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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by desertLS1
Yup, although that looks great. . You may be tubbed but its not like it makes the tire any more visible, and your rear 2" lip is what I have in front. The deeper lip (3") in the rear looks 100x better IMO.
I'm not hating, I think yours looks good. I wanted wider tires thats why i went with a 12" rim, but didnt it want to poke way out thats why I went with the tub.

If I were you i'd get fender flares and run the proper size tire for a 12" rim.


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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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I am very familiar with both L5's and TPE's.
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You're a dick. Nice tires brah!

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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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You're a dick. Nice tires brah!


How am I a dick? All I said I was aware of those fenders, I'm on corvette forum also, I said thanks too lol

That **** is ridiculous
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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Car looks sick , gotta be my favorite wheels for c5's...also digging the black sail panel.....bad *** ride brotha
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 10:07 PM
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Yup I'm straight dubbin


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Are your wheel centers black or are they missing?
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Race versions are machined not to accept center caps, they do not come with center caps.
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Originally Posted by nomoneyz
Rear tire looks a bit too small.
Originally Posted by tim99ws6
Wheels look awesome, but the tires look a little small in the back.
Originally Posted by turyg ls1
nice car and i agree with the rest on the tires...love those wheels
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X2 clean car though
Originally Posted by Rob's 02 SS
Car looks good . Looks like you need a 335 rear tire.
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whos VW wheels did you steal?

looks just as dumb as my buddies car i shot a few years back...


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You're a dick. Nice tires brah!

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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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LOL gotta love the haters!

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LOL gotta love the haters!

yeah, he mad.
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Originally Posted by desertLS1
The deeper lip (3") in the rear looks 100x better IMO.
I would agree with you if the tires were the right size.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by FirebirdTransAm
You're a dick. Nice tires brah!

Dayumn! Mine are stretched too but NOT that stretched. Bought the car that way so they stay until I wear them the **** out. 285 on 12" but once done 295 or 305 will be used. Front shown here is a 255 on 10" wheel. 265 will replace it.



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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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I think they look awesome! CCW Classics are by far one of my favorite wheels. I'll pick up a set one day :burn
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Dayumn! Mine are stretched too but NOT that stretched. Bought the car that way so they stay until I wear them the **** out. 285 on 12" but once done 295 or 305 will be used. Front shown here is a 255 on 10" wheel. 265 will replace it.

HAHA well dont put a 295 like i did, or you'll get flammed ^^LOL

But for the front the 265 is perfect.
when will you try that 305? i still need to see if it will even clear.
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yeah, he mad.
not at all, just humoring your dumb ***.

lets see your car man?
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by desertLS1
HAHA well dont put a 295 like i did, or you'll get flammed ^^LOL

But for the front the 265 is perfect.
when will you try that 305? i still need to see if it will even clear.
At the current rate the way that I drive it'll be two yrs before I have a larger set tires on. Hopefully I'm on the dyno fri-sat so I can really see how much space I have under there to see if a 295 would even clear. If not, then that means flares will be required and I'm thinking TPE's? Think I got that right, as I don't like the L5's.
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At the current rate the way that I drive it'll be two yrs before I have a larger set tires on. Hopefully I'm on the dyno fri-sat so I can really see how much space I have under there to see if a 295 would even clear. If not, then that means flares will be required and I'm thinking TPE's? Think I got that right, as I don't like the L5's.
You should be ok with 295's, but your car is lower than mine tho.
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Wow. That is fantastic.
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Yea didn't see what was custom at first..look good though
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