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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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My old wheels are gone and the my new 18" Z06 are on.

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<a href="http://community.webshots.com/photo/32777823/69305751EnAkOe" target="_blank">18" Z06 </a>
I will get more pics of them when the sun comes out.
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 09:10 PM
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very nice, i cant wait to put mine on!!
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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Awesome Toxic, they look great don't they!..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 11:57 PM
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Very nice.. makes me miss my Z06 wheels <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

(insert thumbs up smilie here)
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 12:08 AM
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Gotta love those wheels! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 12:33 AM
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<img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" /> NICE!
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 09:27 AM
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Thanks guys!!! Now here is the smilie you want Steve. <img src="http://www.htownracing.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt=" - " />

Now to figure out how much to drop it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Apr 13, 2003 | 04:55 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Toxic Texan:
<strong> Thanks guys!!! Now here is the smilie you want Steve. <img src="http://www.htownracing.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt=" - " />

Now to figure out how much to drop it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How about 1.3" or so with DMS Springs? Here's my car...
<img src="http://www.ayresweb.com/wheels/hp/on_car/hp_driveway1.jpg" alt=" - " />

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Old Apr 14, 2003 | 03:02 PM
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shawn, what kind of wheels are those? Fikses? They look amazing.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Apr 14, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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I can't lower it too much because of the FLP headers. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Apr 14, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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Where did you get your Z06s from? Are the centercaps plastic or metal?
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 02:56 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Toxic Texan:
<strong> I got them from Discount Tire. The caps are plastic. Do they make metal ones?


Josh </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mine are plastic also, does anyone know where they sell real chrome ones?
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 06:07 PM
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Try ecklers www.ecklers.com they have a lot of vette stuff
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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I'm dropped two inches with Eibach Sportlines and Koni's on 19's (the same 19's ta25th has) and it looks great.

I still have to take pics, but I love the way the car rides and looks.
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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I got them from Discount Tire. The caps are plastic. Do they make metal ones?


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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 08:17 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MJMZ28Cvt:
<strong> Mine are plastic also, does anyone know where they sell real chrome ones? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Huh? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> Although my caps are plastic they are chrome. One can chrome plastic. I would have to say virtually every center cap on OEM style wheels are plastic.
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 01:03 PM
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Car looks great Josh <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Need to lower mine too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 02:17 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Xsta Z 28:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MJMZ28Cvt:
<strong> Mine are plastic also, does anyone know where they sell real chrome ones? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Huh? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> Although my caps are plastic they are chrome. One can chrome plastic. I would have to say virtually every center cap on OEM style wheels are plastic. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I was just asking if they made chrome centercaps that were metal. Now I see that all of them are plastic, sorry about that.
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 02:21 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SSG-Z28:
<strong> shawn, what kind of wheels are those? Fikses? They look amazing.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks...those are HPRACING Evo wheels. 19x9.5's with 275/30/19 Nitto 555 tires.

And JonSS needs to take pics NOW!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 12:12 AM
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Mine are real chrome. I am looking for centercaps with a bowtie on it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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