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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Im just finishing up my motor and its time to decide on some new wheels. Any advice on which wheels i should get? I have a black firehawk. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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none keep the firehawk wheels, and get some bigs and skinnies, some greg welds would look sick
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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I like the firehawks but they won't fit a 315
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Dont get any of those in my opinion. They have all been played out.
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What would you recommend?
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Get something unique...like your Hawk. CCW, Fikse, Aero, etc....would look pretty sweet on a black Hawk.

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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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i like the zo6 rims on firebirds...
if you do go with zo6 rims check this place out 499$ for all 4 polished or 599$ for all 4 crome im thinking about getting the black zo6 rims with a crome lip
http://www.wheelreplicas.com/z06.html
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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Those are some good prices. Thanks DC
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out of those choices TT2s would look the best by far.... but i still think the stock firehawk wheels look better. If you want to step up to a custom wheel like CCWs of Fikse be prepared to spend 4k+ for wheels&tires... by far the best looking options but will ding ur wallet up good. Check with tomzwheels for some budget deals on TT2s and etc.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 11:56 AM
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I would really like to keep the firehawks as well but i need to get them rechromed and they don't fit a wide tire like i want to put on it
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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I will trade you a set of 4 17" Z06 motorsports wheels... black with machined lip... plus some cash.

I love firehawk wheels.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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None of those. Replica and Torque Thrust wheels are played out. Get some used CCW's or something, you can get some nice Boyd's (Boyd Rebels look great in 18's are are under $2k) for a good price.

If you MUST get one of those, then definitely TT2's, but they only make them in polished.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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i would save up and get ccws forgelines or i forged or fikses or something like that. but i boted for tt2 out of those choices.
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defiantly keep your Firehawk wheels IMO.. they belong on a Hawk but if you have to get wheels like said go with a ccw or fikses
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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stock hawk wheels
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I have to go with the CCW look. If you don't want to spend the cash on a new set and you can't find a used set, the LG Motorsports World Challenge wheel looks just like a CCW.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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Please don't get any of those wheels. Save some more money if you haven't already and get a nice set like CCW etc....
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I like the CCW wheels, but i am about to spend a lot putting a 9" in and putting my new motor in. I guess ill just keep the hawks on until i can get up the money again.
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I am in the same boat as you... My Hawk wheels aren't perfect and I want a set of nice wheels to be on the car. They look ok from afar, but when you get up close you can see the chrome pitting in the corners and stuff.

You should definitely get a set of new wheels so i can see what they would look like on my car since we both have black Hawks
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