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Im sick of people putting corvette rims on the camaros. They look retarted. Thats just my Well im sporting the 18" IROC reps.
I don't know about that. What about black Vette rims on a Bird? That's what I got they aren't on the car yet but I think they're gonna look killer on the gta. Check em out at the bottom of the page.
I love the look of the stock 91-92 16" rims but they do have there limits. I think a 17-18" version would be great. The Ronal Firehawk rims look very similar and seem like you could add the groves to them. Even looks like the center caps could fit.
I found a Jet Black IROC with some original 16 inch IROC's, polished, looks beautiful. At the same time, I'd like to go dump $3,000 into some 18 inch Billet wheels, but it just does not suit these cars.
I've became a member of the stock IROC lover's crowd, there's no look that beats it. Huge 18 inch chrome wheels look nice in a photo shoot, but rolling down the road, it looks completely silly.
thats why you invest in some lightweight 17s that are wider... like zr1 wheels orrr roh zs
__________________ 1986 Camaro Z28 Iroc-Z
1/4mile time: 15.4sec @ 92mph Speed Reached: 125mph Lateral G's: too many Slalom Speed: too fast Braking 60-0: who cares CAR DOMAIN
I love my zr1s (camaro F1s w/e). Look better stick better. They compliment lowered irocs very well. Lowered camaros on iroc rims looks silly i think. Just like big rims on a none lowered car look bad too.
I found a Jet Black IROC with some original 16 inch IROC's, polished, looks beautiful. At the same time, I'd like to go dump $3,000 into some 18 inch Billet wheels, but it just does not suit these cars.
I've became a member of the stock IROC lover's crowd, there's no look that beats it. Huge 18 inch chrome wheels look nice in a photo shoot, but rolling down the road, it looks completely silly.
PLUS! Less unsprung mass.
18's aren't silly, I've seen 19's and some 20's that look good on 3rd gens. They only look silly if the car isn't lowered properly.
18's aren't silly, I've seen 19's and some 20's that look good on 3rd gens. They only look silly if the car isn't lowered properly.
The way I worded that, it seemed kind of biased, it's kind of a tough situation for me. The wheels look good if the rest of the car suits it, such as a nice SS or cowl hood to fulfill that "bulky" look that bigger rims give a car.
It's a tough thing to pull off, big rims on an American muscle car, but if done in a tasteful matter, comes out awesome. Otherwise, I like the stock IROC look. I'm still confused myself, for now I'll be sticking with my IROC's, and most likely having them polished up real nice, maybe later on when I have the money sitting around, I'll get some nice 18's.
yeah it makes sence. I'm just not a big fan of huge rims in the first place. Especially big fancy rims. I like stock z06 18s and ones of that nature. I feel that 17s are a very stock sports car size and give a very aggressive yet not to flashy look to third gen camaros. Theyre not muscle cars theyre sports cars : )
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Though the notion of a Muscle car as an American two-door with a big engine sold at an affordable price for street and drag racing is generally held, there is much blurring around its edges.
According to a contemporary issue of Road Test magazine (June 1967), a "muscle car" is "Exactly what the name implies. It is a product of the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder's philosophy of taking a small car and putting a BIG engine in it [...] The Muscle Car is Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face of the 98 hp (73 kW) weakling."[7] Author of the book Muscle Cars the quote is drawn from, Peter Henshaw, furthers that the muscle car was designed for straight-line speed, and did not have the "sophisticated chassis", "engineering integrity" or "lithe appearance" of European high-performance cars[7]
Opinions vary as to whether high-performance full-size cars, compacts, and pony cars qualify as muscle cars"
I'd consider them both a sports and muscle car. IROC's made a pretty darn good track car, along with their extremely slippery .34 drag coefficient, but in a sense they work a heck of a lot better for straight line speed. They also have that muscle car look to them, sort of.
I have a set of c6 corvette stock wheels I would like to put on my 1991 GTA. Can anyone tell me the proper, and best adapters to make this work? Thanks for any help.
check Skulte performance they have a list of adapters for certain rims
__________________ 1986 Camaro Z28 Iroc-Z
1/4mile time: 15.4sec @ 92mph Speed Reached: 125mph Lateral G's: too many Slalom Speed: too fast Braking 60-0: who cares CAR DOMAIN
Well im sporting the 18" IROC reps.
