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06-04-2008, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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New rims
By the end of the summer, if not sooner, i want to get a new set of rims. I have the chome SS ten spokes but they are completly pitted out on the inside, and the visibile surface really has only a few spots that are not spreading. However i dont want to deal with chrome anymore and especially hate that fact that i have to take them off in the winter.
Im looking for an 18" rim, gloss black spokes, machined lip (must be a very deep lip) and wide enough to atleast fit a 275 tire.
something like this but wider than 8.5 so i can fit a bigger tire on there
http://www.teamatd.com/forsale/camaro/index.asp
http://www.wheelfire.com/scontent/Wh...ption=Standard
oh and without the rivets - although they dont bother me that much on that rim for some reason
Last edited by usp55; 06-04-2008 at 01:21 PM.
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06-04-2008, 01:23 PM
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BadMod
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i think your car would look sick with a body colored rim with polished lip.......then again i just love that gray
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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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06-04-2008, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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yea i was originally thinking about gun metal gray rims with a polished deep dish lip but im not sure how close the gun metal is to the darkshadow dray paint - so i was thinking black now beacause it would fit in with the color scheme too (black side mirrors, black berger, black hood scoop and headlights, dark tint. But i like your thinking too
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06-04-2008, 03:24 PM
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BadMod
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black will work fine.....im just addicted to color matched rims (was gonna powdercoat my prostars pewter)
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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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06-04-2008, 04:12 PM
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Meet Coordinator
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8.5"s won't fit 275's? i thought my fronts were about that, maybe 9.5"?
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06-04-2008, 04:38 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
8.5"s won't fit 275's? i thought my fronts were about that, maybe 9.5"?
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News to me. I've got 275s on 8.5" rims.
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06-04-2008, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
News to me. I've got 275s on 8.5" rims.
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Fit & fit properly are not the same thing. My notes show 9.0-11.0 recommended rim width for a 275/40/17. It is always best to check with the tire maker - there is sometime slight variation from brand to brand (since some 275s are wider then others).
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06-04-2008, 07:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildBillyT
News to me. I've got 275s on 8.5" rims.
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Me too. The factory Firehawk rims are 8.5" with 275/40/17.
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06-04-2008, 09:18 PM
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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06-04-2008, 09:23 PM
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Firestone Firehawk SZ50
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06-04-2008, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Featherburner
Firestone Firehawk SZ50
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I'll see if I can find any old firestone info - that tire is long out of prod I think.
I was surprised I did not trip on a tire with a diff size allowed. I thought I would.
Perhaps they found issues and chenged the spec since then.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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06-04-2008, 09:41 PM
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maybe. but as most of us know, some off brand tire sizes are narrower than most name brands so that plus 8.5" combo could work well.
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06-05-2008, 01:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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well getting that rim in any size from 8.5 to 10 is not a problem, I was shocked to read that the 1st link i posted, that camaro has them in a 20-19 offset combo and they look great IMO. Would never think about going larger than 18's till i looked those pics, they just dont look that big to me.
but either way i want a rims like that just have to find the right one - The Foose Speedster II's are awsome, just $$$
Also driving home tonight was fun with my 275's as they car just hydroplanes so easily with wide tires, just got me thinking if i really wanted to go that wide again. But it looks so much better
Last edited by usp55; 06-05-2008 at 02:18 AM.
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06-05-2008, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by usp55
Also driving home tonight was fun with my 275's as they car just hydroplanes so easily with wide tires, just got me thinking if i really wanted to go that wide again. But it looks so much better
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You shouldn't have too much of a problem with hydroplaning as long as you get a good dry/wet tire. Don't cheap out on something as important as tires....
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06-05-2008, 08:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
You shouldn't have too much of a problem with hydroplaning as long as you get a good dry/wet tire. Don't cheap out on something as important as tires....
- Justin
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I currently have some Goodyear Eagle F1's on there and i dont plan on buyin cheap tire for my new rims.
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