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Old Jun 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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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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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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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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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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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 02:28 AM
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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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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 08:47 AM
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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17x9.5 ZR1/SS wheels with BFG comp t/a 285/40/17's.
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 08:55 AM
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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A close up behind the car....
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 02:26 PM
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heres a pic of my 17x9.5 with 275's
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 02:41 PM
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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?

Thanks,
-Bob
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 05:02 PM
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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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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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17x9.5 with 275/40r17s.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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17x9.5's I paid about $650 for just the wheels , they are Pacer wheels.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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17x9.5 w/275/40/17's

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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 11:54 AM
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CCW 17x9.5 w/275/40/17's
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 01:29 AM
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axoid i love that color:hail:. whats the name of that color
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 01:24 PM
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Originally posted by PHAT89TA
axoid i love that color:hail:. whats the name of that color
ditto!!!!
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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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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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 11:51 AM
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17x9.5 w/275/40/17

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


'82 camaro z28

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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 01:48 PM
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https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=249008

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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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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17x11 with 315x35x17 BFG G-force KD's




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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 10:21 PM
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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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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 12:46 AM
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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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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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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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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 08:46 AM
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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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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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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?
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 02:21 AM
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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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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 02:28 AM
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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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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 06:54 AM
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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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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:29 AM
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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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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 03:58 AM
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Is safe to run a 285 sized tire on a 9" rim?

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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 09:08 AM
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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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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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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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