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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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Seeing as how much you guys love "What wheels should I get" threads, I give you yet another. My camaro is BTM, not MTM. I have a budget of $1300 (can scrounge up a little more if I must, but not much more). This thin budget has to cover tires as well as mount and balance. I completely understand that any tires I get will probably not be very good.

I do not drag race this Camaro any more by the way. Got another toy for that

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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:09 AM
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I think TT II's would look killer on your ride. Very nice looking and unique car btw.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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car wont need something out of the ordinary...so yea TT 2's or chrome zr1's. both with 11's in the rear of course.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:21 AM
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TT 2's and zr1s would look sick i like torque thrusts (pricey) and iroc z rims a lot idk how back spacing would work though
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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11's in the rear would be really slick. I wonder if tomz is running that sale still.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:34 AM
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i am not sure what you plan on doing w/ your old ones, but you could sell them and make a decent chunk of money back.
also, get sumitomos for your tires. $400 for 4 tires and i have always been impressed with their longevity. (got mine from tirerack.com)
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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I can only afford the sumi's. I actually have 2 sets of wagon wheels that will be laying around soon enough. How about the TTM's? I think they look cleaner, and I like chrome more than a polished finish.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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Black Zr1s Or Chrome. Tomz has 17x9 and 17x11s Black ones are Cheaper then Chrome ones.
Blue and black look good together.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:55 AM
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It's actually bright teal. I've never been able to get a pic that does it justice becuase it's always changing color.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by musicman
It's actually bright teal. I've never been able to get a pic that does it justice becuase it's always changing color.
LOL looks like Blue hah. forget the Black Then just get some chrome TTIIs or
Zr1s
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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Thanks for the help everyone, I bought wheels and tires today, TTMs. (I wanted chrome, and the TTM is a personal fav over the TT2's)
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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you can neverrrr go wrong with TT2's!!!
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