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Old 11-13-2007, 10:36 PM
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Default Formula Firehawk! Help me pick some wheels!

Hey guys, since I decided to keep my car there are some things I want to start doing to it. I am eventually going to throw a T56 into the car when I find a deal worth buying, but until I find one I guess I can throw some new wheels on it and lower it.

Wheels I like:

TTII's Classics (with the gray painted center)
TTII's (with black painted center)
CCW Classics (Black inside and 18")
FIKSE FM10 (18")

I really like the Fikse FM10's, but I can't justify spending ~$4,000 for them.

I had black 18" Z06 Motorsports with custom polished lips and it looked great with the NBM paint. Let me know what you guys think.


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Not that I don't like your choices but I think chrome really wakes up that Navy Blue Metallic
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Originally Posted by WS6Jim
Not that I don't like your choices but I think chrome really wakes up that Navy Blue Metallic
I think that chrome looks great, but I think that it makes the car a little too flashy which I am not a big fan of. IMO
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im not a big fan of black wheels on NBM and since chrome is too flashy i'd say the grey TTII's:
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[QUOTE=98TA86;8121585]im not a big fan of black wheels on NBM and since chrome is too flashy i'd say the grey TTII's:

I like the way your car looks with the TTII's in grey. Do you have any other pics of your car with those rims on it.
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That navy w/ gray wheels look AWESOME! I say go with that!
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its not my car but i could only find one more pic
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Originally Posted by 98TA86
its not my car but i could only find one more pic
Yeah I realized that after I posted my comment. I think I have seen other pics of this car on this site.
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Did American Racing ever make the TTII's w/ grey centers or was it a paint yourself job?
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Originally Posted by SS1156
Did American Racing ever make the TTII's w/ grey centers or was it a paint yourself job?
Yeah, they make TT II Classics, which are similar to the old torque thrust d wheels. The center is painted almost like a flat gray. Pretty cool...IMO
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If I get the TT II classics, do you think that I should do 18X8 in the front and 18X10 rear or do 17X19.5 front and 17X11 rear?
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I wouldn't even be asking the question IF I could afford Fikses', but the gray TT2's look good.
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Anything but black would look good. A lighter color wheel on a drak car would look better. The gray/gunmetal wheels look good. Chrome would look better in my opinion. Unless you find a nice wheel in silver.
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Originally Posted by Redlinez
I wouldn't even be asking the question IF I could afford Fikses', but the gray TT2's look good.
I can afford them, I just don't know if they look $3200 dollars better than a pair of TTII's. They are great wheels though!
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For that car, I'd go with 19" HP Racing EVO wheels. 19x9.5s with 275 tires all the way around. The lace pattern just screams Pontiac heritage. But, out of your choices I'd go with the TT2 classics in 18"

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I'd personally go with TT2's with black painted centers. The TT2 Classic's would be my second choice.
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You need something sport looking, since the Formula was supposed to be a Sleeper. The HP evo's just make the cut.




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