Might be getting some new rims for my car........need opinions & photoshop please
Might be getting some new rims for my car........need opinions & photoshop please
Here is the picture of the rims

Let me know what you think, not if you would put them on your car.....but rather, are they better then my current rims??
Let me know what you think, not if you would put them on your car.....but rather, are they better then my current rims??
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i think they look hell of a lot better than your current rims. If you could post a profile pic of your car i could do a photoshop for ya, still somewhat of a beginner with the program.
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In my opinion, facemount wheels don't look good on thirdgens. For some reason they just don't match the style. The wheels need to have some depth to them, like where the inner part is recessed a little.
Originally posted by CustomX
None of the above. Both look liek they belong on an escalde or yukon.
None of the above. Both look liek they belong on an escalde or yukon.
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I think your current wheels would look much better if you just mounted them the other direction...
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I agree with CustomX- they look like "thug" SUV rims. If the choice is between your current ones or those, I'm gonna say your current ones (but not by much
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) I like the other direction look, so the general consenus, stay with what i got now?
Could anyone photoshop some Z06 rims on my car??
I'm looking for future rims, because my current rims won't fit my 4th Gen rear, so i gotta find some that will.....
Here are the Z06 if anyone wants to photoshop...
Could anyone photoshop some Z06 rims on my car??
I'm looking for future rims, because my current rims won't fit my 4th Gen rear, so i gotta find some that will.....
Here are the Z06 if anyone wants to photoshop...
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the first ones have too much metal on them. I prefer rims with thinner spokes. I wouldnt chose any of the rims that you picked out personally, but I think the Z06 ones would work the best even though i detest 10 spoke rims.
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Originally posted by Ward
In my opinion, facemount wheels don't look good on thirdgens. For some reason they just don't match the style. The wheels need to have some depth to them, like where the inner part is recessed a little.
In my opinion, facemount wheels don't look good on thirdgens. For some reason they just don't match the style. The wheels need to have some depth to them, like where the inner part is recessed a little.
I totally agree. I refuse to use any kind of spacer for any rim. I love the deep dish. One of the nice things about deep dish rims is that they give the appearance of looking larger because you see more of the rim.
I think the 2nd option looks best of all your choices. I still don't like chrome wheels at all.
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I have a set of chrome 91-92 z28 wheels for sale, I think they would look pretty sweet on your car.
i have to agree with disliking the facemount wheels......z06 as well. the z06 is a beautiful wheel, especially in pictures but up close and in person it's not as "nice" as a proper spec wheel.
check out budnik billet wheels as they have exactly identical faces but with reverse mount drums so that they will look 100% better.
good luck with it, rims are a hard choice.
check out budnik billet wheels as they have exactly identical faces but with reverse mount drums so that they will look 100% better.
good luck with it, rims are a hard choice.
just giving you a hard time! 
i like the z06 wheels but the 17's are the only way you'll get them to work right with lowering the car. until they make them in better offsets i'd go with something else if you want 18's.

i like the z06 wheels but the 17's are the only way you'll get them to work right with lowering the car. until they make them in better offsets i'd go with something else if you want 18's.
Originally posted by Kandied91z
i like the z06 wheels but the 17's are the only way you'll get them to work right with lowering the car. until they make them in better offsets i'd go with something else if you want 18's.
i like the z06 wheels but the 17's are the only way you'll get them to work right with lowering the car. until they make them in better offsets i'd go with something else if you want 18's.
i tried everything and couldn't get the car lowered and make it streetable like it would have been with wheel that wasn't as wide.
just to many things about the setup that i didn't like and the fact that it was so much more money then a normal setup and didn't look as nice. the whole idea and concept just doesn't work with these cars for that lower look. if your going to keep it close to stock height and don't mind the wheels not in the well then i guess its for you.
just to many things about the setup that i didn't like and the fact that it was so much more money then a normal setup and didn't look as nice. the whole idea and concept just doesn't work with these cars for that lower look. if your going to keep it close to stock height and don't mind the wheels not in the well then i guess its for you.
here it is

These are the Keystone Classic 15 x 7s on my back end. These are Keystones but Crager picked up the molds so they make them now. If you want "deep dish" you need to buy the originals though.

These are the Keystone Classic 15 x 7s on my back end. These are Keystones but Crager picked up the molds so they make them now. If you want "deep dish" you need to buy the originals though.
i ran adapters but it doesn't matter as the adapters were cut to fit and i actually brought them in more then a 4thgen rear would have been able to do.
the rear wasn't a problem so much as the front's are.
for your type of vehicle i'm tellling you that the 9.5's and larger aren't what you want but if you insist i wish you luck and i have some adapters for sale.
the rear wasn't a problem so much as the front's are.
for your type of vehicle i'm tellling you that the 9.5's and larger aren't what you want but if you insist i wish you luck and i have some adapters for sale.
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None of the above. Both look liek they belong on an escalde or yukon.
I think 91 92 A rims would look pretty nice though!! just my $.02
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Some stock 91-92 rims polished would look good on your car. And if you would just take that wing....never mind.
Originally posted by 1986z28
like I was saying you should just get my wheels
like I was saying you should just get my wheels
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Car: 86 z28, 87 IROC, 88 sc, 93 z28
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yeah I just read that, I am real sorry to hear about your car. I hope it all gets straightened out.
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