View Poll Results: Which size better?

18x9.5 front 19x9.5 rear

13.42%

18x8.5 front 19x9.5 rear

15.44%

18x9.5 all the way around

42.95%

18x8.5 front 18x9.5 rear

28.19%

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What do you guys think 19 rear 18 front or 18 all around? Poll RUFF RAcing 278 black!

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06-11-2007, 03:52 PM

eddielb

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What do you guys think 19 rear 18 front or 18 all around? Poll RUFF RAcing 278 black!

What do you guys think will be better?

Handling
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Performance loss?

Im currently running 20's all around so anything will be better, and rhese rims weight about 25-27 depending on size, and have a nice 3 inch lip thanks all

they are 18x8.5 or 18x9.5 or 19x9.5

06-11-2007, 03:54 PM

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p.s. does anyone got pics of them on their car? thanks all!

06-11-2007, 04:54 PM

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I would go 18x9.5 all the way around.

06-11-2007, 06:41 PM

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18X9.5 all around

06-11-2007, 07:40 PM

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^^^^Word, thats what im sittin on, except on some c5 Z06s!!

06-11-2007, 08:49 PM

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those wheels look **** man

06-11-2007, 08:55 PM

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I have the Ruff 279's and I went with the 18x8.5's and 18x9.5's. I like the look of wider wheels in the back. Also the 18x9.5's have a much fatter lip than the 18x8.5's. If you like a fat 3in. lip on all 4 corners then go for it. I lean towards the staggered look.

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06-11-2007, 10:58 PM

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someone mentioned that id be able to rotate them... thats a good idea

06-12-2007, 11:08 AM

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Those will look a whole lot better on your car!

06-12-2007, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by eddielb

someone mentioned that id be able to rotate them... thats a good idea

Only if you get the same size tires all the way around.

06-12-2007, 09:04 PM

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dam those r some nice rims when r u getting them ur car will look so much beter

06-13-2007, 12:27 AM

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18x9.5 all around, 19's aren't for f-bodies IMO.

06-13-2007, 01:28 AM

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Hey... You got any pics of the 279's on your ride? I just saw these rims on ebay and was wondering how'd they look on an F-Body. Let me know. Thanks

06-13-2007, 04:20 AM

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19's out back for sure. i have always had stagered rims on my ta and wouldnt have it any toher way. Plus when you lower on fbod it has the tendency to look higher in the front so having bigger rims out back will help that too

06-13-2007, 03:58 PM

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got pics of ur car 530?

06-13-2007, 04:13 PM

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I would go 18s. I have run 18s all around before with a lowered car, not sure that I could have taken the feel of 19s. But 19s look damn good tho!

06-13-2007, 05:51 PM

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18x9.5

I have only seen a few 19 inch applications that look good. 17 and 19 inches just work and look best on F-bodies IMO.

You actually have 20's? Ehh..hmm..

06-13-2007, 06:04 PM

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here is an old pic of my ride sitting on 19's rear and 18's front not ruff wheels but just to give you an idea

06-14-2007, 12:56 AM

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I HATE, let me repeat HATE! staggered diameter rims on f-bodies. and 8.5" wide in front is too damn skinny. 18x9.5 all around with 275-35 tires all around.