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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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My 98 TA had 94 TA rims on it and it looked terrible. Finally got around to changing them out. What do you guys think? Don't mind the clear coat on the hood. Working on that next.













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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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They look much better than the stockers.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Yeah I only snagged the Stock ones because the rims that came with the car were cheap and wouldn't hold a seal with the tire. My buddy sold me the stock ones with new tires on it for 400 bucks so I couldn't turn it down. Needed tires bad at the time.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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what size are those rims/tires?
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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Looks so much better....
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Have to agree with everyone else, the new rims look way better on your car.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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They are Ruff Racing R930's. The fronts are 18x8.5 with 245/40/18 tires. The back wheels are 18x9.5 with 275/35/18 tires.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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those stock rims suck ha. I like those a lot, im going with ruffs in a week or so, im doing the r279's
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AHHHH.... I HATE YOU!! just kiddin... lol... i just got the same exact rime except mine are 18x9 in the front and 18x10.5 in the rear... i thought i was the only person with those cuz i have never seen them on any car period... f body or not... the rims in my sig are my old ones.. havent got around to gettin new pics but when i do ill psot some up... Like the rims better then the stockers btw
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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Yeah I have yet to see then on a fbody. I did see it on a G8 on the site I ordered them from. I was wanting to go just a tad bigger(wider) but I was trying to save a few bucks for the suspension work coming up. This is my daily driver. I do about 75 miles a day in it so the suspension gets a lot of wear considering I have no idea when it had any suspension work. I have owned it since 04 and I never did any work to the car. I will post some cleaned up pics of the rims. They were kinda dirty when I took the pics. I would like to see what yours looks like on your car.
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Much better. Now lower it
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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paint those damn calipers red ...or black
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Black wheels always look so damn good with red! Fine choice!
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ya totally.... i have some but the car was really dirty.. we are having some shitty weather and idk when it is gonna pass so i can take some real good pics... i jsut ordered lowering springs so the rims will fit alot better ill post the pics tomorrow
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much better =)
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much better than stockers.
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Detoxx03
Much better. Now lower it
That is something I am kicking around. Haven't decided yet.
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by oberth1
paint those damn calipers red ...or black
The back ones are painted red but they look awful. I was thinking about painting them black and ordering the Trans Am caliper decals in red off of the ws6 store.
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Damageinc84
The back ones are painted red but they look awful. I was thinking about painting them black and ordering the Trans Am caliper decals in red off of the ws6 store.
That would look better I think. Car looks sweet with the new wheels.
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