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Old Jun 14, 2002 | 10:16 PM
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A quick wheel question....

Alright....real quick...I have GTA style rims on my car, and the front ones, as we all know, are deeper than the rear...I was wondering if it would be a problem or would cause a problem to get 2 more "front" wheels and put them on the rear-I will need tires for the rear soon anyway....I like the deeper look. Any input helps. Thankx.
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Old Jun 14, 2002 | 10:40 PM
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The offset is different, of you fut fronts on the rear, they will stick out of the wheel wells a bit.
If you were putting those wheels on a Cutlass, Monte, or Regal you would want to use 4 fronts like the GNX version of the Grand Nationals did.

You could take the car to a tire store and have them put both front wheels on the same side of your car to let you see how it would look, but don't drive on them like that.
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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 12:01 AM
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I dont mind them sticking out a bit from the wheelwells....thats kinda the idea....i've seen someone had them on there before as i described, and they looked good...anyone else got any ideas?
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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 09:40 AM
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that's effectively what i did. With my 4th gen rims, and 2" spacers all around, i'm pretty much dead on equivalent to all fronts.

It actually looks really good. They stick out just enough for a slightly meaner stance, but since it's still less than an inch difference, it's hardly noticible. Also allows for actual tire rotations as well.

here's a reasonable decent picture that shows off the look:
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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 10:06 AM
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Thanks for the reply Wraith. I am going to get a pair of front GTA rims sometime soon(i hope). Your car is lookin good by the way
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