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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Ok i am new to this forum and modding my camaro as i get money and luckily i have some to spend at the moment. I think the car needs to be lowered and needs new wheels.

First question-which do you think would look better on car? The oe wheels C6ZO6 deep dish or the C5 ZO6 deep dish in chrome? 18x10.5 18x9.5

2nd question-should i get the wheels or lower the car first? i am looking at going with strano springs and bilstein HD'S

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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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I would do the suspension first if it were me. You already have aftermarket wheels, so wait on the wheels until you get the cars ride height down a little bit.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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x2 ^^ lower that b...only then, can you throw some D's on it. lol jk

the wheels you have now arent the best looking ever but lowering it is cheaper also and looks great

As for the wheels question, I'm partial to C5Z06 but that's just my .02

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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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I think the wheels you have on there are better than either of your other choices. Plus every other Camaro on the board doesn't have them. It's nice to see something different for a change. And they look like they have a nice lip!

If I had to make a choice between the two, C6 Z all the way! C5Z's look gross IMO.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 06:27 AM
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Thanks alot guys!! looks like i am going to be ordering up some springs and shocks...i do like my wheels but the clear coat is starting to peel off and really bugs me i will post some pics after i lower it
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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Ya I would do the springs too. The wheels aren't half bad on it now, so wait for new ones.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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I also recommend lowering it first.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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so now it looks my only question will be which spring and shocks to go with..time to search
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