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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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What wheels should i go with for my 97 Z28. I will be putting an ss hood on it with a black scoop if that changes anyone's mind. If i go with the Zr1's, i will go 17's all the way around, if i go with the C5 Z06's i may go with 18's. Let me know. Post any pictures if ya got em. Thanks.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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ZR1's FTW!
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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17x9.5/17x11 zr1's
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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will the 17X11's rub at all or witll they fit without any modification? Probably a stupid question but i just want to make sure.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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yeah that will fit, but you will need to grind down the bump stops(maybe) and roll your fenders, make sure you get the right offset for your car
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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you need 50mm for the rear. you might have to do the bfh mod too. if your car is stock height, you might not have to roll your fenders.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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heres mine with 18" ZO6's.....


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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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Would i have to do any modifications if i went with a set of 18X9.5's?
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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zr1's all the way
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 97camarozguy
Would i have to do any modifications if i went with a set of 18X9.5's?
no mods, but most times you will only find 18s as 18x11 or 18x8.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by phantomzer0
no mods, but most times you will only find 18s as 18x11 or 18x8.
no, the only 18in zr1's i've ever seen have been 18x9.5. thats the only size they're made in as far as i know.
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and if he's talking z06's, we all know this come in 18x9.5 or 18x10.5.
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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I don't fricken know what to do!!! If i would go with the Z06's, i would need to repaint my calipers. What color should i go with to get them painted?

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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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red .
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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like just red or the color of my car red?
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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i Have 35r17. 265 up front and a 315 out back gunmetal zr1s
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 97camarozguy
like just red or the color of my car red?
red.

my roommate has a 06 charger. that is your color and we painted his calipers black bc we thought red wouldnt look right. the next day we saw a maroon srt8 charger with red calipers and it looked bad ***. i thought that the colors would clash. but they actually looked pretty good.
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Mine isn't marron though. it used to be and it was wrecked before i bought it and they didn't use the factory color. Its more of a dark orange.
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