Looks good man
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Nice! I just put those on my lowered Z28 =)
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Looks awesome!
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NICE.. If you had the SS wheels before you lowered it did it look jacked up? I'm worried about that since I have some welded Rt's coming and don't want the drag/4x4 look.
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Thats a great looking car!! Its setting just right. Job well done!
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Originally Posted by Johnny5
NICE.. If you had the SS wheels before you lowered it did it look jacked up? I'm worried about that since I have some welded Rt's coming and don't want the drag/4x4 look.
Car was already lowered when I bought it, I was going to raise it up to be a little more dragstrip/floor jack friendly but it looks pretty good like this. I'm sure when I take some weight out of the car and put the 9" in it will raise up a bit.
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the TA looks killer, mean as hell! what is she lowered with? have you driven the bogarts on the street yet, how do they handle?
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It has some kind of lowering springs I guess, I drove it a total of about 12 feet with these wheels and started taking the car apart for the 9" and TH400. My other cars with skinnys and ET streets drove OK as long as you realized they were there and you didnt drive in the rain Its really not a good daily driver wheel/tire combo.
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looks good Kevin.
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classic muscle car look
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Originally Posted by kp
It has some kind of lowering springs I guess, I drove it a total of about 12 feet with these wheels and started taking the car apart for the 9" and TH400. My other cars with skinnys and ET streets drove OK as long as you realized they were there and you didnt drive in the rain Its really not a good daily driver wheel/tire combo.
thanks for the info , im just looking for someting that will get me to the track and back( about 45 minutes away ), either welds or bogarts.
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I have had all 3 welds (draglites, rodlites and prostars) on the last couple cars, nice thing with these is they just bolted on and they are a little different. I always use cheapo wheels but this car I thought I would spend a few extra bucks on 'different' wheels.

I have driven 200 miles each way to the track with ET streets/skinnys, as long as you realize the limitations and dont play mario andretti - and it doesnt rain - they drive OK.
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Kevin, your car looks mean. It looked good when you first unloaded it on Monday, but now it looks racy. I can't wait to see it run.
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Looks great. No grinding front or rear eh?
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That looks great. Black Trans Ams on drag wheels look pissed off. I like it!
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Looks great. No grinding front or rear eh?
Nope, my front brake pads are pretty thin though, if I put new pads on the front it may need a little grinding off the caliper - ton of room on the rear.
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coiple guys PM'd me for a few more pics so here they are, BTW it doesnt have all the lugs on each wheel because I'm putting a 9" in right now with 1/2 studs and I only had ten 12mm lug nuts
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Looks good!
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Looks badass!!!



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