which should i buy first new rims or hood?? any suggestions????

 

Well what do you have now for both?

 

well ive got stock of both

i have the money for the hood now but im only like $200 from the total of the rims

 

what year camaro? SC RS Z28 IROC????? I would go rims, unless you are thinking about a functional SS hood. Then I would say get the SS hood.

Brian

 

its an 87 camaro...i have my eye on a big block hood...& my eye on rims by american racing

 

tough choice. do you have the cash to get the hood painted if you get it? If not, I would suggest the rims.

Brian

 

Rims can change the appearance dramatically, but a hood costs much less.


I would ordinarilly suggest getting the rims first, depending on what type you planned on getting, and since you said American Racing rims, which I don't like with the exception of the 200s and torque thrust, I suggest going for the hood.

 

no not right now but in about 3 paychecks i would

 

I vote rims, Do you still have to buy tires too?

 

There is a magazine dedicated to rims......

I haven't seen one dedicated to hoods myself yet, so there ya go, you want a drastic improvement to the car??......Get some nice rims to stand out.........

 

devainb......the rims i was looking at are in fact the torque thrust by ar....

scotts85t/a....no i dont need the tires just new rims as i just had new tires put on the car last summer...


flynlow92rs....i love your rims....where did you get yours? whats the magazine for rims?

 

i would do rims first.

 

i would as well.

actually i did.

next up : ra2 hood!

>> EDIT : changed mind about ra2 hood.

 

cool thanks guys for the responses!

rims it is...:lala:

 

So, when are you going to get them? Make sure you post pics of before and after for us.

Brian

 

well like i said im about $200 shy of getting them...with my next check i should have enough to get them...so im guessing end of this month...as for posting pics i cant,dont have a scanner..is that the only way to post pics?

 

hods ae nice...but i say rims rims rims......you can allways get a hood later

 

Thanks, they are Neeper Syncrho rims and i got them from www.ebay.com, which is a good place to get rims.....

The TT2's are a good choice........

The next time you take a flim to Wal-Mart tell them you want all the pictures on a CD also.....They will automatically download them for you and place them in the respective format for computers already for you.....

 

I would get the rims since it would be a while until you can get the hood painted.

 

Any body have the new SLP rims for thirdgen, pics, any problems with fit.

Thanks,

 

I'd get performance goodies, but since its between rims or a hood, I'd get rims

 

Definitely rims man.

 

thanks for the input guys...rims it is...ill have pics before & after of the car at nationals...cant wait til then!....anyway,if i need opioions of anything else i know where to come

 

What rims do you have right now? You said you don't need to buy tires because you just got new ones, but will they fit the TT2's you want? Unless you have 16" IROC rims and your getting 16" TT2's, you'll need new tires.

 

85_zed28....their stock rims that i have on there now



alright guys i need your opioins AGAIN-lmao-k you all say to go with the TT2 rims their alright but the more i look at them they really dont float my fancy. im in love with the rims entitled nitro by ar. do any of you guys have the NITRO by ar on your cars now?
will they like bend easy? am i making a good choose by going with these?let me know..~~~~cristy

 

I haven't ever seen the nitros on a camaro but they are on alot of trucks. but i don't think that they would look too bad.

 

i dont have anyone to photoshop them for me.i think they would look awesome on there but i want a guys opionion on them.

 

Hey Cristy, when are you going to finish up your cardomain site so that we can check out your ride? If you put up a pic of your car and the rims you want I will throw them on your car tonight.

Brian

 

well ive gotten the pics of the car back from walmart yesterday & i had them put on the cd thing.im gonna feel dumb for asking this but how do i get the pics i guess downloaded onto the computer & then over to the website? ~thanks,cristy btw,im computer illeterate(however you spell it)

 

The easy way to do it is to:
Put the CD in
Open up the CD
Drag all of the pics you want over into a folder
Then just upload them to the website, there should be an option for this, however I have not used cardomain.

It is really easy.

Brian

 

Or you can post another reply, attach an image (the attach file "Browse" button above the "Submit Reply" button) so that we can at least see them here.

 

just checking something guys.....

 

well the other reply didnt work....ive got the picture under "my documents" what next?

 

When you reply, click on attach file browse button. The part in yellow in my pic. then go to my documents and choose the pic you want and hit open. then submit your reply

Brian

 

hope this works

 

Make sure that the pics are small enought to put on this site.
If you cant figure it out, email them to me and I will take care of them for you. clubcidofca@yahoo.com
Brian

 

maybe?

 

would this work????

C:/MyDocuments/MyPictures/MyCamaro.mix

 

ok guys i went to the tire place today & ordered my rims (cragar ss) in 16x7...my question is does anyone have 16x7s on their ride?any suggestions on a tire to go with?i know i had previously said i had to stick with 15s,but i changed my mind..

 

Hey Camarogirl.....are you going to get a set of ground effects for your Camaro...or are you going to leave it with the stock apperance?

 

well thats another good question 84 customz28....if i would get the ground effects for it,what color would i get,i know a dumb question,but the car is red with black,so what color would i get? if i get them in red would it cover up the black? if i get black i think that would look stupid but thats MO...what do you guys think?? right now im working on the rims so ground effects would be next...~cristy

 

Well....this is what I would do....but..it just depends how much money you have to spend.....I would go ahead and have the black sprayed red.....so....you car would be all one solid color. I agree that red..with black ground effects....that just sounds...blah..!...If you decide to get ground effects....you will have to change the back bumber and the font nose. Depends what you wanna do....so...what style of ground effects are you going with if you decide to go with a set? 82-84 style, 85-90 style, or 91-92 stlye?

 

i dont know...what do you suggest? money really isnt an issue with me...im just trying to get the car to be when people see it they say "wow, awesome looking car"...know what i mean?anyhow im open for suggestions,pm me or send me a line @ beanlovescats@hotmail.com thanks!~cristy..btw awesome car!

 

Well from the factory my car was red with a silver bottom. When I got the chance I got the silver sprayed black. Then when I got gfx I went with black ones. I like the two tone look personally. I think it adds some character to the car. The monotone paint schemes were just to common for me. They look good, just too common. Here is my beast with red and black...

Sorry, I can't help more with the tire situation...I have 17s. You should be able to look in a book of tires though. Some 3rd gens came with 16s. You could run what the tire book at shops say they ran. Probably Z28s, Irocs, TAs, and GTAs. That should ensure proper fitage in the wheel well.

I don't know what it will do to your speedo though...

Anyway what tore look do you want to go for? A stock look, or a low profile sprot look? Do you plan to lower the car any?

 

rims can make a stunning difference, id go rims (wider and taller )

 

300hpse... lmao...

im trying to get the appearance of the car to look like its setting lower,will these rims/tires give it that appearance or do i actually have to lower it with different springs and or shocks?if i have to go with different springs and or shocks,what do you all suggest i go with?
btw,the molding strip that runs on both sides of the car,do you all think i should take them off?also on both sides there is the word "camaro" in metal glued to the sides,take em off leave em on?IMO when i get the ground effects for it,i really dont think it will look good with them on there,what do you all think?

 

I'd definitely go with wheels, they make an amazing difference in the appearance of your car over stock. I was considering the TT2s as well but i just see too many cars with them today, mainly mustangs. Well generally if u put bigger wheels on your car it will make it look lower and low profile tires will give u that desired look a little bit. also i'd paint the ground effects red so your car is all one color and take off the metal camaro thing.

 

If you want a lower appearance, you need to swap springs. It will help with your ride quailty as well. What size engine do you have? (make a differnece with the springs) V-6 engines like mine weigh less. We had to cut my new Eibach prokit springs to get the look. The rear was fine, but the front was sitting too high... Like over an inch higher then stock. We used a cutting wheel and took off 1/2 a coild and it leveled off.

As far as the rest of your suspension, you can stay stock and it will not effect the looks of your car. For ride quaility, I would beef everything up and go to energy suspension bushings.

You could go with lower profile tires to increase the lowered look, but it will mess up your speedometer...You could run a more agressive lowering spring then. Now low profile tires alone, I don't think it will help the lowered look..it will just increase fender gap and make it look taller, even though the car is actually closer to the ground.

As far as moldings...they can be removed, but sometimes the paint beneath is not so good. Alot of body shops used to tape off & paint up to the molding and not under, so you may have a paint ridge & mismatched colors, if the car has had any painting done. As for the emblems, same could be true. The paint might rip when the emblem comes off. If both have been on a while the paint below has not been faded like the body has...

A friend taught me a trick about removing anything double sided taped to the body. He said fishing line wil cut thru the tape w/o hurting the body. Then you can rub & roll off the old stuff left on the body.

Now if you are talking about leaving it off after a repaint? I say leave it off. I had mine on and left them off after the repaint and it makes a big difference. The shaving of the handles really stands out now and it did not before...Just left the body shop know your plans, so they can get the surface really nice on that body line.

Ok here is a look at my car with the gfx and the body moldings still on and the firebird emblems on, so you will have a comparison.

 

Rims, then hood and then ground effects ...

 

Oh and by the way puting low profile tires on doesn't mess up your speedometer. I had the 15x7 in wheels stock and went to 17x8s with low profile tires and my speedometer is still exactly on. I've got it radared