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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 05:39 AM
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Cut 2coils both front and back and 20" dotz roadster rims.
Back tires are to thin i`m going to buy wider....
Thinking about doing the sail/roof panel and mirrors flatblack

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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 05:46 AM
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Here's my red Trans Am with GM gloss black paint







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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 06:19 AM
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op i kinda like your car how it is, to pull of 20s the stance has to be perfect, need a good size lip in the rear, honest it looks pretty good, but the only 20s i have seen and loved where tubbed,deep dish ,slammed
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 06:37 AM
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Agree with bobs99 nice stance, but 20's? Narrow tire is not cool.
And stick with gloss on the sail
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Atomic02
Agree with bobs99 nice stance, but 20's? Narrow tire is not cool.
And stick with gloss on the sail
like i wrote wider tires are on the way, just bought these of a bmw 3-series and they can`t run wider tires than 235.
It`s kind of hard to get nice wheels for a ta here in sweden they are very expensive because of toll and tax (5 and 25% on us price and on shipping) and then some one has earn money to...

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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 10:08 AM
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Cut 2 coils and sitting on 20s? Hope you have a daily driver or extremely smooth roads. Honestly it doesn't look bad, other than the tires. If you're going flat black, only do the sail panel. Makes the mirrors kinda look like bare plastic cheapies. Different color than yours, but here's mine in flat black. CETA bumper, bottom of wing, emblems and sail panel.


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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by turbopalmen
like i wrote wider tires are on the way, just bought these of a bmw 3-series and they can`t run wider tires than 235.
It`s kind of hard to get nice wheels for a ta here in sweden they are very expensive because of toll and tax (5 and 25% on us price and on shipping) and then some one has earn money to...
It's not the width of the tire, it's the sidewall height.
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Guitar
It's not the width of the tire, it's the sidewall height.
iknow iknow this is not my first modified car
But with wider tire and the same profile sidewall height will get higher,
,since it`s % of the width.

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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by ARLS1
Cut 2 coils and sitting on 20s? Hope you have a daily driver or extremely smooth roads. Honestly it doesn't look bad, other than the tires. If you're going flat black, only do the sail panel. Makes the mirrors kinda look like bare plastic cheapies. Different color than yours, but here's mine in flat black. CETA bumper, bottom of wing, emblems and sail panel.
I have 2 daily drivers and have had extreme low cars before and know where to drive and not
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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It pulls off those 20's pretty well. Post more pics!
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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Looks ugly. F-body's are not meant to sit on 20" IMO, everyone has his own opinion though..
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 12:53 PM
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op-car is sick the wheels aren't ditch them....
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 02:57 PM
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how did you fit 20s? i thought my 18's were a lil big and my front tires still rub under cornering.
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:20 PM
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I think it looks fine, and you can fit 20s no problem as long.as the offset it right and you run a 26 inch tall tire
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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not for me. but, the car itself looks good.
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Normally, I think 20's are too large for 4th gens but the TA has the ground effects so it minimizes the look of the larger wheel. Although, I bet if you run over a nickel you can tell heads from tails....with that thin sidewall. lol
It looks pretty good....besides it's your car and you should do whatever you like. Props for doing something different.
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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me no likey....looks to ghetto!
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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hmm, nice car, but please ditch the wheels
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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Wheels look fine, ignore everyone.
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by whytryz28
Wheels look fine, ignore everyone.
Thank you for your expert opinion.
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