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Old 11-06-2011, 03:30 PM
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Default poor man track pack :)

I did alittle grinding on the front spokes but they look great with an 1" spacer up front...rears are 17" y2k's on 275/40 nt555r's
definately feels way lighter on the front end with just a few take-offs on the street...



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That looks surprisingly good!

What color is your car? Doesn't quite look like NBM.
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its a 2010 toyota blue...
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Looks good! Good stance too. I just wouldnt trust a spare wheel that was ment for 55mph or less. But seems a lot of guys get away with it.
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i feel ya ill be ordering some good tires for them later driving on them now to wear em out
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Love the color of your car......What springs are on it?
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looks good, what did the spares run you?
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I like it.
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Looks good. Its the cheapo tires that can't go over 55 .the rims are steel.but i for sure wouldn't make any passes on a doughnut tire lol. Love the color
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Those GTO spares? haha, I was so pissed when I got my GTO back in 2009 and the wheel in the trunk looked cooler than the 17s...the factory 18s were on the car shortly after.
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Old 11-07-2011, 04:47 PM
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Do they still bolt up to stock studs with factory lugs and the 1'' spacer?
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Originally Posted by 94 Camaro Z28
Do they still bolt up to stock studs with factory lugs and the 1'' spacer?
I'm guessing he has the bolt on adaptors which would use the stock studs and have an additional set of new studs which then use the stock lugs
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thanks no juice yeah they have studs on the spacers...
the wheels are aluminum not steel :/
but overall i like the look its not for every day obviously i just had to do a couple tests before just taking them over to the track
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Looks good erik!
Now go buy some sticky tires for the rears & go to the track & have someone take a few shots of your car launching off the line. See how that goes.
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nt555r's arent sticky enough? lol...
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Originally Posted by ISMELLRICE
nt555r's arent sticky enough? lol...
Is that your first set of NT555R? They are terrible as a track tire and really only good for slightly increased street traction.
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ive been playing with them on the street these past 2 days and they hook like sick really surprised me...but youre probably right they might suck at the track :/
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Originally Posted by ISMELLRICE
ive been playing with them on the street these past 2 days and they hook like sick really surprised me...but youre probably right they might suck at the track :/
I have used probably 8 sets of the NT555 on my Camaro, T/A, and GTO. They're a great tire combo for a daily driver and a weekend warrior. They make a pretty terrible track tire but give you that extra bite on the street.
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Ok, I have a stupid question and I apologize in advance if it's redundant.

Those are GTO spares, and even with a 1" spacer, you had to grind the inside spokes of the wheel to clear the calipers (I'm assuming)?

Also, would you PM me the link to the spacers you're using? I've been looking for GTO's to be parted out local to me to grab the spare wheel but I hadn't researched enough to know grinding was necessary. Again, sorry if I asked a totally asinine question
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^^^ Not a stupid question; i'm also a lil curious about the grinding. I just pick up those spares and i'm wondering about fitment issues


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