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Old 03-24-2009, 05:31 PM
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Got my new rims on

I bought these from Duffster here on the boards, great guy. They are ZO6 replicas 18x9.5 front and 18x10.5 rear +58mm offset, i am running 245-40-18 front (wanted 275's but Duff gave me a great deal on these tires i couldnt pass it up "Thanks Duff!") and 295-35-18 on the rear. I did use 2" spacers all the way around. Car is still stock height and i dont know how i am going to lower it with the rear tires being even with the rear fender. And i hope to get a 4th gen rear in the future to lose the drums in the back.

Anyways on to the pictures.

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I actually prefer the factory wheels.......
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They look great! I think they would look even better with a slight drop. Do you think you could use a thinner adapter in the rear without having to take a hammer to the wheel wells?
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Those look really nice. But I have a question that is not on wheels. Are those real, actual open, vents in the front of your Firebird? I absolutely love that. I don't know that much about Firebirds, did they come stock with a car or did you have to add those on yourself? Do you know where you can get the louvers?
Not only do I like your new rims, I like the old ones to.
Enjoy!
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They look great! I think they would look even better with a slight drop. Do you think you could use a thinner adapter in the rear without having to take a hammer to the wheel wells?
I think i can i have to look again but i think i can clear it with smaller spacers i will get under the car and take some pics and see how much space i got. I would love it if they came in just a bit.

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Those look really nice. But I have a question that is not on wheels. Are those real, actual open, vents in the front of your Firebird? I absolutely love that. I don't know that much about Firebirds, did they come stock with a car or did you have to add those on yourself? Do you know where you can get the louvers?
Not only do I like your new rims, I like the old ones to.
Enjoy!
The vents are stock trans am fenders. I believe they fit both firebirds and camaros.

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If you can that would be great! I plan on running the same wheels and would also like to run a thinner adapter to get them tucked in more.
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thanks for the information.
if you go to a 4th gen rear end you will not get much except disk breaks, if you have disks on the one you buy. you are still going to have a small rear and it will be 4 inches wider than ours.
you would be better off getting an 87 cam rear end. if it has disks on it then it is posi. and it is a stronger rear end.
and are those side vents at the rear of your hood? i have never seen a camaro with those - nor a bird either.
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Originally Posted by tony_cogliandro
thanks for the information.
if you go to a 4th gen rear end you will not get much except disk breaks, if you have disks on the one you buy. you are still going to have a small rear and it will be 4 inches wider than ours.
you would be better off getting an 87 cam rear end. if it has disks on it then it is posi. and it is a stronger rear end.
and are those side vents at the rear of your hood? i have never seen a camaro with those - nor a bird either.
Ah the vents on my hood are stock they are on trans ams.

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well that is something else i learned today. went and did some research and there were a few like that. need them for my camaro.
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Iv always wanted to see Zo6s on a T/A..looks pretty sweet.
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Looks pretty sweat, chrome always looks good with dark colored cars.
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