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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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which wheels should I get? Im thinking about some 18 or 20 inch Oasis Irocs.
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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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20's look...eh...on a 3rd gen.....get some 17's they look best
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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 09:10 PM
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what about 18s
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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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18's would be ok, but its you car not mine
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 12:42 PM
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how about 17 front 18 rear or 18 front and 20 rear

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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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the 17,18 combo would look good...and therea pic floating around here somehwere with and 18/20 combo...looks ok
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 01:48 PM
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i like to stick with the same size all around, i'd go with 17's
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 07:23 AM
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i like the 17s in the front and 18s in the rear as well..
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 04:27 PM
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I think the same size wheel all around looks best. We don't have larger wheel wells in the back to make the larger wheel look to scale.

I think 17's are the best, but some wheels look great in 18".
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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I like em big You'll run into fitment problems with 20's tho... so unless your prepared to do so extra work go with 18's
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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go 17/18 as it looks great when your rolling and really fits the look of our cars...

Attached Thumbnails which wheels?-rolling-17-18-combo.jpg  
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 05:11 PM
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i sense alot of sarcasm in that kandied... LOL

17/18's, we have been through that topic
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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no not really, i love that car and i love those wheels. when parked on and on the right angle it looks great. rolling however, yeah i suppose i don't care for the look of mismatched wheels on a body that isn't designed for it but everyone has their opinons right. the above picture is just something that should be taken into account. those who love the supposed 17/18 offset size style should look at the picture and ask themselves if they are comfortable with how it looks, if it doesn't bother them then i say do it.

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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 01:10 AM
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I say 17's all around
I have seen quite a many car with 20's and I hate them not to mention the 250 bucks a tire
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 01:13 AM
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stick with one size, these arn't muscle cars
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 01:18 AM
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18's all the way around..... 18x8 in the front and 18x9 or 18x95 in the rear.
17's are good too, but 20's will look like ish if you don't SLAM your car...as a matter of fact, 18's will look like ish also if you don't go as low as Kandied and I did.

BTW, what are Oasis Iroc's?

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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
go 17/18 as it looks great when your rolling and really fits the look of our cars...

those rims look sweet neone know what they r?


edit jus relized thats kandied car isint it? what kind of rims u got?

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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 01:51 PM
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The rims in that pic were C5s I believe.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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Originally posted by Mr. Z06
18's all the way around..... 18x8 in the front and 18x9 or 18x95 in the rear.
17's are good too, but 20's will look like ish if you don't SLAM your car...as a matter of fact, 18's will look like ish also if you don't go as low as Kandied and I did.

BTW, what are Oasis Iroc's?

Tommy

Does anyone make the 18" Iroc's 9.5" wide? I think the widest I've seen is 8", but I'd much rather have 9.5 in the back. I've even considered getting 4 18x8's, putting the front 2 on, then having the rears widened to 10" or even 10.5. I love the look of those wheels in 18", just too narrow for me.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by TexasLT1
Does anyone make the 18" Iroc's 9.5" wide? I think the widest I've seen is 8", but I'd much rather have 9.5 in the back. I've even considered getting 4 18x8's, putting the front 2 on, then having the rears widened to 10" or even 10.5. I love the look of those wheels in 18", just too narrow for me.
If you check out www.rwclassics.com they have them in 18x8.5 not much bigger but its bigger than 18x8
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 02:42 PM
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Originally posted by FndmntlsOfPimpn
those rims look sweet neone know what they r?


edit jus relized thats kandied car isint it? what kind of rims u got?
those are vette rims. Y2k or something? the owners screen name is 1991 Z28 or something like that.
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