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Old May 4, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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I finally decided to order some RPM 505 wheels for my black Z28.I eneded up going with the Black'Machined lip for the finish.I only ordered 2 18x9 wheels for now,I plan on going 18x9 all around but may get 19's for the rear I'm not sure yet.I think the 19's flow better with a trans am and the 18's go better with the camaro.I've had the chrome z28 stockers on for over a year so I didn't want chrome,and I also have a set of silver stockers as well.I paid 350 with free shipping which is a pretty good price,I'll get the next 2 wheels next paycheck(2 weeks).

I've did alot of searching but couldn't really find that many camaros with these wheels,I did have my mind set on a set of Torq Thrust, but once i seen the RPMs on some camaros I knew I had to get me some.Now i just gotta wait patiently til i get all the rims in and put them on.
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Old May 4, 2012 | 09:13 AM
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Old May 7, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Any pics of the wheels
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Old May 7, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 1blackss
Any pics of the wheels
U can google RPM 505 wheels and look at pics on there,I dont have pics of my wheels in person though,they should be in by Friday according to fedex.I searched around a while and although I did find some pics of these wheels on a 98-02 camaro I didn't find many.I found a bunch a trans ams with them though,they seem to be more common on TA's of rather than camaros.
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Old May 7, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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nice!!!!!! welcome to the club......ohh and go with 19 inch ...trust me
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Old May 7, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Go with 19"s. If in doubt search for nineball's red SS. He sold the car years ago but pics of it must be floating around. 19"s look better in Camaros too.
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Old May 7, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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love those wheels !
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Old May 7, 2012 | 11:59 PM
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ISMELLRICE I wanna see more pics of your car. My ws6 is white too and I was considering getting the same wheels you have.
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Dude, your car looks like a steamroller. That's sick lol
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Old May 8, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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i love the RPM 505's only one problem
i want something that is 17x(9 or 9.5) front, 18x(10 to 11) rear.
sadly rpm doesn't provide such numbers hell i would get 18" front 19" rear just that they don't have enough width.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by AmDWs6
i love the RPM 505's only one problem
i want something that is 17x(9 or 9.5) front, 18x(10 to 11) rear.
sadly rpm doesn't provide such numbers hell i would get 18" front 19" rear just that they don't have enough width.
What about 4 (19x9.5")

I'm looking at these wheels too and that's what I'd do.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wav3form
What about 4 (19x9.5")

I'm looking at these wheels too and that's what I'd do.
You mean these:





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Old May 8, 2012 | 08:31 PM
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I am in the market for new wheels and happened to find mention of these. Then found this thread and picks of chaman's car, which is very similar to mine. These look really nice. Any specific reason you went with with 9.5 all the way around? Which tires? How much is it lowered, or is just look lowered because of the 19s? Feel free to PM me if you'd rather. Thanks!

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Old May 8, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Went with these because of the big lip and ease of tire rotation when all 4 are the same. Tires are 275/30/19. Its lowered aprox 1" with BMRs and KYB adjustable shocks.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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Those sound like good things to me too. What's the drawback, are there mods to make that fit up front or clearance issues? I have G2 springs and the drop is more than 1". Wonder if these would fit anyway...
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No mods needed - mine are 8.5" all around, 1" spacer in the rear, lowered 2" rear, 2.5" front

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Old May 8, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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Chaman likes to ***** out his car every chance he gets lol
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Originally Posted by dabest09
Dude, your car looks like a steamroller. That's sick lol
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Old May 9, 2012 | 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by chaman
You mean these:
Yep. I'm still on the fence about how these look on a Z28 though...
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