New Rims!
07-17-2007, 12:21 AM
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Looks nice, I'd rather have a set of wheels that noone has then a set of Y2Ks that everyone and their neighbor has. You made a good choice, I like them how they are, just lower the car and then your done.
07-17-2007, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 346Vette
YUCK!
Jk (not really)
Don't paint, just lower it and hope for the best.
Why does your car sit lower on the passenger side?
Jk (not really)
Don't paint, just lower it and hope for the best.
Why does your car sit lower on the passenger side?
07-17-2007, 12:24 PM
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IMHO- looks terrible.
Get those Y2ks back on there, I really liked those. Your car looks like it wants to be a volkswagen with lipper type tires and those gawdy almost all solid spoke wheels.
Get those Y2ks back on there, I really liked those. Your car looks like it wants to be a volkswagen with lipper type tires and those gawdy almost all solid spoke wheels.
07-17-2007, 01:06 PM
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They just need more sidewall/less wheelgap and I think they'll look fine.
And for the record, I haven't had a problem with my Sumitomos. And I'm quite pleased about the hundreds of dollars I saved.
And for the record, I haven't had a problem with my Sumitomos. And I'm quite pleased about the hundreds of dollars I saved.
07-17-2007, 04:18 PM
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Why would you want Y2K's? Don't you want to make your car unique? If he still had the Y2K's his car wouldn't be unique, it'd look like all the other GM cars that want to be a corvette 
Nice Choice, Don't listen to all the haters, they're just mad their cars are all the same.
Nice Choice, Don't listen to all the haters, they're just mad their cars are all the same.
07-21-2007, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
HEY why did you steel Magnum PI's wheels? Dont those belong on the 308 Ferrari?? Well if they dont, they would look better on those than on your car..
these rims are actually based off the Ferrari F50 rims from the early nineties, check out some pics and you will see, I got a email back from momo and they said these rims sold for 900$ a peice back in 1992, they were featured on some old porsches, are based off the F50 rim, and that they were not mass-produced.....
07-22-2007, 03:02 PM
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these rims are actually based off the Ferrari F50 rims from the early nineties, check out some pics and you will see, I got a email back from momo and they said these rims sold for 900$ a peice back in 1992, they were featured on some old porsches, are based off the F50 rim, and that they were not mass-produced.....
07-23-2007, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by VendettaV6
So I traded rims with a local, he had a set of 17"x10.5 momo R3's. I had a set of y2k's in silver.... we finally made the swap today after all the issues we were having. He had to have the inside of the rear wheels milled, kuz they would fit over the rotor hub thinger. So then we get them bolted up and realize the back is not lowering, right, well he has to go so Im on my own.... I quickly realized that they were stuck on the bumper stops.... so I take the rims off numerous times getting just enough cut off....
so im done with that bolt them up go for a drive to get air in the tires....
Grinding noise... yeah :help: .... you betcha, fronts are grinding, there is a small nub on the front spindles that are grinding, So i go at it with a mini saw and some sand paper.... got it good enough so that it doesnt grind....
so here are some pics while parked, the tires are low on air, some look almost flat.
so im done with that bolt them up go for a drive to get air in the tires....
Grinding noise... yeah :help: .... you betcha, fronts are grinding, there is a small nub on the front spindles that are grinding, So i go at it with a mini saw and some sand paper.... got it good enough so that it doesnt grind....
so here are some pics while parked, the tires are low on air, some look almost flat.
Not my cup, but they look clean
07-25-2007, 09:18 AM
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While I am not really a fan of these rims (regardless of their production numbers, etc.) I do applaud you for taking a new route with your car: Y2Ks are over-played 
SO get your ride lowered first! Then debate the idea of painting the centers; and I would go black for the centers.
SO get your ride lowered first! Then debate the idea of painting the centers; and I would go black for the centers.