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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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vortec z rims on my 92 rs?

I had a these photoshopped on, what do you think?
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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I think it looks really good, and different from the Z-R1 rims that a lot more people have switched to. Buy'em.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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Re: vortec z rims on my 92 rs?

Originally posted by 1992rs/ss
what do you think?
Not bad.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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awesome, but .....those look like 17"s.....GET 18'S!!! they look great....!
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 10:53 PM
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I like them but only on fords. It is a repo wheel of the cobra R design.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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my buddy has them on his 91 z28. they dont look too bad but would look better as a 17 or 18 instead of the 16x8 he has now.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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what are they and where do I get them, they are awesome!!!
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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I was thinking the 17" because I have heard bad things about the 18". by that I mean they are a 9.5" wide rim instead of the 8.5" that the 17" ones are. this normally isn't a prob. but the offset for them isn't right to fit and turn without rubbing, or so I have heard, plus tires for a 18"x 9.5" rim are waaaaay more expensive, plus prob. ride a lot harder with 18's. wheel contact has the polished 17" ones for $156 a wheel
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 09:38 AM
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What is the name of the wheel and who makes it?
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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damn those look sharp...i like em alot and if they replicate Cobra R wheels so what..you put what you want and what looks good not if they are on a ford or a honda...it doesnt matter..
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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bes217 they are 290 vortec z rims can get them at www.wheelcontact.com
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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they look pertty good
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 05:13 PM
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try www.performancewheeloutlet.com too
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