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Old 06-23-2004, 02:23 PM
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17x9 inch wheels and wider

can i get pics, prices, and where you got all of your 17 inch rims that are atleast 9 inches wide. im in the market and looking for the best prices. thanks a lot
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www.jdwheels.com roh RT 17x9

sorry the pic is so bad. I don't know how to resize my digital pics correctly
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what about 18's . I got 18x8 and 18x9.5 boyd coddington smooties for 1680 shipped to my door. less tires.
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here are my 17x8 and 17x9 ROH snypers. They are wrapped in Goodyear eagle F1 gs-ds. Just can't wait to get them on the car.
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17x9.5 ZR1/SS wheels with BFG comp t/a 285/40/17's.
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Old 06-24-2004, 08:55 AM
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A close up behind the car....
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Old 06-24-2004, 02:26 PM
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heres a pic of my 17x9.5 with 275's
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heres a pic of my 17x9.5 with 275's
Could you post a side or 3/4 view of your car if possible? Also, what's the offset/rear spacing on those wheels?

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heres a side view. I don't know the offset though. The guy told me that these are 4th gen rims with a thirdgen offset
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17x9.5 with 275/40r17s.
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17x9.5's I paid about $650 for just the wheels , they are Pacer wheels.
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axoid i love that color:hail:. whats the name of that color
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axoid i love that color:hail:. whats the name of that color
ditto!!!!
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axoid i love that color:hail:. whats the name of that color
Brilliant Red, it is a stock GM color.
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17x9.5 w/275/40/17

will these size tires fit on the back without making any adjustments?


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that has 17x9.5 all the way around w/275/40s....it would fit your 82, depending on what wheels you get.. i have the 4th gen wheels and also a 4th gen rear, therefore i needed no adapter in the back
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Originally posted by Axoid
Brilliant Red, it is a stock GM color.
I would have to say I am partial as well. I thought the official GM name was Red Mettalic? 17x9 snypers here by the way.

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luvmy92, where did you get those rims? thats a very good price for those wheels and i'd be interested in buying some...my car is in dire need of wheels.
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I have a friend that runs a wheel shop, I have not seen these wheels for sale anymore so good luck if you can find them. I paid almost twice on rubber compared to the wheels!
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I got mine from Summit. I searched all over the net to find the lowest price and then called them. They beat the price by $1.00 and were much cheaper shipping wise. I can't remember the price exactly now though. This is an old pic, maybe I'll get more recent ones this weekend.
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THAT IS AWESOME DUDE I am loving the 17x11 rims with 315's I am thinking of something like that for my car as well. What all is involved in sticking that wide of a tire in the rear of the car?
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I am running 255/40-17 on the front and 275/40-17 on the rear for now. i will be moving the 275s to the front and putting 285/40-17s on the rear..... Until I get my new wheels

18x10 on the rear and 18x9 on the front


then my car will look like this
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Axoid, those wheels look great. Do you mind sharing more details? Maybe cost and where you got them? Also, did they come with the black spokes or did you have that done? They look sweet!
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ROH ZS 17x9.5 wheels shipped for $930
Kumho Ecsta 275/40-17 tires shipped & installed for $540

CAUTION: I had to install 1/8" spacers on the front...see pic

edit: forgot to mention I got the wheels from jdwheels.com, but I don't know if that size is still available
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Originally posted by supermaxxbasher
LBSZ28BLOWN,

THAT IS AWESOME DUDE I am loving the 17x11 rims with 315's I am thinking of something like that for my car as well. What all is involved in sticking that wide of a tire in the rear of the car?
Supermaxx,
I posted this a few months ago, it should have the info your looking for.
read this post:
(https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=230160)
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Is safe to run a 285 sized tire on a 9" rim?

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My Wheels and tires before the 17x11's where:
17x9.5's and 285x40x17 on all corners, just a little rub in the front
at the lock.
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Yeah I knew they could be run on 9.5" rims but I was wondering if it was safe to run them on a 9" rim?
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