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Old 03-15-2013, 12:13 AM
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Default Race Star Dark Star Wheels Are On!

Finally got these installed on my Camaro. Ordered them from Jimsracingtires real cool guy! Total price for the 15x10 with all the lugs & shipping for direct drill was $518. Race Star offers a "lifetime structural damage warranty" also. Then I got M/T new P275/60 28" ET Street Radial Pros. Haven't been able to do any pulls on them "yet" haha. Had to do quite a bit of grinding on my brake calipers along with cutting part of my inner fender. BFH mod is a MUST which I already had done it previously.. & then I cut off my bump stops just for that extra clearance if I decide to go with wider tires.

15" dark star skinnies & lowering will be put on as soon as I can afford them. Wanna get this H/C & spray installed first! Thought about the 17" up front but imo they just look to awkward. Some people have pulled it off depending on the tire combo but I don't know prefer the 15" I plan on painting the 5 spokes black in a few weeks until I get the skinnies haha

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wow...those look aggressive.

what is that finish called?
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Were you able to get the wheels balanced? Is there enough room between the wheel and caliper for those stick on weights?
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Originally Posted by Stu_x24x
Were you able to get the wheels balanced? Is there enough room between the wheel and caliper for those stick on weights?
Should be, because they can really put the weights as far back or forward as they want.

Those look gorgeous tho, well done!
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Sick pics, can't wait to see it with the fronts on!
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Looks good . I thought the Dark Stars were supposed to fit without grinding ?
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Those look really good!
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Needs moar low!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by green manalishi
wow...those look aggressive.

what is that finish called?
Racestar calls it a black chrome really like it!

Originally Posted by rod214
Looks good . I thought the Dark Stars were supposed to fit without grinding ?
Na pretty much every person I know has had to grind their calipers & do the BFH mod..

Originally Posted by Stu_x24x
Were you able to get the wheels balanced? Is there enough room between the wheel and caliper for those stick on weights?
Yea although one of them needed like 7 ounces of weight on it haha? so I got one that's got huge strips all over it haha but you can't even see it with my brakes so its cool.

Originally Posted by red04montels
Should be, because they can really put the weights as far back or forward as they want.

Those look gorgeous tho, well done!
Thanks man!

Originally Posted by adamantium
Sick pics, can't wait to see it with the fronts on!
Same!!

Originally Posted by TheLS1Lover
Those look really good!
Thanks

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Needs moar low!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha I know I know...
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Looks real mean! Just a little lowering will finish it off once the front ones go on
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7 ounces of weight. Damn. Looks great non the less.
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Originally Posted by Blackpanther99
Looks real mean! Just a little lowering will finish it off once the front ones go on
Yea once I get them in skinnies then throw a sunoco hood Ill be set!

Originally Posted by LilJayV10
7 ounces of weight. Damn. Looks great non the less.
Yea we were both surprised.. haha
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nasty.... should launch like a bitch now
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Originally Posted by Ballzee
nasty.... should launch like a bitch now
Oh it hooks instantly with a 4-4.5k launch



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