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zraffz
08-21-2011, 09:21 PM
I decided to finally spend some money I've been saving for the car. I'm in need of a new set of tires and I can't find anything for a 14" front and 15" rear rim that is worth buying.

I am kind of liking the look of the black Cragar Soft 8's. I'm interested in a 17" rim but the only back spacing in my wheel pattern is 5". The rim is 17x9, is that too much/too little back spacing? I don't know much about wheels.


Really digging what they would look like based on my horrible Microsoft Paint attempt... would get a chubby if the windows were tinted with those wheels.
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2078/0821111931.jpg
MarshallWS6
08-21-2011, 09:28 PM
It will look like a ass backward redneck third gen wannabe.

At the very least, get the correct BS on a set of summit draglite knock offs.
wretched73
08-21-2011, 09:30 PM
IMO they look ok on 4th gens. But they really offer you nothing in return, they are steel and heavy and dont look good enough.... also IMHO
zraffz
08-21-2011, 09:37 PM
Well I like the 2004 ZO6 rims but every butthole and their neighbor has them on there car :(
MarshallWS6
08-21-2011, 09:40 PM
Well I like the 2004 ZO6 rims but every butthole and their neighbor has them on there car :(

So therefore you jump off the ship and run ugly ass third gen wheels? :cry:

There are tons of options for 4th gens.
wretched73
08-21-2011, 10:16 PM
Well I like the 2004 ZO6 rims but every butthole and their neighbor has them on there car :(

Every jeep in town has the cragars pal
NJ Torque
08-21-2011, 10:27 PM
How ground down are your front brakes to run those 14's?

Must handle like real dick...
zraffz
08-21-2011, 10:55 PM
How ground down are your front brakes to run those 14's?

Must handle like real dick...

I don't think they are ground down at all. I bought the car with those rims, I know the back tires are extremely tall. I gotta yank out the air shocks once I change the wheels/tires.

They are 195/70/R14s up front. I know everybody will rip me apart for saying I like the rims but I don't like them being so small. Makes finding good tires next to impossible. And the car does handle like total trash. Any throttle at all around a turn and it goes sideways.
sweetbmxrider
08-22-2011, 07:26 AM
Google images/ls1tech are your friends. Plenty of shots of cars with wheels on them.