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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Man I LOVE these rims. They are so freakin hot it's not even funny. I was so worried I wouldn't like them but DAMN!! They are Greg Weld 15x8 5.5bs w/26x10x15 Mickey Thompson S/R radials and the fronts are 15x3.5 1.75bs w/26x6x15 Mickey Thompson S/R Radials. It is a much smoother ride now and still handles pretty good. I will probably have to do a little fender rolling but otherwise the do fit well. I DID however have to do some serious grinding on the REAR calipers to the the wheels the clear. It was no big deal though.


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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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not diggin it....
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:00 PM
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I like them, I just think the rears are way too small. But then again, Im sure GTO's don't have room for big meats like F-Bodies do. Any pics from the front?
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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I like them, I just think the rears are way too small. But then again, Im sure GTO's don't have room for big meats like F-Bodies do. Any pics from the front?
I would have to minitub this to make bigger fit right. I don't have any front pics yet. I will over the weekend though.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:28 PM
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I like them. From the side they look like they could be 100% street wheels/tires. (I know they ARE streets, but you know what I mean, not lightweight racing wheels.) It's a nice subtle but sharp look if that makes any sense.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by CavPat
I like them. From the side they look like they could be 100% street wheels/tires. (I know they ARE streets, but you know what I mean, not lightweight racing wheels.) It's a nice subtle but sharp look if that makes any sense.
Actually they are pretty light weight. I think the front rims weigh 13lbs each and the rears are 15lbs each. I figured up that I knocked off about 85lbs total over my previous setup.
I just like how it looks compared to draglites and most of the other "race" wheels.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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i think they look awful
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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I think they look Great!
"the Judge" sticker is another story, hehe
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tektrans
I think they look Great!
"the Judge" sticker is another story, hehe
LOL...yeah I get that one alot. I am thinking about totally debadging and removing all my decals all together.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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Call Steve at SJM, he'll fix that.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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i like the fronts. the rears are not drag tires so its a confusing look.
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
i like the fronts. the rears are not drag tires so its a confusing look.
This is going to be my "street" setup. I will be getting another pair of rear rims as soon as I gather some more money and going with some ET streets probably. If I can get a 28" tire to stuff in there I might do that too.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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A street setup should look good...which on a GTO would require at least 17" wheels. You could get away with that at the track because seldom does a drag setup look anywhere near as good as a street setup, but I'm going to have to agree with the majority and say it just doesn't look right. Stickers have to go to as well...pretty ricey.
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If you lose the silver on the ground effects IMO it would look alot better too.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SiL3NtXWS6
i think they look awful

I have to agree.

Not to be bashin' your car, and to each his own, but those rims do not fit right and look much worse than stockers.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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If you like 'em, that's all that matters my brother.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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a street tire on a slick rim wtf?
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 03:43 AM
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i think they look good on the gto's
just like in this thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-racing-results/970762-wow-just-wow.html
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look like they should be on a ford...just out of place...
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