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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 199TAmaster

theres my baby, what u guys think

looks awesome....except i dont like the wheels...very clean
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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Nice! I'd change the rims personally... but it looks good
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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Clean car, but I'm in concurrence with the others in regards to the wheels.
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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Rims are a lil big. Try some 17's in a Traditional 5 Spoke Style.
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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great color on the car btw, rims are to big for that car...maybe 17's???? same style though i like em, just alil biggy right now
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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Nice TA, man. Not trying to bash or hop on the bandwagon here but, the wheels look like they belong on an import. Not a bad *** TA. I'd get something a little more aggressive, ballsy even. Something worthy of the power attached to those four wheels.
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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Clean car I like the look of the rims just not on a Fbody.
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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Bigger rims = ghetto

Bigger rims actually hurt your performance by increasing your rotating mass. Thats why drag slicks are on small rims. Silly ricers.
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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rims gotta go. but other than that looks good
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by fa18007
Bigger rims = ghetto

Bigger rims actually hurt your performance by increasing your rotating mass. Thats why drag slicks are on small rims. Silly ricers.
that is true considering that the weight of the rims is the same. it can be countered by reducing the weight of the rims. the larger rims do better on the twisties as there is less sidewall, so if you wanted the perfect rim for a race car, you would get a good compromise in size (17/18) and use a lightweight metal. oh and drag slicks are on smaller rims mostly because you need a bigger sidewall. so if you want big rims, do it right and get iforged fiske hre, or ccw. if you cant afford those, then get some smaller rims. seriously, the style isnt that bad but they are too big.
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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well there you have it, the rims gatta go, ebay them hoes and get sum TTII's!! oh and btw hpjunky,...love the sig
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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Nice TA.


Originally Posted by fa18007
Bigger rims = ghetto

Thats why drag slicks are on small rims.
Actually, they are on small rims because tires with more sidewall = more traction But a big rim does hurt performance, you are correct.
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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i was hopin u guys would like the rims i didnt like them when i first got the car but, they grow on, so far its the only ta ive seen with 20s on it much less those, i might stick with them unless i get a good deal on some z06 or torque thrush
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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by the way what color u think i should paint the calipers, white maybe?
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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dont do the vette rims, everyone and their granny has them, and as far as the calipers the norm has been red, so might wanna get a them goin on your car,..whites the best since its nutrual and works with every color.
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 01:36 AM
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20's dont work well with cars like these. doesnt look right.

i wouldnt go any bigger then 18's but if you do the z06 wheels do 17's front and 18's back

or TTII's 17x 9.5front and 17x11 back

chrome or poliched would be sweet on the white, or the black wheel with polished lip

car looks good but those rims would never grow on me but its just my opinion

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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sycotic_reject
dont do the vette rims, everyone and their granny has them, and as far as the calipers the norm has been red, so might wanna get a them goin on your car,..whites the best since its nutrual and works with every color.
so your telling him not to do vette rims cause its too popular, yet you tell him to paint his calipers red cause thats what everybody else has???
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sycotic_reject
dont do the vette rims, everyone and their granny has them, and as far as the calipers the norm has been red, so might wanna get a them goin on your car,..whites the best since its nutrual and works with every color.
That is cause the z06 rims and red calipers look good on f-body's. And, I can't tell you how many people comment on my rims. Everyone on the message board has them, but I don't see many elsewhere. Go with what you like, and if you like the 20's, you have em, stick with em. They will get attention!

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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Pipelayaz
Rims are a lil big. Try some 17's in a Traditional 5 Spoke Style.
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