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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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Car looks good man. The only thing I would change is to fatter tires front and rear. Same rims just taller fatter tires.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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i would go with the stock tire size in front and like some 295.45.17s out back!
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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hey nick aint this the damm truth!!!!

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Originally Posted by 383lt1impala
i would go with the stock tire size in front and like some 295.45.17s out back!
ha can we fit 295's? i know we can do 275's
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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yeah we can put all the way to 315s on the stock wheel! theres a impala ss forum member that has it and has no problem.
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Originally Posted by 383lt1impala
yeah we can put all the way to 315s on the stock wheel! theres a impala ss forum member that has it and has no problem.
its gotta ride kinda crappy.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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not if its a 35+ tire i have the 255.30.22 and they are hard on the bumps but i love them tho lol but my slicks ride realll nice.
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not if its a 35+ tire i have the 255.30.22 and they are hard on the bumps but i love them tho lol but my slicks ride realll nice.
I was thinking about doing 255/45/17's or if i can find someone on here selling a set of 275/40/17's for cheap ill buy those, but i wont buy them yet. dont need them right now. mine still have tread
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looks really nice.. question? did it have rear end damage, on pic 5 it looks like it..
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looks really nice.. question? did it have rear end damage, on pic 5 it looks like it..
as bad as that looks, it looks exactly like that on the other side. dunno what they were trying or what happened, but its the same on both sides. it had/has front end damage.
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I detailed my car too. Then it rained....
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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I detailed my car too. Then it rained....
I was gonna do mine the day it poured. sorry man. lets hope it doesnt come back tomorrow or Sunday.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by WS6_Suicide_Machine
as bad as that looks, it looks exactly like that on the other side. dunno what they were trying or what happened, but its the same on both sides. it had/has front end damage.

thats what sucks about having those big *** panels ...

anyway, she looks nice.. i allways liked those cars..
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Thanks much, ill trade u for that GN if you want. lol

but as u can tell from the pictures, ive got some work ahead of me. but it will all be worth it.
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Nice Impala! You know you have some work ahead of you, but its all worth it at the end! Get rid of those chrome inserts. Heres the number for that guy in Upland CA George Bates automotive 909 949-7984. Impala owners Heaven!
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Nice Impala! You know you have some work ahead of you, but its all worth it at the end! Get rid of those chrome inserts. Heres the number for that guy in Upland CA George Bates automotive 909 949-7984. Impala owners Heaven!
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