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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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sweetness. 26x11.50x15 quick time pros and prostars.........
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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looks sweet, any pics of the grinding process?
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looks sweet, any pics of the grinding process?
no. search for caliper grinding 101 all you need to see is there. all i can say is i am glad i wont have to do that again!
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looks good, got the skinnies for the front?
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looks good, got the skinnies for the front?
they are coming.
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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Grinding 101

got to love Prostars on the 4th gen camaros.. they just look good.
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the back looks mean
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Looks good. Are you running tubes in them?
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5 hours? Did you use a hand file or what? You can buy a $35 disk grinder at most tool stores and knock it out in about 10 minutes or less per wheel.
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Im glan I didnt have to do any grinding to mine evne tho I have a grinder it wouldnt take long for me to do it. to bad I had to cut my relocation brackets for my narrowed rear and weld new pieces in there, Ahhh the fun of going fast.
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Those look good but I don't I want to grind alot off of my rear calipers to make those fit.
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damn ..the one perk of a lt1?
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oh and damn that looks good.
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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that and I dont have prostarts, I got telstars that arnt as bad as the pros are.

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damn only took me 1 hour to do my friends
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You're missing a lugnut on the passenger rear!
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Looking good,cant wait to see it with the fronts on too!!!
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You're missing a lugnut on the passenger rear!
4 Bolt honda mod!
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That looks sick,i know the griding is a pain in the *** but in the end it looks good.The car looks good man.
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Originally Posted by TORK?
You're missing a lugnut on the passenger rear!
i just put them on to see what they looked like im not driving with 4!
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