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Old 05-07-2007 | 10:35 PM
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Default New Rims for my Trans Am

What do you guys think

my factory rims are looking kinda nasty, the polish is almost gone and I think its time for some new ones, what do you guys think of these?



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Old 05-07-2007 | 11:16 PM
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i like em what sixe you gonna go with
Old 05-07-2007 | 11:24 PM
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+1 I also think they look good.
Old 05-07-2007 | 11:36 PM
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I'm iffy. I'd have to see them on a Firebird to tell :\
Old 05-08-2007 | 06:09 AM
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Moving to Wheels & Tires Forum...
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I think they will look good.
Old 05-08-2007 | 09:42 AM
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Well they are a 17x9 made by american racing supposedly designed by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

they are going on my Black WS6 I like the way they look, and the price is nice too.

I cant decide between those and these

http://www.1010tires.com//images/whe...II_enlarge.jpg

only down side on the others is that they are 18x9.5 and I bought a new set of tires (275/40-17) last year
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I like ^those better.
Old 05-08-2007 | 11:23 AM
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well bad news, the stern rims the second link I posted is 120mm lug pattern, but the F-body has 120.7mm (4.75 inches) so I dont know if they will fit, I have heard they will but I am not sure
Old 05-08-2007 | 08:57 PM
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I think I like the first ones better. I would think that bolt pattern would fit. 0.7 mm is an awfully small amount. I could be wrong. Somebody else chime in.
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Originally Posted by schtick
I think I like the first ones better. I would think that bolt pattern would fit. 0.7 mm is an awfully small amount. I could be wrong. Somebody else chime in.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/709681-ruff-5-x-120mm-will-they-fit-camaro.html
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And it looks like I was right.
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right on, I figured they would fit, since it is just .7 millimeters off, question though that was brought up in the other post, lets say the rims are lug centric and not hub centric? what then
Old 05-08-2007 | 11:11 PM
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i would go with the first set you posted
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Originally Posted by Captainofiron
right on, I figured they would fit, since it is just .7 millimeters off, question though that was brought up in the other post, lets say the rims are lug centric and not hub centric? what then
I wouldn't trust lugcentric wheels to begin with. But to answer your question, i would not use 5x120 lugcentric wheels for sure. Unless you can tighten all five lugs at exact the same rate at exactly the same time, there's no way you can center the wheel properly.
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any of you guys get the dale killer wheels? im trying to see how thed fit on a f body there site says yes but i was told there the wrong offset
Old 07-14-2007 | 06:16 PM
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i started a thread about these wheels about a month ago.. they make the wheels in chrome and black with chrome lip and are available in a number of sizes not posted by tire rack..

however they do offer 18x10s... I would not go with 17x9's. its boring.




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