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17x9.5 & 11 Weld RTS w/black centers
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17x9.5 & 11 BS Street lights polished
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17x9.5 & 11 AR Torq Thrust II polished
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15.38%
18x10.5 OE C5 Deep Dish - polished + new racing seats
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17x9.5 & 11 OE ZR1 - chrome + new racing seats
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Old Dec 25, 2014 | 04:38 PM
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Hey Guys, I know this is going to sound a little lame but I CAN NOT deside on wheel selection for my dark green 1996 WS6. I have a few options which I'll list if I could get some opinions. Please give me your vote based on the criteria...lol...thanks
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BTW - If I buy the OE DD C5's or ZR1's, I'll have enough left in my budget for the new racing seats I want.
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Originally Posted by oldschool
BTW - If I buy the OE DD C5's or ZR1's, I'll have enough left in my budget for the new racing seats I want.
I think you already made the decision. This option is a real deal stretcher.
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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 10:10 AM
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Haha very true...thanks for your input
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I voted for the dd c5 polished. I have them on my car and love the way they look on trans ams and I prefer polished aluminum over anything else. What color is your car ?
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I had the C5 DD on my car a few years back and it looked really good in my opinion
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Originally Posted by 98CayenneT/A
I voted for the dd c5 polished. I have them on my car and love the way they look on trans ams and I prefer polished aluminum over anything else. What color is your car ?
What sizes of wheel and tire did you install? I was thinking 10.5's all around and 295 tires. Not sure if that means I can rotate them or not...

My Car is dark green - you know, the 90's favorite color!
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What sizes of wheel and tire did you install? I was thinking 10.5's all around and 295 tires. Not sure if that means I can rotate them or not...

My Car is dark green - you know, the 90's favorite color!
Wheels are 17x9.5 all around.
Front tires: 275/45/17 nitto 555
Rear tires: 275/45/17 Nt05r drag radials
I think those rims especially in polished look awesome against colors like your dark green, navy blue metallic, cayenne red ( color of my car )
I think the contrast is perfect in those colors that have a deeper, richer look to the paint
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thanks guys....Looks like I'm going to try and order a set of DD C5's. Now to get ahold of OE Wheel.
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