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Are 19's too big?

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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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Are 19's too big?


I looking at getting something like the pic below. I pretty much have my mind made up on 19's but i wanted to see what y'all think.

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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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what kind of rims are those?
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:19 AM
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usually i think they're too big, but those wheels in that pic look awesome
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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I definitely like the ones in the pic but I think I'm going to go with 18's on mine.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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that looks badass for 19's .... i wish they made the 18s bigger than 18x8
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 08:23 AM
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My previous Camaro SS on 19" (HP Racing "Evo")



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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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They make 18x9's but that still isn't really wide.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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The wheel i am looking at are 19x9.5 with a 3.5" lip
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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damn nineball those look clean on the SS. I havent come across these for sale anywhere other than ebay. Do any sponsors sell besides HP?
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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I voted that they look nice, but just aren't for me. I think 18s look pretty good on these cars...any bigger, and I'd probably want some big brakes to fill up the huge window inside the wheel. And big brakes cost lots of money (almost as much as the wheels themselves).
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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Remember that youre gonna sacrifice some traction too with a sidewall that short. They look good tho.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by MeentSS02
I voted that they look nice, but just aren't for me. I think 18s look pretty good on these cars...any bigger, and I'd probably want some big brakes to fill up the huge window inside the wheel. And big brakes cost lots of money (almost as much as the wheels themselves).
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 10:01 AM
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Oops Retract my vote. I wanted to vote that they are not too big. -1

They look badass! Sorry about the itchy finger.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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I'm putting the 06 Corvette Z51 13.7" rotors on there so the brakes are covered.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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19s look amazing in person, I even saw a set of 19/20s that I was drooling over in person, and my first impression was20s on an fbody? but they look amazing
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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damn nineball those look clean on the SS. I havent come across these for sale anywhere other than ebay. Do any sponsors sell besides HP?
Check out Finish Line Performance.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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Did you get a different offset/backspacing on those wheels? Because everyone other one that i have seen have the sunken-in wheel syndrome.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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they look pretty good but i wouldnt get them, it would cut down traction and be a bitch to clean. they do look good though.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 5w20
Did you get a different offset/backspacing on those wheels? Because everyone other one that i have seen have the sunken-in wheel syndrome.
They only make one offset for 19x9.5. All four of mine were the same, with 275 wide tires front/rear.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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Seems like personal preferance to me! looks or performance, those wheels do look good but i,ve also seen some that look like complete *****.
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