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Old 02-22-2006, 07:27 AM
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Here's some pics of my wheels and rotors. The wheels are KMC "240 Unit" - 16s. The calipers are painted black using the Duplicolor kit. I dropped the nose with Eibach Sportlines (2" drop) and the rear with the "Heater Hose" mod (1/2" drop). The stance and look is exactly what I wanted.

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Hey man , your unit looks a little small... j/k

Not my style, but if thats what you were going for I guess you nailed it
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Originally Posted by dduncan
Hey man , your unit looks a little small... j/k

Not my style, but if thats what you were going for I guess you nailed it
D, took me a minute. That's a good one. Thanks for the compliment.
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Man I like em but may I ask why you went with 16s instead of something bigger. Oh and the pic in your sig looks like your cars got some swirls. You need to get on that and get rid of those bastards. Haha
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I think you meant to say you painted your calipers black...

Looks good... I love the raked look
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Are those truck wheels?
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they look kinda small
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Looks nice, I would have gone with a size or two bigger though.
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the first pic, I was thinking oh no! but man, after seeing the whole car, the actually look really good! It's got a dont F with me look, with that tall sidewall and the lowered look...
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for 16" wheels it looks damn good!
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Thanks for all the compliments and input.

My paint is in bad condition. I call it a 10-15 feet paint job. Looks good from that far away, up close you see how bad it is. Needs lots of work.

I wanted to go with a wider tire, but then I would not be able to go as tall. I chose tall over wide to get the look I wanted. I didn't want to go with a taller wheel. I like the size I used. I'm kinda "Old School" - not a big fan of big wheels.

Good catch on painted "rotors" instead instead of calipers.

Vann, awesome sig pic!

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small wheels and giant profile-sized tires.. uuhhhh ok

you jacking that thing up and adding a bed soon or something?
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Originally Posted by Silver02TA
small wheels and giant profile-sized tires.. uuhhhh ok

you jacking that thing up and adding a bed soon or something?
No I'll probably leave it like this until I can figure out how to make it into a Swamp Buggy. Actually the front tires are stock size. The rear are taller.
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looks..ok. As long as you like them though, that's what matters
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well, that's pretty daring idea and it works really fine, i'm a fan of old school too and not liking the big rims, but never saw a good example on 4th gen. like this one, good work
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Thanks Commando.
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Hell I had 15's in the front and 16's out back on my 75 Camaro. I think it looks awesome man, definately a retro-style that not many can pull off with these cars anymore.




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