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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Well my rims will be here Tuesday.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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Details? Pics? Come on now. . .
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Old May 2, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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Awesome. You will notice a HUGE difference in teh way the car rides with the better rims. The OEM ones are really weak and bend easy.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Old May 2, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Why do they bend easy??
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Old May 2, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Oh yea here are the rims!!
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Old May 2, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Taz34SS
Awesome. You will notice a HUGE difference in teh way the car rides with the better rims. The OEM ones are really weak and bend easy.
Weak and bend easy??? Do you know how stringent all the tests are for GM to be able to put those wheels on that car? Actually, the opposite is true... most aftermarket wheels are of lesser quality than factory ones.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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ill stand behind the aftermarket on this one. Ive bent 2 stock rims within a year and a half.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Really? What are you doing to bend rims in general (regardless of stock/aftermarket) In all of my driving experience, I've never bent a rim on any of my cars.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Bent rim here also.......just put new rims on today and ill post pics after washing it tommorow.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Mels SS
Oh yea here are the rims!!
Sweet man thats gonna look nice! I've seen those on a 4th gen Monte and they looked really good IMO. I thought Cragar discontinued the S/S wheels with FWD offsets but I guess they didn't. What size?
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Old May 3, 2008 | 08:14 AM
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The rims GM puts on these cars are using a weaker metal then the aftermarket ones. All 3 Monte Carlo's ive owned have ended up with bent rims from time to time. Anything from bumps on the road that you wouldve noticed to the pot hole we all drive in, and Im not talking about the girl from friday night either

GM puts less care into the rims/tires on these cars then anything else.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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well said taz. . . bent both of mine on normal everyday potholes. Even the insurance agent through the town looked at the hole and said he coudn't believe that this pothole was deep enough to bend a rim. Lucky for me the town covered the bill both times. (at 639.50 for one rim!)
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Old May 3, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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By the tracking # it will be here Monday
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Old May 3, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Mels SS
By the tracking # it will be here Monday
PN? Offset and size? I'm really interested!
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Old May 3, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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These are what came on my GXP when I bought it. They look really nice on the white and while they are clean. but they show brake dust really fast, they only stay clean for about 2 days after I wipe them down lol

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Old May 5, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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The rims are Cragar 610-C 18s 5-115 offset 35

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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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YOU ARE MY SAVIOR!!!!!LOL! I am in the process of tracking down the 2006 Monte Carlo SS I want color wise. I was just about to post up and see if anyone knew if those cragers would work for it but go figure someone else has the same taste I do.

Please post pix when you get them on
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Old May 5, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Well
It's starting to turn into a rim thread, might as well join in on the fun

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