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Old 02-20-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by qwk93ta
sell the rims to pay for some mods!
Dude, ditch those wheels, looks to Ricey, get some zo6, ss etc 17's or 18's
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Originally Posted by mcalus
Thanks for the replys guys.

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Eventurally I want to do LT's, LS6 intake, TD's, 5% Tint on side windows, Tune. That should make me happy for a little while.
good luck getting any traction off the line with those rims and tires.after the mods you want, but don't get me wrong it looks good and at a good price good job man
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Originally Posted by qwk93ta
sell the rims to pay for some mods!
Agreed. Mods won't really matter with those ghetto G thug life rims anyway. Kills the whole car for me, but if you're that type and think they look cool, then whatever. Your car.
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Originally Posted by Sharpe
Agreed. Mods won't really matter with those ghetto G thug life rims anyway. Kills the whole car for me, but if you're that type and think they look cool, then whatever. Your car.


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I like the car, and don't mind the rims. But you will have a hard time getting any sort of traction with them. Use them for show & shine, but might want to look towards 17s if you start modifying it. Glad you chose an LS1 though!
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Originally Posted by qwk93ta
sell the rims to pay for some mods!
+2.
Old 02-20-2008, 01:23 PM
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I like the look of the rims, but I think they come in a smaller size. As others said, ride and traction will suffer from 19's, plus the tire cost is going to be outrageous, but it's your car. Overall, I think it's a sweet looking ride.
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Thanks for the input! The rims are 8.5" wide. I know a couple people that are selling some chrome ZR1's that I am gonna get, and I was also looking for some wider tires..sigh...yes they are 235's. The guy got them in a package deal with the rims and I really want wider tires. The rims make them look wider than they are. For you guys saying to lower the car? How much more do you want me to lower it? When I put the TD's and LT's on it the thing is gonna scrape on everything?!

Thanks for you help!

M
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If you like the rims, keep em bro....car's gorgeous.

Guess everyone else would rather see it with TTII's or Z06's or something else that everyone else has.....

-Matt
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Originally Posted by 02 1LE HAWK
If you like the rims, keep em bro....car's gorgeous.

Guess everyone else would rather see it with TTII's or Z06's or something else that everyone else has.....

-Matt
You are exactly right. I know they may be too big but if you think about it, they are only 1" bigger than 18's. I know alot of you probably just read that and said no ****...lol but yeah everyone has the Z06/C6/C5/ZR1's

Its just different.
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Originally Posted by mcalus
Thanks for the input! The rims are 8.5" wide. I know a couple people that are selling some chrome ZR1's that I am gonna get, and I was also looking for some wider tires..sigh...yes they are 235's. The guy got them in a package deal with the rims and I really want wider tires. The rims make them look wider than they are. For you guys saying to lower the car? How much more do you want me to lower it? When I put the TD's and LT's on it the thing is gonna scrape on everything?!

Thanks for you help!

M
drop it an inch or 1.5 and trust me...you will be very pleased with how much better it looks. If your worried about the LTs and TDs go with an inch. You'll be glad you did.
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ditch the gansters!
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it looks mean as hell from the front
Old 02-20-2008, 05:30 PM
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Car looks great! Rims look

All in all its a very nice find.
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car looks hott. rims look hott as well...dont listen to everyone about the rims looking bad.....wait get some ZR1 rims and look like all the other ones..YAY. boring.
glad your car looks original. i do agree that when u go to the track u need some rims for your drag radials and all...but other than that nice whip

man this site is full of big rim/original rim haters
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Originally Posted by mcalus
You are exactly right. I know they may be too big but if you think about it, they are only 1" bigger than 18's. I know alot of you probably just read that and said no ****...lol but yeah everyone has the Z06/C6/C5/ZR1's

Its just different.
I think the car would look awesome with some NICE rims, current ones are horrible. Good find!
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Originally Posted by sdimess84
Get rid of the rims
not much RUBBER there... **** LOOKS GOOD THOUGH MAN.****

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Old 02-20-2008, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ncz28ragtop
car looks hott. rims look hott as well...dont listen to everyone about the rims looking bad.....wait get some ZR1 rims and look like all the other ones..YAY. boring.
glad your car looks original. i do agree that when u go to the track u need some rims for your drag radials and all...but other than that nice whip

man this site is full of big rim/original rim haters
all Im trying to get at is what is the point of putting some big *** 19'' wheels that have skinny *** tires that will not even be able to handle the power of the Ls1. If he had a sixer, then okay. But that is just a waste of power if you ask me. These cars are not meant for that size of wheel and that is why you dont see it on these cars all the time. Its not original, its just a bad idea...
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The people who are saying that you shouldn't get rims like ZR1's because you'll just be a clone are the type of people who put body kits and ricer tail lights on their cars. Look through the cheezy F-Body thread in the appearance forum. Hey, those crs are "differnt" and not "boring." They also look like homomobiles.

Your car can be different without having retarded rims that make the car ride for **** and make it impossible to get traction. This is an LS1 Camaro. Not some 200 rwhp ghetto ride. I mean, you already have a black stinger stripe, black corners, black grille, and black headlights so it's already different. Put some black 17" rims on there and have one sweet ride that handles better, rides better, and catches traction better. You sound like you're not too hapy with the rims. Sell the *************.

Whatever you do, don't waste money on performance. You've done killed that ****. Why even have an LS1?
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Originally Posted by ads_99ta
dude if you like the rims and you think they look good on the car then who gives a **** about what others think
+ 1, car looks good to me.....



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