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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 12:59 AM
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lower it and get the right size tire on the rear! other than that it looks bad ***
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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Looks badass pretty much a sleeper!
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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Will look great lowered!

For the love of God don't powdercoat the wheels with any red...I would leave them alone period but at least leave the lip alone if you feel some dying need to coat them.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by thunderstruck507
Will look great lowered!

For the love of God don't powdercoat the wheels with any red...I would leave them alone period but at least leave the lip alone if you feel some dying need to coat them.
it doesnt show in the pictures but there is a lot of chrome pitting in the inner wheel. to have them re-chrome plated will cost a lot of $$$$ but powdercoating will cost only about $75 a wheel.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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car looks amazing, you did a good job with it.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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Great transformation, looks 100 times better. But holy crap your car sits high. It looks like the back is on jack stands lol
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dabest09
Great transformation, looks 100 times better. But holy crap your car sits high. It looks like the back is on jack stands lol
it has a spring kit to raise the rear end along with some drag bags... its on stilts!!!!!
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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I like how the rims shine, I would keep them chrome.
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very nice definitely needs wider tires and to be lower
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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Car looks a lot better. Those wheels were horrible, I just about bought some Rebels too. Then had some factory wheels just about bought before I sold it. And the guy I sold it to fucked it up. The lights and brakes werent like that when I had it. Your doing a lot of the stuff I wanted to do but just didnt have the time to do.

Enjoy in good health!
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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car looks way better good job. i have the same wheels and they are 18x9 not 8.5 i run 275-35-18 and for rear 295-35-18
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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You did a very good job, sir! I never have liked the rebel wheels on any car. Maybe with a powder coat, they might look decent. Car itself looks nice though.
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by BlkBird2000
You did a very good job, sir! I never have liked the rebel wheels on any car. Maybe with a powder coat, they might look decent. Car itself looks nice though.
the wheels are getting powder coated flat black, i am waiting on sometime in the spring tho. i am pulling the motor and trans, the motor is getting a set of ls6 heads and a larger cam (probably MS3) and the trans is getting all new bearings and bs. so after im done dropping all that money on that suff the wheels will be next.
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