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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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Well I've found two sets of rims that I like and I'm having a hard time deciding. They both have a 2.5 inch lip and are 18's.

Heres the First ones, Hyperblack




And here are the Second ones. (sorry no on car pictures)



Please let me know what ones you like better and why. Thanks a lot, Drew
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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I like the ones that are on the SS
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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hyper black 4 sure
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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Thanks guys, whats your reasoning for your choices?
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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Looks alot better than having it all blacked out.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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This is probably not going to be a lot of help, however I like the spoke design of the first wheel, but the black finish of the second....Especially if it's going to be on a black car.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:51 AM
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how much are the hyper black ones???
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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first ones fo sho!
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 1_bad_TA
Looks alot better than having it all blacked out.
Thats what I was thinking
Originally Posted by leadfoot4
This is probably not going to be a lot of help, however I like the spoke design of the first wheel, but the black finish of the second....Especially if it's going to be on a black car.
Lol thanks
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how much are the hyper black ones???
18x9.5 is about 180.00
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first ones fo sho!
Haha okay, thanks
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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What's it gonna' be, boy, what's it gonna' be?




Gonna' sleep on it?
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Either would look good, but the first would be better.
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I actually like the second ones better. They remind me of SS wheels a bit but with a nice lip, if only they made a 10.5"! Any idea on the weight of those?
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first ones fo sho
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Originally Posted by sporty_drew
Thanks guys, whats your reasoning for your choices?
they look better..
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
What's it gonna' be, boy, what's it gonna' be?




Gonna' sleep on it?
I'm pretty set on the first ones, but i'm waiting on a side shot from the owner of that SS. I think i'm going to go with 18's and i'm not too worried about them not being wider because it'll make them easier to tuck when I do my airride (sorry if some don't like this).
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:29 PM
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i like the second ones more.. i haven't seen cars with those
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:49 AM
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Hey those wheels in the first pic look familiar ! I had the black C5 Z06s with a machined lip that are in my sig pic, and even though they looked great and drew compliments from everywhere, i got sick of looking at an all black wheel. After a while it just starts looking like a huge void in the middle of the wheel. Those puny LT1 brakes make it look even worse. That's why I decided it was time to get something with a little bit more personality and went with the hyperblack ADR M Sports.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by SRfastZ
i like the second ones more.. i haven't seen cars with those
Thats one of the reasons they're tempting

Originally Posted by Jeep_junkie
Hey those wheels in the first pic look familiar ! I had the black C5 Z06s with a machined lip that are in my sig pic, and even though they looked great and drew compliments from everywhere, i got sick of looking at an all black wheel. After a while it just starts looking like a huge void in the middle of the wheel. Those puny LT1 brakes make it look even worse. That's why I decided it was time to get something with a little bit more personality and went with the hyperblack ADR M Sports.
Thanks, I hope you don't mind that i borrowed the pictures. I wanted to make sure everyone had a good picture of them and yours show it better than the manufactures.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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I've also decided that whatever one I end up getting I'm going to get in 19's
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by sporty_drew
Thanks, I hope you don't mind that i borrowed the pictures. I wanted to make sure everyone had a good picture of them and yours show it better than the manufactures.
No problem mang! I didn't like the manufacturer's stock picture either that's why i posted my own.
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