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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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Default New dished C5s
I got the new dished C5s for my car. 17x9.5 front 18x10.5 rear on 305/35ZR18 Nittos.



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Looks good. Some new drilled/slotted rotors will look too!
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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I like it.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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yeah yeah.. I know my rusty *** stock rotors are ugly.. I've more important things to save up for right now, lol.. like a rear end.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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nice!! i need these for my vette!!
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you mean 305/35/18 tires?
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Nice were did you buy them at?
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Ebay sir!!I have them also!
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car looks good with those wheels.
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looks good i like it
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
you mean 305/35/18 tires?
whoops.. thanks.


I got them from OE Wheel Distributors
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looks good...did you have any fitment issues with the rear wheels?
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damn... those look really good..... they make me wanna see what they would look like on my SS... now all you need to do is paint your calipers and the rust colored parts of the rotors... loos damn good man
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those look really good

take a couple hours to simply paint the rotor hats and tough up the calipers

it will look killer
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Originally Posted by quiet_storm98
looks good...did you have any fitment issues with the rear wheels?
I had to BFH it a little.. but nothing major. They actually didn't rub until I took a good size curve. Car has hose mod, but no other lowering... I'm probably going to roll the fenders anyway, in case I want to lower or go wider tires in the future...

and yeah I'll do the calipers/rotors soon.
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Those wheels look really good, almost got them myself but decided to stick with 17's. Do you have anymore pics?
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not with the new setup atm.. I want to try and find a spot around town for a photoshoot.
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