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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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Can't wait to see those bad boys slapped on.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 04:24 PM
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those wheels look awsome. The car is really coming around nicely. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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Are u gonna have to relocate your shocks? I have 315's under mine now and the shock relocation made it a breeze
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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looks good. now hurry up n get those wheels put on.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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Sorry guys but it may be a while lol, I am so damn busy now with school I don't have time.
I got drop blocks for it but the school bays were full plus I think I need longer u bolts.
Gonna try and go by discount or something Monday.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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What size are those wheels and what backspacing? They look nice. My car should be done soon. It is driveable, just having o2 sensor problems and working on the tune. It should be straightened out soon.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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18's and I don't know the backspacing. I think 5.5 or around there, I can't open my invoice to look.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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If its a 10" wide it needs a 5.5" backspace. It will work just fine with the 295. I run a 315, but I know a 315 for an 18" wheel is cha ching bucks. Look forward to seeing this thing together.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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I should have a free day tomorrow so I can clean the interior, put on the trim, paint and install the grill and wash it. Will also see what kind of room I have for tires, I am already concerned about 245's up front as the tires on there now rub. Kinda curious about what the livewires will look like on the T/A though.

But if I can find a decent price on tires tomorrow I will have them put on and then get them on the car!
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by retardedpenguin
I should have a free day tomorrow so I can clean the interior, put on the trim, paint and install the grill and wash it. Will also see what kind of room I have for tires, I am already concerned about 245's up front as the tires on there now rub. Kinda curious about what the livewires will look like on the T/A though.

But if I can find a decent price on tires tomorrow I will have them put on and then get them on the car!
245 will work on the front with no issues. My car is dropped 2 inches in the front and work well. Those wheels won't fit the t/a, backspace is way off. They will stick out way too far.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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Figured they wouldn't fit, BS on a 4th gen is 7.5 right? Wanna try and bolt them up on one side to see how they would look
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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So... any update?
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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Tuesday because the tires had to be ordered.

My poor Trans Am never gets driven anymore. It's kinda funny because everyone that sleeps in the parking lot uses my car as an alarm clock since it shakes cars when I pull in. Also scared the **** out of the girl that parks next to me when I revved it, was ******* hilarious. I love open headers but it sounds like ***, anything I can do to make it sound better but still be just as loud? My friend has one SLP resonator so I am thing about ordering another one and putting it on. It's just fun having it loud.
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by retardedpenguin
Tuesday because the tires had to be ordered.

My poor Trans Am never gets driven anymore. It's kinda funny because everyone that sleeps in the parking lot uses my car as an alarm clock since it shakes cars when I pull in. Also scared the **** out of the girl that parks next to me when I revved it, was ******* hilarious. I love open headers but it sounds like ***, anything I can do to make it sound better but still be just as loud? My friend has one SLP resonator so I am thing about ordering another one and putting it on. It's just fun having it loud.
at the pearland parkway discount??? lol haha pray they dont scratch those things. tell that guy to call the other store in pearland so we can use our bad *** machine no those and not even come close to scratching those.
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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Yeah they are going on the bad *** machine lol. You work there?

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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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+1 for seeing the wheels on the "retardedpeguinmobile"
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by steveo346
+1 for seeing the wheels on the "retardedpeguinmobile"
I wish you were closer, I want your 71 Formula.

Getting ancy for another project, I'll have some real money to throw at my next car so it's gonna be ***** to the wall if I can do it at the high school shop. This car is at the end of the line for the budget.
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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yeah i work at the one on the silverlake side of pearland. you got them from my store? if so ill be there from 2-close so if you go between those hours, ill mount em.
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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They are at the one close to parkway, my mom already checked into it and they said they had that special machine there. If I would have known earlier I would have just brought them to you though.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Alright so they ordered the tires but they never came in. So now they ordered me better tires at their cost which is sweet. When my mom told me "They had messed up" I was about to punch someone because I thought a rim got damaged lol..

Blessing in disguise I guess because I wasn't a fan of the BFG KDW tread pattern.
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