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Old 04-13-2003, 06:07 AM
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Originally posted by IROCZZ3
Umm, okay. I just looked at the salad shooters on my 95 Z28, and the left and right side wheels face the opposite directions, which means....

There are no "LEFT" OR "RIGHT" side wheels from GM, or he put "4 right side rims", because there's no such thing!

Thats pretty gay
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Thats pretty gay
I would have to agree on that. Doesn't make much sense to me, but oh well.
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I think they look not half bad. Actually I kinda like em'
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doesnt look too bad, never was a fan of salad shooters though.
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I never liked those wheels, but they do look good on your car. I think it might be because of the color of the car. that helps to match it well.
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I don't like that style of rim...but it does not look bad on your car. Looks like they belong on it.
Old 04-23-2003, 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by IROCZZ3
Umm, okay. I just looked at the salad shooters on my 95 Z28, and the left and right side wheels face the opposite directions, which means....

There are no "LEFT" OR "RIGHT" side wheels from GM, or he put "4 right side rims", because there's no such thing!
Its called directional rims...About 10 years ago you could get directional rims (have a left and right). That was when wheel sizes were basically 14s and 15s. There were others, but not like today... Now its very rare that wheel manufactures make directional rims...Costs them more because it requires 2 castings for the same size rim. Now imagine the amount of castings...15s, 16s, 17s, 18s...and those are only the popular sizes...If the rim takes off great...if its not popular then you have sunk a ton of $ into 8 castings for 4 rim sizes...The the rim cost go up...I think you can see the point. I hate it too...

No GM put those rims on a crap load of 4th gens...they were all 16s, right? SO why they could not drop the extra buck I don't know. They were not going to loose money on them cause they were almost a guarenteed sale! So in this case its GM;s cheapness...

On to teh car...yes those look good on the car...better then on 4th gens. I think cause out cars are more angular, as are those rims...4th gens are more round and the rim looks out of place... The color has alot to do with it as well. The cars color suits those rims...Nice job!
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First time I have ever seen them on a 3rd gen, and I personally think they look better on a thirdgen than a 4th. Looks good man.
Old 04-23-2003, 09:27 PM
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First time I have ever seen them on a 3rd gen, and I personally think they look better on a thirdgen than a 4th. Looks good man.
i totally agree i think im getting a set for my car, they're all over ebay....
Did you need spacers for these wheels???
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Well, there wasn't nearly as much controversy as I was expecting. Thanks for all the positive comments, I really like them as well.

They do require spacers. I've got 2" spacers all the way around.
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I think the passenger side looks good but the driver side does seem to look a little strange, as if the wheels should be for Right and Left side only.
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like said above , one side looks good and the other like crap.

sorry that's like putting one sticker on your dr side facing one way and flipping it around on the other side. just makes no sense
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i've never liked thos wheels on a thirdgen before but they look alright on that car. who knows... maybe im tired.
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I dont know, doesnt do much for me! I could be wrong, everybody else likes it!
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Just to sum up the theory on the direction of the rims.

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hahahha, thats hilarious.
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i like
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They look much better on a thirdgen than on a 4th gen.
Here is my old 96,


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Originally posted by Zepher
They look much better on a thirdgen than on a 4th gen.
Here is my old 96,

Were you playing ball with the car Zeph? :sillylol:
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Saw salad shooter on a 91-92 Z ragtop and man they looked real good, but then again doesn't everything a fourthgen have just lok that much better on a third
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Were you playing ball with the car Zeph? :sillylol:
I was trying. That car would never roll the ball back.
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