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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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What wheels are everyones favorite on a 98+ Firebird? or what wheels do you have?
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Are you talkin stock or aftermarket? I have polished 17" Z06 replicas.
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I like the '96-'00 WS6 wheels. Aftermaket has to be the Fiske FM5. Expensive though.
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I'm rollin' on the stock 16" chrome wheels
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I get a lot of looks & comments on the Boyd Coddington Smoothie II 18s... not too expensive...
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I've got a set of FireHawk replicas on my ride.
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Looks pretty nice! What size is that?
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where could i pick up some smoothies like that? and how much do they run for 18inch chrome? and also what size tire you runnin? that looks great!
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Does anybody have Fikse on their birds?

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where could i pick up some smoothies like that? and how much do they run for 18inch chrome? and also what size tire you runnin? that looks great!
They aren't chrome, they are polished aluminum... imo better than chrome, especially with the cordless-drill attachments for polishing that are popular now (I use Mothers' powerball). Shines like chrome but lasts...

I got mine from Discount Tire Direct (http://www.discounttiredirect.com) a few years ago, running with 275/35s. Very happy with the setup, even with having to polish them occasionally.
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I like/have Y2k's, but I also like HRE 547's and ROH Modena's.
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I'm rollin' on the stock 16" chrome wheels
I'm with him. Look good for stock, and better tires are cheaper.
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boyd coddington 17" osiris
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American Racing Torque Thrust II's.

17x9.5 fronts (275/40zr17), 17x11 rears (315/35zr17)
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Not too good of a pic but thats what I have..... ZO6 motorsports 17X9.5 w/ 285/40ZR17 Nitto 555Rs
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Does anybody have Fikse on their birds?...
Here is a pic of my T/A on Fikse FM10's:



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96-00 WS6 wheels are my favorite.
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