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Old 06-29-2007, 07:46 PM
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Default Wheel and tire dillema, what should I do?

I had a 98 Sebring Silver Auto Z-28 but I finally found my dream car, a 2001 NBM Hurst 6-speed Z-28 which I traded and bought yesterday. It's mint, had the window sticker in it and everything. My 98 had 17x11 TT2's with brand new tires on the front and rear but the 2001 came with 17x9.5 TT2's all the way around with brand new BFG GSD3's. I put the stock wheels on the 98 and took off all my performance parts, HID's, Halo's, Billet Grille, etc... My question is would you run the 17x11's because they look wicked or save weight and cost of tires and run the 9.5's all the way around? Or would you say screw it, keep both sets, run drag radials on the 17x11's and keep street tires on the 9.5's? I need help figuring this out. Thanks!


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A set of nice drag wheels is a good thing to have.
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A set of nice drag wheels is a good thing to have.
That's what I'm thinking too. I might keep them but then again I could sell them and buy something else for the car. An extra set of wheels is handy to have though.
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IF you keep them use the 315's for the street. They look meaner, PLUS 275/40r17 on the 9.5 will hook fine with the right tire
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after having 315s i dont think i ever see myself going back to anything less.
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Originally Posted by 98-LS1
I had a 98 Sebring Silver Auto Z-28 but I finally found my dream car, a 2001 NBM Hurst 6-speed Z-28 which I traded and bought yesterday. It's mint, had the window sticker in it and everything. My 98 had 17x11 TT2's with brand new tires on the front and rear but the 2001 came with 17x9.5 TT2's all the way around with brand new BFG GSD3's . I put the stock wheels on the 98 and took off all my performance parts, HID's, Halo's, Billet Grille, etc... My question is would you run the 17x11's because they look wicked or save weight and cost of tires and run the 9.5's all the way around? Or would you say screw it, keep both sets, run drag radials on the 17x11's and keep street tires on the 9.5's? I need help figuring this out. Thanks!


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You sure about that?

I would just run the 315s.
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Originally Posted by _JB_
You sure about that?

I would just run the 315s.

That's what they look like, let me look at them again to make sure.
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GS-D3s are Goodyears
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ok... the way i see it.. you have 2 sets of front tires and wheels with the 9.5's

match up on set of 11's(315/35/17) with your fronts and on the other set of 11's set a 315/35/17 DR on it!!!

IMO

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